Alborosie

Alborosie ( born July 4, 1977 as Alberto d' Ascola in Marsala, Sicily ) is a reggae musician and lives in Kingston, Jamaica.

Career

His musical career began in the band Reggae National Tickets. In 2001 Alborosie decided to start a solo career. He moved from Italy to Jamaica to be the roots of reggae music closer and get to know the Rastafarikultur.

His biggest hits are Kingston Town and Herbalist. The video for " Herbalist " was temporarily banned in Jamaica because of the strong reference to the drug trade.

He has worked with artists like Gentleman, Shakira and Wiz Khalifa. His first solo album Soul Pirate was a great success.

In the summer of 2007 Alborosie stepped on the Summerjam Festival on, in August 2008 at the Uppsala Reggae Festival in August 2010 at the Chiemsee Reggae Summer Festival in July 2012 and 2013, again on the Summerjam Festival in Cologne.

Alborosies greatest successes are Herbalist, Rastafari Anthem, Kingston Town, and Call Up Jah. The MOBO Awards 2011 in Glasgow, he was awarded as the best reggae artists.

Discography

Albums

  • 2007: Rough Tune
  • 2008: Soul Pirate
  • 2008: Soul Pirate: European Tour 2008 Limited Edition
  • 2009: Escape from Babylon
  • 2010: Escape from Babylon to the Kingdom of Zion
  • 2011: 2 Times Revolution
  • 2013: Sound the system

Solo albums

  • 2008: Soul Pirate
  • 2009: Escape from Babylon
  • 2010: Dub clash
  • 2011: 2 Times Revolution

Swell

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