Buccaneer
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Biography
[Edit]Even by the ever-changing standards of dancehall, where fans always want to hear something new and different, the 1996 breakthrough of Buccaneer was a shocker. That's because no one had demonstrated the desire, ability, or outright c***nes to combine ragga toasting and opera before — but not only did Buccaneer pull it off, he wound up with a massive hit in "Skettel Concerto" by doing so, and set the course for a career full of such genre-defying moments. Yet Andrew Bradford had been laying the groundwork for his unlikely crossover move since youth: his mother had taught him classical piano and music theory when he was a child in Kingston's Havendale suburb. Those lessons stayed with him when the family had to move to the West Kingston ghetto of Waltham Park, and he became a colorfully clad DJ dubbed Little Ninja, chatting with local sound systems. A friend gave Bradford his new nickname after admiring a pirate's costume he'd concocted — complete with eyepatch that some say was necessary because of a sensitivity to light — and after putting in some time at King Jammy's studio, Buccaneer developed a friendship with musician and producer Danny Browne, who provided many of the riddims for his early hits and became a longstanding collaborator. Buccaneer's first album, 1995's Now There Goes the Neighbourhood, contained some hints of his operatic leanings, but it was the next summer that the Jamaican single "Skettel Concerto," which featured Browne's orchestral adaptation of Toscanini's "Barber of Seville," plus Buccaneer's dramatic sing-jaying, broke through. It was the centerpiece of his next album, 1997's Classic, which featured other tunes (like "Bad Man Sonata") pinched from opera, as well as more straight-ahead dancehall, including "Brick Wall," Buccaneer's duet with legendary singer Dennis Brown. In 1998 Buccaneer returned with Da Opera, which featured the big hit "Fade Away," a nod to Enya's "Orinoco Flow," and contributions from reggae heavy hitters Steely and Clevie, plus fellow dancehall wildmen Scare Dem Crew. After the odd single, like 1999's "Weh Dem Woulda Do," a pairing with Mr. Vegas over Browne's "All Purpose" riddim, Buccaneer took a break from his own music to try his hand at production, and started his own Jamaican record label, dubbed — what else? — Opera House.
Collections
Title: Give 'Em the Boot II
Genre: Punk, Alternative
Title: Top of the Line: Dancehall
Genre: Reggae
Title: Strictly the Best, Vol. 21
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ragga Dancehall Anthology
Genre: World Music
Title: Reggae Gold 1999
Genre: Reggae
Title: Tell Me the Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Total Reggae: Ragga
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ragga Hip Hop Mix, Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Black Widow Riddim
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Sampler 14
Genre: Reggae
Title: Sampler 14
Genre: Reggae
Title: Sampler 15
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven: Nine Night
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Reggae
Title: Strictly the Best, Vol. 23
Genre: Reggae
Title: Smoke the Herb: The 2nd Pound
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven: Thunder & Bedroom
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse 25 - The Journey Continues
Genre: Reggae
Title: Something Old Something New Vol. 6
Genre: Reggae
Title: Roots With Quality - Best of Tabou1, Scroll 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Señorita Riddim / Senorita Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ragga Ragga Ragga 3
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Rider, Vol. 16: Rain Drops
Genre: Reggae
Title: Total Togetherness Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Leaping Frog
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ragga Ragga Ragga 4
Genre: Reggae
Title: Just Ragga Volume 5
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ragga Ragga Ragga 11
Genre: Reggae
Title: Dancehall to the Core Vol. 2
Genre: Dancefloor, Reggae, Dance Pop
Title: Sampler 19
Genre: Reggae
Title: Street Sweeper Round 2
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven: Trafalga
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Reggae
Title: Blood Hound Connection, Vol. 3
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven: Trilogy, Pt. 2 & Ole Sore
Genre: Reggae
Title: Digitally Blend
Genre: Reggae
Title: Main Street Ragga 'DJ' Mix
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven: Tai Chi
Genre: Reggae
Title: The Biggest Ragga Dancehall Anthems 2000
Genre: Reggae
Title: Just Ragga Volume 9
Genre: Reggae
Title: Dancehall 1998
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Street Sweep Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Storm Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Splash One
Genre: Reggae
Title: Splash Two
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ragga Ragga Ragga 8
Genre: Reggae
Title: Penthouse Flashback Series (Heavy Rock & MPLA)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven: 44 Flat
Genre: Reggae
Title: Fire Version Riddim
Genre: Reggae, World Music
Title: Riddim Driven: Nine Night
Genre: Reggae
Title: Riddim Driven: Glue
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ragga Ragga Ragga 9
Genre: Reggae
Title: Just Ragga, Vol. 12
Genre: Reggae
Title: Get the Ragga Feel Good Factor
Genre: Reggae
Title: Dancehall 1998
Genre: Reggae
Title: Massive B Presents: Taxi Riddim
Genre: Reggae
Title: Ragga Mania, Vol. 4
Genre: Reggae
Title: Triple Spin
Genre: Reggae
Title: Massive Ragga Anthems, Vol. 1
Genre: Reggae
Title: Bad Weather
Genre: Reggae
Title: Rotten Rich
Genre: Reggae
Title: Shams Present Real Sex 2000
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Reggae
Title: Mideya Sampler
Genre: Reggae
Title: Trojan Ragga Box Set
Genre: Reggae
Title: Heavyweight Riddim
Title: Early Dancehall Productions (1991-1996)
Genre: Reggae
Title: Boom Reggae Hits Vol. 3
Genre: Reggae
Featuring albums
Title: The Best Of 700 West - Vol. 1
Artist: The Best Of 700 West - Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Riddim Driven - Trilogy 2 & Ole Sore
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Reggae, World Music, Latin
Title: Blackout
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, House, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dance Pop
Title: Heatwave
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dance Pop, Experimental, IDM
Title: Boom Box (Limited Edition) CD 2
Artist: No Doubt
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Pop, Pop Rock