Sizzla

Miguel Orlando Collins·JamaicaJamaica· Kingston

Miguel Collins a.k.a. Sizzla Kalonji, a Bobo Ashanti dread Born 17.4.1976 in August Town/Kingston, Jamaica, made his first musical steps as a singer for Caveman Hi-Fi. His energetic singjay-style and spiritual lyrics earned him enthusiastic acclaim already with his 1995 debut album "Burning Up", while the 1997 follow-up "Black Woman & Child" was an international breakthrough, which brought Sizzla the 1998 MOBO award and a place in various magazines' top 100 albums of the year. At that time, Sizzla was part of the Phillip Burrel's XTerminator stable, touring with Luciano and other artist of the new roots&culture wave. Sizzla is very prolific, even by Jamaican standards. Since 1995, he released over 30 albums and most likely over 400 singles. With such an enormous output, fans often complain about the mediocricity of many of the material, yet Sizzla again and again manages to surprise his listeners with a quality album after a few mediocre ones. Especially after 2000, Sizzla aroused controversy with his lyrics in several ways. First, European listeners and gay-right organisations take offence at his partly homophobic lyrics. Second, Sizzla's explicit description of sexual issues in some of his tunes, as well as his reportedly extravagant lifestyle, led to a break-up not only with his Rastafarian ex-colleagues like Luciano, but also with the Bobo Ashanti order, whose elders repeatedly distanced themselves from Sizzla's music and lifestyle, while the later still considers himself a Bobo Ashanti member. Despite all the controversies, Sizzla remains a major figure in Jamaican music, and his throaty singing style became a trademark for a whole new generation of militant rastafarian singers and deejays.

Discography

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Police In Helicopter

1983

Studio Album

Burning Up

1995

Studio Album

Praise Ye Jah

1997

Studio Album

Black Woman & Child

1997

Studio Album

Black Woman And Child / Love Is Divine

1997

Studio Album

I'm Not Sure

1997

Studio Album

Be Strong

1998

Studio Album

Good Ways

1998

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Kalonji

1998

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Ghetto Youth A Suffer

1998

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2 Strong Series 1

1998

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Hotter Than Fire

1998

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Be I Strong

1999

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Royal Son Of Ethiopia

1999

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Life So Nice

1999

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3 Wise Men Love, Peace And Consciousness

1999

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Ever Living Life

2000

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Liberate Yourself (LP One)

2000

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Bobo Ashanti

2000

Studio Album

Words Of Truth

2000

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Kalongi Vex !

2000

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Blaze Fire Blaze

2000

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Taking Over

2001

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Black History

2001

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Rastafari Teach I Everything

2001

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We Three Kings

2001

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Rastafari Teach I Everything / Give Her The Loving

2001

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Three Wise Man Volume II

2001

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The Girls Dem Mi Love

2001

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Da Real Thing

2002

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Living Up

2002

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Blaze Up The Chalwa

2002

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Hosanna

2002

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Taking Over Rmx

2002

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Ghetto Revolution

2002

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Kings Of Zion

2002

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Blaze Fire Blaze

2002

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Up In Fire

2002

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Living Colours

2002

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Pure & Strong

2003

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Rise To The Occasion

2003

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Red Alert

2003

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African Children

2003

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Light Of My World

2003

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Trod The Valley

2003

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Praise Jah And Live

2003

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Jah Love And Perfection

2003

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Right Day

2003

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