Sizzla

PersonSince 1976

Sizzla's albums, compilations, singles and EPs, live albums, and videos discography with cataloged releases, editions, and credits

Miguel Orlando Collins·JamaicaJamaica· Kingston

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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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Black Woman and Child

1992

Studio Album

Burning Up

1995

Studio Album

Black Woman And Child

1997

Studio Album

Praise Ye Jah

1997

Studio Album

Kalonji

1998

Studio Album

2 Strong Series 1

1998

Studio Album

Hotter Than Fire

1998

Studio Album

Royal Son of Ethiopia

1999

Studio Album

Be I Strong

1999

Studio Album

Good Ways

1999

Studio Album

3 Wise Men Love Peace & Consciousness

1999

Studio Album

Liberate Yourself (CD One)

2000

Studio Album

Words Of Truth

2000

Studio Album

Bobo Ashanti

2000

Studio Album

Taking Over

2001

Studio Album

Black History

2001

Studio Album

We Three Kings

2001

Studio Album

Rastafari Teach I Everything

2001

Studio Album

Da Real Thing

2002

Studio Album

Up in Fire

2002

Studio Album

Hosanna

2002

Studio Album

Blaze Up The Chalwa

2002

Studio Album

Ghetto Revolution

2002

Studio Album

Four the Hardway

2002

Studio Album

Kings of Zion

2002

Studio Album

Toe 2 Toe, Volume 3

2002

Studio Album

Blaze Fire Blaze

2002

Studio Album

Rise To The Occasion

2003

Studio Album

African Children

2003

Studio Album

Light Of My World

2003

Studio Album

Trod The Valley

2003

Studio Album

Ever So Nice

2003

Studio Album

Red Alert

2004

Studio Album

Speak Of Jah

2004

Studio Album

Jah Knows Best

2004

Studio Album

Stay Focus

2004

Studio Album

Life

2004

Studio Album

Kings Of Dancehall Vol.1

2004

Studio Album

Brighter Day

2004

Studio Album

Jah Warrior

2004

Studio Album

Soul Deep

2005

Studio Album

Burning Fire

2005

Studio Album

Jah Protect

2006

Studio Album

Waterhouse Redemption

2006

Studio Album

The Overstanding

2006

Studio Album

Ain't Gonna See Us Fall

2006

Studio Album

Children Of Jah

2007

Studio Album

I-Space

2007

Studio Album