I Wayne Biography
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I WAYNE BIOGRAPHY I Wayne (born Cliffroy Taylor in 1980 in Portmore, Jamaica), is a roots reggae singer. He is known for his hits Living In Love and Can’t Satisfy Her from his debut album Lava Ground as well as the title track from his second album, Book Of Life. I Wayne was raised by his aunt and her husband Ansell Collins, a renowned keyboard player. This young artist has been refining his craft since age seven. Coming from a musical family, I Wayne had first made his venture into performance as a student at Greater Portmore High School, joining a local group Vibes Machine. The group, consisting of singers and DJs, used to perform at afterwork parties at popular clubs like Cactus and Asylum. One night, the artiste was forced to perform alone due to the fact that his bandmates were running extremely late. The response was tremendous, and I Wayne was motivated to perfect his solo act. In the Summer of 2004, Wayne released Can’t Satisfy Her, in the new wave of reggae. The track was reportedly the first roots reggae song to be added to the playlist of Hot 97, the influential hip-hop radio station in New York City. In November of 2004, I Wayne signed a record deal with VP Records to release his debut album, Lava Ground. Lava Ground was praised for returning to reggae’s “essential roots” in contrast to popular reggae artists who induce listeners to “dance and groove to their carefree music”. I Wayne’s first week sales from his sophomore album Book Of Life (Nov. 6, 2007) walked him straight to the top of the Billboard charts at the #4 spot in the reggae category. Life Teachings his latest album release in October 2011. I-WAYNE COVER ALBUMS LAVA GROUND BOOK OF LIFE CAN’T SATISY HER LIFE TEACHINGS REGGAE SUMFEST 2013 I-WAYNE STOMPED HIS AUTHORITY ON DANCEHALL NIGHT With high expectation of dancehall night on Reggae Sumfest with a horde of Artist in the line up, a fully cultural I-Wayne who brought the crowd to their feet At Rebel Salute the anticipation in the air is that he would be dominant in his act on July 25, 2013. One thing that is known for sure is that his commanding lyrical content justified yet another outstanding performance. On his campaign for righteousness in the dancehall one would say it is a difficult trend, but there is nothing you can do or say when it comes to the people’s choice and Jamaica which possesses a rich and cultural background. This seems to be immortal. His new singles “Girl I love you”, “Crush fi dat”, and more are rocking the airwaves internationally, question are being asked is this another “Can’t satisfy her” movements. LINKS TO I-WAYNE MEDIA http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20121016/ent/ent6.html OCTOBER 12 2012 http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20121018/ent/ent3.html OCTOBER 16 2012 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/I-Wayne-still-on-track_14524825 JUNE2013 http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20130621/ent/ent3.html JUNE 2013 http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20140120/ent/ent1.html JANUARY 20 2014 REBEL SALUTE 2014 LINKS TO I-WAYNE VIDEOS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H55tvfDzgyw CAN’T SATISFY HER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGs4Jc4EXpg BOOK OF LIFE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5wWQolRkxM LIFE SEEDS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPyJbP6tK3U DRUGS AND RUM VIBES http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07FwWxZAyNE GIRL I LOVE YOU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUOkGVdqlHM CRUSH FI DAT I-WAYNE PHOTO ALBUM For further info: Publicist:[email protected] .