Kashief Lindo

Kashief Lindo
BornKingston, Jamaica
GenresReggae
Years active1992–present
LabelsHeavy Beat, Jet Star, VP

Kashief Lindo is a Jamaican reggae singer.

Career

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Kashief is the son of guitarist and producer Willie Lindo.[1] He moved with his family to Miami as a child.[2] Kashief's first recording was produced by his father in 1992.[1] He had a successful Jamaican single in 1993 with "Hard Times", based on the "Satta Massagana" rhythm, and recorded a popular version of "Killing Me Softly with His Song" in 1996.[1]

In 1999 he released the album We Need Love, described in The Rough Guide to Reggae as "a lovely album of smooth romantic material sung in the purest of voices".[3]

In 2012 he released the album A Reggae Tribute To Michael Jackson, featuring 18 reggae cover versions of Jackson's songs, with contributions from Robbie Shakespeare and Robbie Lyn.[4]

Discography

Albums
  • Trouble Free (1994), Heavy Beat
  • Sings Christmas (1995), Heavy Beat
  • Soul and Inspiration (1996), Heavy Beat/Jet Star
  • What Kinda World (1997), VP
  • We Need Love (1999), VP
  • Love Knows the Way (2002), VP
  • Solid Soul (2007), Charm
  • Keep On Keepin' On (2008), VP
  • A Reggae Tribute To Michael Jackson (2012), Heavy Beat
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References
  1. Larkin, Colin (1998) "Kashief Lindo" in The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 170
  2. Quattro, M. Peggy (1993) "Dancehall, Rising Stars Propel Reggae In Miami", Billboard, 10 July 1993, p. 1, 49
  3. Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4, p. 436
  4. Campbell, Howard (2012) "Kashief does MJ tribute album", Jamaica Observer, 22 February 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013



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