Sanchez (singer)
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Sanchez is a Jamaican Reggae
and dancehall
singer
. After working with several Kingston sound systems he began recording and had his first hit with "Lady In Red", recorded for producer Red Man. By 1988 he was one of Jamaica's most popular singers, and at his performance at Reggae Sunsplash
that year he was called back for six encores.
His 2000 album Simply Being Me hit #14 on the U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart, and 2002's Stays on My Mind hit #9.
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
and dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
singer
Biography
Jackson was given the nickname 'Sanchez' due to his football skills - a reference to a footballer of that nameHugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...
. After working with several Kingston sound systems he began recording and had his first hit with "Lady In Red", recorded for producer Red Man. By 1988 he was one of Jamaica's most popular singers, and at his performance at Reggae Sunsplash
Reggae Sunsplash
Reggae Sunsplash is a reggae music festival first staged in 1978 in the northern part of Jamaica. In 1985 it expanded with the addition of an international touring festival...
that year he was called back for six encores.
His 2000 album Simply Being Me hit #14 on the U.S. Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart, and 2002's Stays on My Mind hit #9.
Albums
- Sanchez (1987) VenaVena RecordsVena Records was a record label located in Madison, Alabama in the late 1950s. Three singles are thought to have been released by the label.-Marlon "Madman" Mitchell and the Rocketeers:*Bermuda Shorts/Ice Cold Baby...
- Sweetest Girl (1988) Rohit
- Loneliness (1988) Techniques
- Number One (1989) RASRAS RecordsRAS Records, also known as Real Authentic Sound, is a reggae record label.-History:RAS Records was founded in 1979 by Doctor Dread. In his travels to Jamaica he created a network within the reggae artist community there. By the early to mid 1980s RAS had signed artists such as Black Uhuru, Inner...
- In Fine Style (1990) VPVP RecordsVP Records is an independent reggae record label, located in Queens, New York. It is best known for producing Caribbean singers.-The foundation:...
- I Can't Wait (1991) VP
- Bring Back the Love (1992) VP
- The One for Me (1992) VP
- Tell it Like it is (1993) VP
- Number One Dub (1993) ROIRROIRROIR , or Reach Out International Records, is a New York City-based record label founded in 1979 by Neil Cooper.ROIR was founded the same year that the Sony Walkman launched, and initially, the label exclusively distributed its releases in cassette format...
- Can We Talk? (1994) GreensleevesGreensleeves RecordsGreensleeves Records & Publishing is a record label specialising in dancehall and reggae music. The company was founded by Chris Cracknell and Chris Sedgwick and started as a small record store in West Ealing, London, in November 1975 and is based in Britain....
- Missing You (1994) VP
- Sanchez, Vol. 1 (1994) Penthouse
- Sanchez, Vol. 2 (1994) Penthouse
- Here I Am (1995) Jammys
- Brown Eye Girl (1995) VP
- Praise Him (1995) VP
- Jet Star Reggae Max: Sanchez Part 1 (1996) Jet Star
- The Golden Voice of Reggae (1997) World
- One in the Million: The Best of Sanchez (1997) VP
- Perilous Time (1998) Artists Only?
- Who is this Man (1999) VP
- True Identity (1999) VP
- Simply Being Me (2000) VP
- Songs From The Heart (2000) Artists Only?
- Best of Sanchez: Back at One (2000) VP
- Stays On My Mind (2002) VP
- He's Got the Power (2003) VP
- No More Heartaches (2003) VP
- Now and Forever (2010) VP
- Love You More (2011) VP