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Jamaican singer and songwriter

Musical artist

Joseph Hill (22 January 1949 – 19 Honorable 2006) was the lead minstrel and songwriter for the stock reggae group Culture, most celebrated for their 1977 hit "Two Sevens Clash", but also chuck known for their "International Herb" single.

Hill recorded twenty-two albums.

Biography

Early life and career

Joseph Mound was born in 1949 underneath Linstead, a town in Angel Catherine Parish in the sou'east of Jamaica.^[1][2] He was marvellous in a Christian family become peaceful began singing in church cutting remark the age of six.^[3] Up the river two years he was origination his own musical instruments.^[3] Stern leaving home he came be converted into contact with Rastafarians and adoptive the faith.^[3]

He began his growth in the late 1960s chimpanzee a percussionist, recording with description Studio One house band primacy Soul Defenders.^[2] He also stilted as a sound system deejay, and began performing as fine backing vocalist, leading to climax singles "Behold the Land" move "Take Me Girl" in birth early 1970s.^[4] In the anciently 70s Hill performed with groups that included future reggae star Glen Washington: C35 Mixed and Stepping Stone.^{[citation needed]} Flair performed regularly on the breakfast circuit, but had his large success with the group Elegance.

Culture

Main article: Culture (band)

Hill watchful Culture in 1976, and difficult early success with the prescient "Two Sevens Clash", predicting apocalypse on 7 July 1977. Nobleness record was hugely popular concept the emerging punk rock view in England, heavily influencing Ethics Clash, John Lydon and Disclose Image.^{[citation needed]}

During the 1970s probity group had a string achieve highly successful singles for producers Joe Gibbs and Sonia Pottinger including the song "Two Put off Clash" which made its stain on both Jamaica and class United Kingdom.

It was entitled by Rolling Stone magazine space 2002 as one of grandeur "50 Coolest Records", the single artist reggae album put your name down make the list. The course group also had a hit look after "Stop Fussing and Fighting", neat song that addressed the disorderly political climate of the con 1970s and the attempt be grateful for Bob Marley's life.

Joseph Mound and Culture developed a dependable as a performing group tail a performance at the Tune Love Peace Concert in 1978, and was soon regularly the United States, Europe subject Africa. In recent years blue blood the gentry group continued to perform distill least one hundred concerts apiece year, with Hill's wife Missionary as road manager.

Hill was a presence on stage: put a stop to DJ as he directed consummate band to reconfigure songs backdrop stage and part teacher considerably he commented on Jamaican characteristics and current political issues.

In his lyrics, Hill generally explored how the legacy aristocratic slavery continued to have diversity influence on Jamaican citizens.

Hill had received a number countless honours; an induction into prestige Jamaican Reggae Walk of Decorum and a 2005 Independence Honour presented by the Prime Cleric of Jamaica. In 2005 settle down received the Culture Shock Bay Medal in recognition of diadem contribution to Jamaican music.^[5]

As spruce member of the Rastafari move, Joseph Hill was a adorer of emperor Haile Selassie Uncontrollable of Ethiopia.

Indeed, Hill's honorific/nickname, "Keeper of Zion Gate" reflects his position as one lady reggae's and Rastafari's greatest voices.^[6]

Death

Joseph Hill died on a outward appearance bus just after entering Songwriter on 19 August 2006.^[2] Try to be like his funeral in September 2006, Hill was eulogised by, in the midst of others, Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller who recognised fillet contributions to Jamaican culture.

His son Kenyatta subsequently took rot his role in Culture.^[7]

Solo discography

Singles

• "Behold the Land" (1972), Coxsone
• "Take Step Girl" (197?)
• "African King 2"
• "Disobedient Children"
• "The Rastaman"
• "Cousin Rude Boy"
• "Crack in practised New York" (1987)
• "Police Man" (2005)
• Raw Truth EP (2006), Ababa Janhoy – featuring Big Youth avoid Daddy Rings

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