Biography
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Horace Martin
Effective period / Period of releases: 1979 - 2019
Born in Kingston Jamaica, veteran Reggae singer Horace Martin was raised in Fletcher’s Land, a working-class community that produced artistes like Prince Buster and General Echo.Martin cut his first song, “Beautiful Dream”, in 1974 for Denclock Records.
Throughout the 80s Martin maintained a high profile as a singles artist. The songs Martin has recorded for producers like Robert Palmer (Negus Roots) has earned him a strong base throughout Europe where he has performed for years on the biggest festivals.
Martin is a longtime resident of Toronto, Canada but typical of reggae artistes who live overseas, keeps regular tabs with ‘yaad’. In the last 10 years, he has found a new audience in Mexico, an emerging reggae market.