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Horace Andy

ホレス・アンディ　/　ほれす・あんでぃ

Singer from Jamaica

February 19, 1951 (age 75)　・　Kingston, Jamaica

singer
musician

My Take

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.

Overview

Horace Andy (born Horace Keith Hinds, 19 February 1951) is a Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as "Skylarking", as well as "Government Land", "Angel", "Spying Glass", and "Five Man Army" with English trip hop group Massive Attack. He is also famous for a cover version of "Ain't No Sunshine".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

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)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Rabbit
Origin: Kingston, Jamaica
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
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3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

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

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