Burning Spear, Winston Rodney 's pseudonym (Saint Ann's Bay, 1 March 1948) is a Jamaican roots reggae musician and singer.
Rodney looks for his musical inspiration at Bob Marley and Marcus Garvey, Bob Marley made sure itself that Rodney came into contact with music industry and there could get started. Although his musical career began already in 1969, knew not until 1975 really Burning Spear by breaking into Western Europe. He did with his third album that was dedicated to the Marcus Garvey rasta-Prophet and also was named after him. From this album spoke a deep faith in the African culture and the Rastafari. Meanwhile, Burning Spear itself become a legend.
In 2002 he founded and his wife Sonia Rodney a own label; Burning Spear Records. His wife also produced a number of his albums.
Discography[Edit][]
- Burning Spear 1973
- Rocking Time 1974
- Marcus Garvey 1975
- Garvey's Ghost 1976
- Man In The Hills 1976
- Dry & Heavy 1977
- Live 1977
- Marcus ' Children aka Social Living 1978
- Living Dub Vol I 1979
- Harder Then The Best 1979
- Hail H.i.m. 1980
- Living Dub vol. II 1980
- 1982 Farover
- The Fittest Of The Fittest 1983
- Reggae Greats 1984
- Resistance 1986
- People Of The World 1986
- 100th Anniversary 1987
- The Fittest Selection 1987
- Mistress Music 1988
- Live in Paris 1989
- Mek Me Dweet 1990
- Jah Kingdom 1991
- The Original 1992
- The World Should Know 1993
- Love & Peace Burning Spear Live 1994
- Rasta Bisiness 1995
- Living Dub Vol III 1996
- Chant Down Babylon The Island Anthology 1996
- Best Off Burning Spear 1996
- Living Dub Vol III 1996
- Appointment With His Majesty 1997
- live In Concert 97 1998
- Living Dub vol. 4 1999
- Calling Rastafari 1999
- 2001 Live at Montreaux
- Ultimate Collection 2001
- Spear Burning 2001
- Best of the Fittest 2001
- Rare and Unreleased 2001
- 2002 The Best of Burning Spear
- Jah No Dead 2003
- Free Man 2003
- Livng Dub Volume 6 2004
- Creation Rebel 2004
- Sounds from the Burning Spear 2004
- Live In South Africa 2000 2004
- Gold 2005
- Our Music 2005
- Jah Is Real 2008
- Re-release of Our Music (2005) 2013