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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Yami Bolo Yami Bolo, called "the freshest Roots and Culture artiste springing out of the pack in Jamaica today" has torn up crowds as far away as Japan and is not stopping.
Yami Bolo's magical voice speaks directly to the heart, his singing style has been passionately compared to a "cry out in the wilderness" inspiring strength, joy, and, most importantly, hope.
Yami Bolo's first major stage show was at the St. Andrew Technical High School, where at the tender age of 13, he performed his emotional hit single "When a Man's in Love", still a favorite in the dance clubs today, and from which KRS-1 sampled his recent hit "Take it Easy".
niceup.com /artists/yami_bolo   (566 words)

  
 Yami Bolo
Indeed, I'm surprised that Bolo was never the lead singer of Black Uhuru, as the other two were.
Also like the other two, Bolo's music is dancehall with a cultural slant (he's a protégé of Sugar Minott), and his melodies are similarly understated, almost to a fault.
A typically nondescript album from Yami Bolo that you almost tend to overlook because of his understated style.
www.reggae-reviews.com /yamibolo.html   (577 words)

  
 Yami Bolo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Yami Bolo, called "the freshest Roots and Culture artiste springing out of the pack in Jamaica today" has torn up crowds as far away as Canada, Japan, Europe and the United States and is not stopping.
Yami Bolo recently appeared in the movie "Life and Debt" and his single "Worldwide Corruption" is featured on the soundtrack released by Tuff Gong/Universal.
Yami Bolo's talent has been long recognized by fellow artists, recent collaborations with Ghetto Youths Damian and Stephen Marley include the No 1 Jamaica-hit single "Still Searchin;" "She Needs My Love;" and "Stand A Chance" for the Motown-released Grammy Award-winning "Halfway Tree" album.
www.reggaemovement.com /Artists/yamibolo.htm   (579 words)

  
 SNWMF 2003 - Performers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
YAMI BOLO was born Rolando Ephraim McLean on October 1, 1970 and grew up in Kingston 13.
Yami is one of the youngest practictioners of the "Waterhouse" vocal style, made famous by Michael Rose and Junior Reid (and to a lesser extent by Don Carlos) and best illustrated by the sound of Black Uhuru in its many incarnations.
Yami’s sound is perhaps closer to the Half Pint school of Waterhouse vocalization, but the roots of his vocal stylings still show the influence of the "stani nichi oy" warblings made famous by those Waterhouse singers mentioned above.
www.snwmf.com /zerothree/bios/yamibolo.html   (657 words)

  
 Jamaica Gleaner - Yami Bolo upbeat about recent tour - Friday | April 6, 2001
Bolo went into the French interlands along with veteran DJ Dillinger and the Barry Llewelyn version of the Heptones.
Bolo, who has been singing since he was a youngster, is an icon in Japan where he has had platinum success.
Bolo achieved a rare feat as a producer, by recording a song with enigmatic reggae pioneer Lee Scratch Perry.
www.jamaica-gleaner.com /gleaner/20010406/show/show2.html   (315 words)

  
 yami bolo 2000
There is little indication that Yami and his crew (which includes drummer Santa Davis) are listening to contemporary Jamaican music, dancehall, or any of the worldwide musical currents with which modern dub and reggae are in dialogue.
Yami: I think the youths are seeing their culture; however, as I say, variety is the spice of life, so everyone wants to listen a little hip-hop, a little love, a little jazz.
Yami: Well, we see ourself as humble person, sending out a message of humility, urging the governments to heed to the call of the Most High, with justice for the people being oppressed mentally, economically and spiritually.
www.jahworks.org /music/interview/yamibolo2000.htm   (3085 words)

  
 Walboomers Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Three in a row from the cultural artists Luciano, Anthony B, Yami Bolo and Sizzla can be found on "4 Rebels", a solid compilation set which - with the exception of the Sizzla pieces - features tracks produced by artist/producer Robert Ffrench.
Luciano, Anthony B and Yami Bolo deliver solid to excellent modern roots pieces underpinned by wicked rootsy backdrops laid by the renown Firehouse Crew, while Sizzla's efforts are rather mediocre tunes, delivered over more dancehall-oriented riddims.
Reggae veteran Yami Bolo started his career as a youngster with Sugar Minott and his Youth Promotion organization and his main goal has always been performing cultural reggae and getting it out worldwide.
www.walboomers.com /sheets/4rebels.htm   (340 words)

  
 Yami Bolo ||| Mondomix *** musiques du monde *** world music
Born Rolando Ephraim McLean on October 1, 1970, Kingston-born Yami Bolo is seen as one of Jamaica’s most articulate reggae artists.
Bolo is a prolific composer and has brought out over 20 albums, one of his most recent being “Healing of all nations”.
Yami Bolo’s “Worldwide corruption” is one of 18 songs that pepper the remarkable documentary by American Stephanie Black on Jamaica’s postwar economic decline.
www.mondomix.com /en/itws.php?artist_id=1199&reportage_id=2768   (260 words)

  
 Review - Yami Bolo : Healing Of All Nations
Yami Bolo's vocal delivery can be typified as Waterhouse style, also utilized by singers like for example Junior Reid, Don Carlos and Michael Rose.
Yami Bolo largely benefits from the production style and touch of Linval Thompson and the strength of the tough dancehall riddims laid by the Roots Radics during their heydays.
The vintage riddims sound as fresh and strong as they did then, vocally and lyrically Yami Bolo is at his very best and every track is a real enjoyable piece to listen to as there's no filler to be found.
www.reggae-vibes.com /rev_sin/healingo.htm   (531 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
We're both having a regal adventure!" Reggae artist Yami Bolo was speaking by phone from Kauai earlier this week, as he and a friend, documentary filmmaker Stephanie Black, were enjoying the island while showcasing their respective work.
While not as well-known as Damian and Stephen Marley, Yami Bolo (born Rolando Ephraim McLean in Kingston in 1970) is considered one of reggae's stronger lights.
Bolo's latest album, "Healing of All Nations," is very much cut from a vintage, roots reggae sound and steeped in Rastafarianism.
starbulletin.com /2002/01/25/features/story4.html   (635 words)

  
 Yami Bolo - trying to find a new light - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
But since last month's official release of the ballad, I Am A Light, Yami Bolo is forging his way into the limelight once again.
Yami Bolo was born on October 1, 1970, and raised in Kingston 13.
The 1980s were the formative years of dancehall music and during that decade Bolo rose from a community singer to become a leading member of Sugar Minott's Youth Promotion Crew.
www.jamaicaobserver.com /lifestyle/html/20050405T230000-0500_78184_OBS_YAMI_BOLO___TRYING_TO_FIND_A_NEW_LIGHT.asp   (322 words)

  
 Yami Bolo: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com
Bolo believes that he has been divinely called to make himself and his entourage revolutionary soldiers of the Almighty on a mission to spread their message of love, peace and hope to the entire world with their performances and recordings.
He is particularly interested in uplifting the youth songs that warn against violence such as "Gun War." Born Rolando McLean, Yami Bolo's earliest musical influence was church music; he began performing at age 11.
Throughout the duration of the nineties Bolo recorded for the RAS and VP labels, as well as issuing 1991's He Who Knows It Feels It [+] and 1992's Up Life Street [+] on Heartbeat.
www.music.com /person/yami_bolo/1   (406 words)

  
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YAMI BOLO + SLY & ROBBIE: FREEDOM & LIBERATION YAMI BOLO is arguably the hottest young talent to emerge out of Jamaica's fertile pool of singers in recent years.
Although only 29 years old, he is a veteran in the Reggae scene: he cut his first single, "When a man is in Love" at the tender age of 11, for Winston Riley's Technique label on the famous Stalag riddim.
Throughout 13 cuts, YAMI BOLO more than lives up to his reputation: his voice is crystal clear and yet so powerful, delivering a message of Faith in Rastafari, love and rebellion against inequity.
niceup.com /misc/tabou1_news   (391 words)

  
 Review - Yami Bolo : In Concert Series ~ Live In Paris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
'Yami Bolo Live In Paris' is an enhanced cd, featuring 17 vocal tracks and one video clip.
After a short Overture by the Yam Euphony Band (Andrew Campbell-bass, Ben Bow-drums, Frank Clark-percussion, Donny Gitsty-guitar, Everton Bubbler-piano) Yami Bolo is introduced by the Parisian MC and with a loud reverberating cry, he acknowledges H.I.M. and he begins calmy with the congo chant Brothers Unite.
Yami Bolo continues to promote peace an inity musically with Blood A Run and dramatically turns the mood with Puppet Master.
www.reggae-vibes.com /rev_sin/inconyam.htm   (293 words)

  
 Yami Bolo biography : albums : icebergradio.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Minott was impressed by Bolo's sincerity and eventually allowed him to record special promotions for traveling DJs -- none of the many tracks he recorded with Minott were ever released.
While associated with Minott, the adolescent Bolo would spend much time hanging out at Jamaican studio listening to roots beats and learning about recording.
As an independent artist, Bolo signed with Techniques in the mid-'80s and released three singles.
www.icebergradio.com /artist/29871/stray.html   (283 words)

  
 Biography - Yami Bolo
Yami Bolo's magical voice speaks directly to the heart, his singing style has been passionately compared to "a cry out in the wilderness" inspiring strength, joy and hope.
This is exemplified on Yami Bolo's over nineteen albums.
Bolo's adaptation of Madonna's "La Isle Bonita" transformed the song to subtly celebrate Jamaica's own beauty and romantic vision, another favorite of Jamaica's radiowaves.
www.reggaecd.com /bookartist/artists/bioyamibolo.htm   (616 words)

  
 Boudisque
Jahmali and Yami bolo are both succesful singers in their own right.
Here he is represented with 6 songs, 4 of which are produced by Bobby Digital and Sugor Roy and Calibud taking care of one song each.
Yami Bolo started singing for Youth Promotion in the early eighties (remember ‘Man In Love’on the Stalag riddim?) and comes from the Waterhouse tradition just as Michael Rose and Junior Reid.
www.boudisque.nl /tips.asp?tipid=800   (138 words)

  
 Blogcritics.org: YAMI BOLO sings "Freedom and Liberation"
One of such musicians is Yami Bolo, a roots culture singer, emerging from the Jamaican reggae scene.
Yami was born in 1970 as Rolando McClean.
Bolo's commitment and conscious lyrics are clearly expressed in his music as a singer, songwriter, and musician.
blogcritics.org /archives/2004/11/29/064001.php   (906 words)

  
 Various Artists - Jah Love   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
After listening to just a couple of bars from the opening track, listeners will immediately know that the producers invested a great deal of time and energy, giving the album its wonderful vibe.
Each of the singers appearing on this album obviously labored to distinguish their song and to capture a genuine feel for that artist.
My favorite selections are Yami Bolo's "Jah Love Is Always There", Daweh Congo's "Jah Name", and Rocker-T's "Fiyah Dem", followed closely by the Norris Man and Ras Shiloh songs.
www.ireggae.com /jahlovelp.htm   (310 words)

  
 Jahworks.Org CD Reviews | Yami Bolo, "Rebelution"
Yami Bolo puts considerable emphasis on his songs' lyrics, as signaled by the number of words he manages to shove into each of them as well as their serious tone.
As for tracks 10 through 14-the ones that provide the extra 27 minutes that suggest you're getting a real bargain at the cash register-I can't distinguish much in the way of tune as I'm hearing them, let alone hum them afterward.
In "Talk Bout Slavery," Bolo rhymes slavery, history, enemy, nobility, humility, humanity, criminality, and hypocrisy.
www.jahworks.org /music/cd/yami_bolo_rebelution.html   (389 words)

  
 Review - Jahmali & Yami Bolo : Forces Of Nature Volume 2
The second instalment of "Forces of Nature" brings together Jahmali and Yami Bolo.
Both singers are renown artists, Yami Bolo being the veteran of the two.
Heart Full Of Love is one of Yami's strongest tunes and comes across the 'Work It Out' riddim.
www.reggaecd.com /rev_sin/forceso2.htm   (417 words)

  
 Welcome to ReggaeTimes : The World's Number One Reggae Magazine
With over a decade of experience in the reggae industry the one and only, Yami Bolo’s style focuses on themes and issues dearest to mankind, namely peace, unity, love and togetherness.
Yami Bolo’s conscious vibe has made him popular locally as well as internationally.
The new LP Jah Love will re-introduce his music to some and introduce it to thosewho may be familiar with it.Yami Bolo’s, Jah Love contains 14 tracks performed over melodic rhythms.
www.reggaetimes.com /Previous/Music.html   (805 words)

  
 Yami Bolo News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
News about Yami Bolo continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Yami Bolo - trying to find a new light
Without a doubt, Yami Bolo is one of the most unique voices in reggae.
www.topix.net /who/yami-bolo   (87 words)

  
 Red Light City
One of several early releases (including Lets Ride and Diamond Volume III) from the new kid on the block John Shop Records, Red Light City is a one-rhythm album co-produced by the multi-talented Yami Bolo.
Still, the drowsy, relaxed tempo -- along with an impressive line-up of conscious roots-leaning performers like Buju Banton, Ras Shiloh, Sizzla, Anthony B, and Capleton -- should draw in roots fans who might be put off by overly aggressive dancehall or hip-hop beats.
Yami Bolo himself provides perhaps the best track here, "Reasons For," a thoughtful statement against racial discrimination with the impassioned refrain, "What is the reason for you no liking me at all?
www.reggae-reviews.com /redlightcity.html   (185 words)

  
 Reggae CD Store ... Yami Bolo
Yami Bolo (real name Rolando McLean) started as a youngster with Sugar Minott and his Youth Promotion organization, before he cut his first album with singer/producer Junior Delgado.
Performing cultural reggae and getting it out worldwide has always been Bolo's main goal.
Already a veteran of the Jamaican music scene, this young sweet-voiced singer has proven to be as popular in the recording studio as in the Jamaican dancehalls.
www.reggaecd.com /photobio/yamibolo.htm   (240 words)

  
 Manhunt.com: Still Searchin' (feat Steve Marley & Yami Bolo) by Damian Marley (Jr. Gong), Gospel and urban news, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Manhunt.com: Still Searchin' (feat Steve Marley & Yami Bolo) by Damian Marley (Jr.
The production has a strong hip hop beat and guitar melody that compliments Marley as he chats over the track.
His brother Stephen joins in and they harmonize to sweeten the track while reggae star Yami Bolo sings "a decent girl is hard to find" between verses to let you understand the title of the song.
www.manhunt.com /reviews/html/652.html   (512 words)

  
 Roots Foundation
Any new record company outside Jamaica that can feature foundation artists like Yami Bolo, Cornell Campbell, Prince Allah and King Kong in its first batch of releases is clearly a name to be watched.
The whole Yami Bolo album was produced by Linval and we have released it through him.
When Linval came to me with Yami Bolo "Healing Of All Nations" we knew this was THE album and it was time to take this concept further.
www.reggaezine.co.uk /rootsfoundation.html   (3090 words)

  
 Mystic Lion BANDS Yami Bolo
Yami Bolo has been a frequent customer in the Mystic Lion Booth at summer Reggae festivals.
In 1998 he braved the crowd at Reggae on the River to search out and visit the booth in order to talk about art.
He commissioned a custom designed performance robe which he wore on stage at the 1998 Monterey Bay ReggaeFest.
www.mysticlionart.com /mlbandsyamibolo.htm   (58 words)

  
 eBay - yami bolo, Records, Music items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Yami Bolo - No Cocaine Snorter 7 " Tappa
Yami Bolo - Born Again 7 " Tappa
LUCIANO, ANTHONY B., YAMI BOLO & SIZZLA - 4 R...
search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=yami+bolo&newu=1&krd=1   (472 words)

  
 Gracenote: Albums - Yami Bolo Meets Lloyd Hemmings
Yami Bolo, Lloyd Hemmings & Augustus Pablo / Yami Bolo Meets Lloyd Hemmings
Yami Bolo & Augustus Pablo / Struggle In Babylon
Yami Bolo & Augustus Pablo / Jah Is Gonna Break It Up Augustus Pablo / Falling Babylon Dub
www.gracenote.com /xm/pcd/dub/63a495dd0a865275f1dd5c42b4e72546.html   (147 words)

  
 Music I Know Nothing About   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
When Yami Bolo was but a wee pickney in the 1980s, he was part of Sugar Minott's Youth Promotion sound.
Aye!" Bolo demonstrates this depth of experience and ability on Ministry, a nice collection of duets with folks ranging from Jack Radics, Lee Perry and Dennis Brown to Sizzla, Bounty Killer and Capleton.
Billed as uncut, X-rated dancehall, you'll be hearing this selection of the hottest riddims and the slackest lyrics blasting out of a car stereo sometime soon.
www.erincanwrite.blogspot.com   (1194 words)

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