Horizon Promotions are proud to present
BRIGHTON EXCLUSIVE

BARRINGTON LEVY
Plus special guests TIPPA IRIE

Friday 1st May // Chalk // Brighton
Doors 6.00pm

Barrington Levy is a pioneering Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist known as the “Mellow Canary” for his high-pitched, melodic vocals. Rising to fame in the late 1970s, he is credited with helping to establish the dancehall sound through his collaborations with producer Henry “Junjo” Lawes and the Roots Radics Shyne.

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He first achieved national exposure on night-time BBC Radio 1 in the mid-1980s, with the singles “It’s Good To Have The Feeling You’re The Best” and “Complain Neighbour” (on Greensleeves Records), before achieving a UK Top 40 hit in 1986 with “Hello Darling”.
He has collaborated with Alexander O’Neal, Long Beach Dub All Stars, The Skints, and Chali 2na. He enjoyed further success in 2003, when he appeared on The Black Eyed Peas’ track “Hey Mama” He has also collaborated with the London-based avant-dancehall outfit The Bug, on the single “Angry” from the album London adult.