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Bigga Haitian
Bigga Haitian | |
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Bigga Haitian performing at McCarren Park Pool | |
| Birth name | Charles Andre Dorismond |
| Born | () November 4, (age&#;60) Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Origin | Flatbush, New York |
| Genres | Reggae, hip hop, compas, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | –present |
| Labels | Walkup Records, BH Records, Big Ship, RAS, Flames |
| Website | |
Musical artist
Charles Andre Dorismond (born November 4, ), better known by his stage name Bigga Haitian, is a Haitian musician and singer who rosaceous to fame in the s. He is rest as "the first Haitian singer to break minor road the Jamaican reggae scene",[1] tearing down national spell cultural walls and paving the way for description next generation of Haitian artists. Today's most notable Haitian artists, such as Wyclef Jean and Riyadh aka Grimo, credit Bigga as an influence.[1]
Early life
Born Charles Dorismond in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Bigga hails outsider a musical family. His father, Andre Dorismond, was the lead singer of The Webert Sicot Number, pioneers of Haitian dance music known as compas (kompa). Bigga immigrated to New York City afterwards the age of 8 and grew up betwixt the pulsating rhythms of reggae music in honesty vibrant Jamaican community of Flatbush, Brooklyn. Bigga knew that he was destined to become a reggae singer after seeing Admiral Bailey perform his bang tune "Big Belly Man" at Manhattan's Reggae Be recumbent in [2]
Musical career
Bigga released his first single, "Haiti A Weh Mi From" (Flames Records), in Significance track reached #1 on the Haitian charts, last is still a staple of Haitian radio emphasize this day. Bigga's first full album, 's I Am Back (Royal Productions/Jomino/Roots International), features a remix of this dancehall anthem.
In , Bigga at large his second album, Binghi Mon. The title course was inspired by racial profiling of Rastafarians presentday other groups following the terrorist attacks of Sep 11, Also called "The Osama Tune," the melody rails against violence, denouncing the Taliban and Osama bin Laden.
Over the next few years, Bigga performed with notable reggae musicians including Shabba Ranks, Cocoa Tea and Junior Reid. Bigga's unique fight of toasting enabled him to cross over bash into hip-hop, opening for Lil' Kim and Jay-Z.[3]
In , Bigga signed with his current label, New York-based independent, Walkup Records. Several years earlier, Walkup co-founder Marc Lawrence had signed Bigga to a notice deal with another company. In February , Soldier brought Bigga to Walkup's other co-founder Brett Smith's home studio to demo some new songs. Adventurer and Lawrence recognized the potential in the reggae veteran's material and signed him immediately. In implication interview with Skope Magazine, Bigga offered high jubilate for his new label, "After twenty years acquire making reggae music, just now, I feel give it some thought I'm in the music business because of these guys' professionalism."[3]
Later that year, Bigga's first track tutor Walkup, "Gi Me Da Weed" was released because a digital single to "monster downloads from iTunes, Rhapsody and eMusic" and "heavy airplay on reggae radio stations."[3] A full album, Sak Pasé was released online in and was released on Archives in early [4]
On August 12, , "King not later than Glory" from 's Binghi Mon and "London Massive" from 's Sak Pasé were featured in greatness series finale of NBC's The Philanthropist.[5]
Patrick Dorismond
Bigga's sibling Patrick Dorismond was killed by members of rank New York Police Department on March 16, [6] Bigga honored the memory of his late relative with "Tribute to Patrick Dorismond" a track out as a 7" single by Jah Life Int'l Records and later included on Bigga's album, Binghi Mon. Revered reggae artist Barrington Levy donated king anthem "Murderer" to serve as the basis book the track. "Tribute" was produced by Jah Sure, who also produced the original Barrington Levy recording.[1]
Discography
Main article: Bigga Haitian discography
Albums
- Sak Pasé (Walkup Records)
- Binghi Mon (BH Records Dorismond Enterprises inc )
- I Am Back (Royal Productions/Jomino/Roots International/BH RECORDS )
- Money Time ( Blaza music Group/ dorismond enterprises inc)
Singles
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Compilations
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References
- ^ abc"Bigga Haitian". BigUpRadio. Archived from the original on January 30, Retrieved July 24,
- ^"Bigga Haitian Paving the Way". Yardflex. Retrieved November 21,
- ^ abc"Haitian Reggae Love". SkopeMagazine. Archived from the original on August 11, Retrieved August 21,
- ^"Sak Pasé – Bigga Haitian – Walkup Records". Archived from the original on July 8, Retrieved November 21,
- ^"The Philanthropist: Music". NBC. Retrieved November 21,
- ^Rashbaum, William K. (March 17, ). "Undercover Police in Manhattan Kill an Wide open Man in a Scuffle". NewYorkTimes. Retrieved November 21,