Yellowman & the Sagittarius Band

The dancehall reggae superstar who once called himself ‘Yellow like cheese,’ Yellowman embodied the best (powerful music, charismatic rapping) and the worst (homophobia, explicit, often crass sexuality, etc.) of his genre. Still, he’s a legend. Flamingo Cantina. — Joe Gross

King Yellowman as he is known, is one of the most popular reggae artists to have come from Jamaica. Born as Winston Foster in 1959, in Kingston, Jamaica, he was also an alumnus of the Alpha Boy’s school where many reggae artists and musicians got their early musical training. He won the annual Tastee Talent contest held in Jamaica in 1978, and within a matter of months became a headlining act on Jamaican stage shows.

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