Artist picture of Junior Murvin

Junior Murvin

19 056 fãs

Ouça todas as faixas de Junior Murvin na Deezer

Top músicas do artista

Police & Thieves Junior Murvin 04:04
Police & Thieves Junior Murvin 03:51
Roots Train Junior Murvin, Dillinger 09:01
Police & Thieves Junior Murvin 04:04
Roots Train Junior Murvin 03:44
Man Is the Fire Junior Murvin 03:32
Police And Thieves Junior Murvin 03:45
Cool Out Son Junior Murvin 03:17
Cool Out Son Junior Murvin 03:19
Cool out Son Junior Murvin 01:08

Último lançamento

Novos lançamentos de Junior Murvin na Deezer

World Inflation

por Junior Murvin

05/07/2023

0 fã

Álbuns populares

Junior Murvin: Álbuns mais populares

Artistas semelhantes

Artistas similares a Junior Murvin

Playlists

Junior Murvin: Playlists e Músicas

Destaque em

Ouça Junior Murvin na Deezer

Biografia

With his high, soaring voice and smooth delivery, Junior Murvin provided reggae with one of its classic moments in the Lee 'Scratch' Perry produced single Police And Thieves. Born in Port Antonio, Jamaica, Murvin grew up listening to the American soul and Motown of Curtis Mayfield, Sam Cooke and Ben E. King, and honed his sugar sweet falsetto whilst living with his aunt in the infamous Trenchtown ghetto. Cutting his teeth in Kingston's clubs and hotels in the late-1960s, his break came in 1976 when he auditioned for Perry at his Black Ark Studios and an impromptu jam session led to the writing and recording of Police And Thieves. It quickly became a great hit in Jamaica and reached Number 23 in the UK a year later, with The Clash helping to cement the song's popularity with a loyal punk rock cover version. An album of the same name for Island Records was regarded as a seminal slice of reggae and dub, but Murvin struggled to repeat the success with follow-ups Tedious (1978), Muggers In The Street (1984) and Apartheid (1986). He went on to record with King Tubby, Prince Jammy and Mikey Dread but has kept a low profile in recent years, performing occasionally with local soundsystems back in Jamaica.