Rum Bar Stylee - Music

Ras Kimono 9 May 1958 – 10 June 2018 Was A Nigerian Reggae Artist Whose Debut Album 'Under Pressure' Led By The Single "Rum-Bar Stylée" Was A Big Hit In The Nigerian Music Scene In 1989. Before He Released His Solo Album He Was In A Group Called The Jastix Along With Amos McRoy And Majek Fashek. Born In Nigeria Kimono Served A Long Apprenticeship On The Nigerian Music Circuit Experimenting With A Number Of Styles Before Making His Late 80s Breakthrough As A Reggae Singer. Together With His Massive Dread Reggae Band Kimono Released His Debut Album Under Pressure In 1989. Accompanied By The Popular Single "Rum-Bar Stylee" This Revealed Both A Jamaican And Native African Influence The Latter Particularly Evident In His "patois" Delivery As Frequently Employed By Fela Kuti To Communicate With The Urban Underclass . His Strongly Polemical Lyrics Produced Album Sales Of Over 100 000 Copies And A Fervent Following For His Advocacy Of Social Change. read less