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Burning Spear

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Born 01 March 1948.

Burning Spear is a performance name for the person Winston Rodney.

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Biography

Winston Rodney, OD (born March 1, 1948), also known as Burning Spear, is a Grammy Award winning Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Like many famous Jamaican reggae artists, Burning Spear is known for his Rastafari movement messages.

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Albums releases

Release title Release date
Jah Is Real 2008
Our Music 2005
Living Dub, Volume 4 1999
Living Dub, Volume 3 1996
Rasta Business 1995

Played By

Since December 2008

  1. Burning Spear Chris Hawkins

    Chris Hawkins BBC 6 Music 100%

    Join Chris for regular great music and a new documentary on every show

  2. Burning Spear Liz Kershaw

    Liz Kershaw BBC 6 Music 50%

    Liz's eclectic weekend show, with music, features and film reviews

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Since December 2008

  1. BBC 6 Music 100%

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