Horace Andy

Horace Andy has one of the most instantly recognizable voices in reggae, and I never get tired of it. Born in Kingston in 1951, he built a foundation in roots reggae with songs like Skylarking and Angel, but what makes him fascinating to me is his second life with Massive Attack. That trembling, almost weightless falsetto threaded through their trip-hop records introduced him to a whole new generation who may not even know his Jamaican roots. Few singers manage to be both a classic genre figure and a cult crossover icon. His cover of Ain't No Sunshine is the kind of reinterpretation that makes a familiar song feel new again.

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Name (English)

Horace Andy

Name (Japanese)

ホレス・アンディ

Reading

ほれす・あんでぃ

Born

February 19, 1951 (age 75)

Origin

Kingston, Jamaica

Occupation

singer / musician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Rabbit

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace%20Andy
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q353454

Tags

• singer
• musician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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