Kashief Lindo
| Kashief Lindo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
c.1978 (age 37) Kingston, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Heavy Beat, Jet Star, VP |
Kashief Lindo (born c.1978) is a Jamaican reggae singer.
Career
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Kashief is the son of guitarist and producer Willie Lindo.[1] He moved with his family to Miami as a child.[2] Kashief's first recording was produced by his father in 1992.[1] He had a successful Jamaican single in 1993 with "Hard Times", based on the "Satta Massagana" rhythm, and recorded a popular version of "Killing Me Softly with His Song" in 1996.[1]
In 1999 he released the album We Need Love, described in The Rough Guide to Reggae as "a lovely album of smooth romantic material sung in the purest of voices".[3]
In 2012 he released the album A Reggae Tribute To Michael Jackson, featuring 18 reggae cover versions of Jackson's songs, with contributions from Robbie Shakespeare and Robbie Lyn.[4]
Discography
Albums
- Trouble Free (1994), Heavy Beat
- Sings Christmas (1995), Heavy Beat
- Soul and Inspiration (1996), Heavy Beat/Jet Star
- What Kinda World (1997), VP
- We Need Love (1999), VP
- Love Knows the Way (2002), VP
- Solid Soul (2007), Charm
- Keep On Keepin' On (2008), VP
- A Reggae Tribute To Michael Jackson (2012), Heavy Beat
References
- 1 2 3 Larkin, Colin (1998) "Kashief Lindo" in The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 170
- ↑ Quattro, M. Peggy (1993) "Dancehall, Rising Stars Propel Reggae In Miami", Billboard, 10 July 1993, p. 1, 49
- ↑ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4, p. 436
- ↑ Campbell, Howard (2012) "Kashief does MJ tribute album", Jamaica Observer, 22 February 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013