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Michael Prophet is tagged as: reggae, roots reggae, dub, rasta, jamaica

Michael Prophet has got one of the most distinctive and beautiful voices known in the whole reggae world. He was born Michael Haynes in 1957 and grew up in the western Kingston ghetto of Greenwich Farm. He began his recording career in 1977 when he was discovered by the legendary producer Vivian Jackson, better known as Yabby You. Yabby You took Michael to Channel One where he voiced his debut song “Praise You Jah Jah”.
Michael recorded many tunes for Yabby You and scored his first hit with a cover version of the Heptones’ “Fight It To The Top”. However, it was the deeper, more rootsy material that began to hit with an international reggae audience. Cuts like “Gates Of Zion”, “Mash Down Rome”, “Turn Me Loose”, “Warn Them Jah” and “Creation Rock” were massive sound system tunes in the UK and staple food for the likes of Jah Shaka, Quaker City, Sir Coxsone, Fatman and Moa Ambessa - the ruling UK sounds of the era. “Turn Me Loose” was even featured in the classic movie “Babylon”. Island Records released Michael’s debut album “Serious Reasoning” in 1980 and this set remains a reggae classic, with its heavyweight backing was provided by The Gladiators ...
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Top 10 Michael Prophet Songs
Gunman
Love & Peace
Gunman 12
Amazing Love
Rootsman
Let Jah Be Praised
Jah Children
Jah Love
Jah Jah Rain a Fall
Evil Doers
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Top 10 Michael Prophet Albums
Rootsman
Gunman+Righteous Are The Conqueror
Trojan Rastafari Box Set - Disc 1
Trojan Rastafari Box Set - Disc 2
Consciousness
Gunman
Bull Talk
Righteous Are The Conqueror
Serious Reasoning
Reggae Music All Right
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