Purpleman

For the Marvel Comics character, see Purple Man.
Purpleman
Also known as Peter Yellow
Born (1962-01-04) 4 January 1962
Origin Kingston, Jamaica
Genres Reggae, dancehall
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, deejay
Years active 1979–present

Purpleman, aka Peter Yellow (born as Anthony Jones 4 January 1962, Waterhouse District, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Dancehall deejay. Being one of three albino deejays in the 1980s (Yellowman, Purpleman, and King Mellow Yellow), he often called himself Yellowman, and even released an album as him.

Biography

Purpleman deejayed with King Jammy's sound system, including performing at 'clashes' with other systems such as Youth Promotion, Arrows, Killamanjaro and Black Scorpio at the 'Shock of the Century' in 1985.[1] Purpleman's first release was an album entitled Hot In 1982. He went on to record a series of albums shared with other deejays including Yellowman, Sister Nancy, and Papa Tollo. In 2014 he made a comeback with a new album entitled "Home once more".

Albums

7" Discos

1980s

1990s

12" Discos

1970s

1980s

1990s

References

  1. Lesser, Beth (2008) Dancehall; The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture, Soul Jazz, ISBN 978-0-9554817-1-0, p. 172
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