Perfect (musician)

Perfect

Perfect at Ruhr Reggae Summer 2014 in Mülheim
Background information
Birth name Greg Rose
Also known as Perfect, Mr. Perfect, Little Ninja, Perfect Giddimani
Born (1980-03-26) 26 March 1980
Origin St Ann's Bay/Parish, Jamaica
Genres Reggae
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2000-present

Greg Rose (born 26 March 1980), better known by his stage name Perfect Giddimani, Mr. Perfect or simply Perfect is a Jamaican reggae singer. Who has gained worldwide recognition for his reggae hit "Hand Cart Bwoy" which entered the Jamaican charts in 2004 and created a wave of support for local peddlers who ply their wares in the markets and on the streets.[1][2][3]

Biography

The third child in a family of four children, Born Greg Rose, Perfect grew up in Bamboo, in the parish of St. Ann, Jamaica.[3] Perfect cut his first tune as Little Ninja, before settling on his current stage name.

Perfect Giddimani rclose up

He began deejaying in the sound system Trend Setter from Bamboo where he recorded his first dubplates. He attended York Castle High School before relocating to Kingston. The first song that highlighted his name was "Lock Me Up" in 2004 but his break through came with "Hand Cart Bwoy" in 2005.[3][4]He released his first album, Giddimani, the next year. The Austrian record label Irievibrations released his second album, Born Dead With Life, in 2008.

He has also branched out into areas outside music, including a range of cigarette papers (Perfect Papers) and skateboards (Perfect Giddimani Skateboards).[5]

Discography

Albums

Studio Albums
Title Release date Label Format
Giddimani (European Version) 21 July 2006 DHF Records CD, Digital Distribution
Giddimani (US Version) 21 July 2006 DHF Records CD,Digital Distribution
Born Dead With Life 25 July 2008 Irievibration Records CD,Digital Distribution
French Connection 27 November 2009 Irievibrations, Tiger Records (9) CD,Digital Distribution
Karma 2009 Chalice Palace Music CD,Digital Distribution
Back For The First Time 19 July 2011 Lustre Kings CD,Digital Distribution
Journey Of 1000 Miles 22 May 2012 Dynasty Records (8) CD,Digital Distribution
Over The Top 10 September 2013 House Of Riddim Records CD,Digital Distribution
Better Off Dread 15 April 2014 Giddimani Records CD,Digital Distribution

Singles on vinyl (7inch)

Singles on vinyl with Unknown release dates

Other Singles

Mixtapes

References

  1. ↑ B, Richie (10 December 2004). "Jamaica’s Weekly Top 20 (Singles) Hit List". www.musik-news.org.
  2. ↑ Martin, Don (5 October 2005). "New Mexico Reggae Dancehall Charts Aug 2005". http://www.brotherhoodsound.com. External link in |work= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 Campbell, Howard (5 August 2008). "Perfect – Song for the times". Jamaica Gleaner.
  4. ↑ Stelfox, Dave (2006) "Reggae / Dancehall", Pitchfork Media, 1 September 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2014
  5. ↑ Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (1 December 2012). "Perfect entrepreneur". www.jamaicaobserver.com.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Perfect.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 20, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.