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Burning Spear

Burning Spear was born on 01 Mar 1948 in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica,. His birth name was Winston Rodney. His is also called Burning Spear.

Burning Spear, is a Grammy Award winning Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Burning Spear has won two Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album; one at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000 for Calling Rastafari, and one for 2009's Jah Is Real. He has been nominated for a total of 12 Grammy Awards.

Burning Spear released the following albums including Mek We Dweet (1990), Mek We Dweet (1990), Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost (1990), Jah Kingdom (1991), Live (1991), Dry & Heavy (1992), World Should Know (1993), Hail Him (1994), Love & Peace (1994), Chant Down Babylon: Island Anthology (1996), Appointment With His Majesty (1997), Living Dub 4 (1999), Calling Rastafari (1999), Burning Spear - Ultimate Collection (2001), Hail H.I.M. (2002), Far Over (2002), 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection (2002), Fittest of the Fittest (2003), Man in the Hills/Dry & Heavy (2003), Social Living (2003), Man in the Hills & Dry & Heavy (2003), Jah No Dead (2003), Best of the Fittest (2004), People of the World (2004), Resistance (2004), Living Dub, Vol. 2 (2004), Live at the Montreaux Jazz Festival 2001 (2004), Creation Rebel (2004), Gold (2005), Our Music (2005), Mistress Music (2007), The Burning Spear Experience (2007), Man In The Hills (2008), Best of (2008), Jah Is Real (2008), Living Dub VOL.5 (2009), The World Should Know (2009), Rasta Business (2009), Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2001 (2009), Original Living Dub Vol.1 (2009), Living Dub VoL.6 (2009), Free Man (2009), (A)Live In Concert 1997 Vol 2 (2009), (A)live In Concert 97 Vol 1 (2009), Live In Paris: Zenith '88 (2CD) (2009) and Marcus Garvey (2010).

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Mek We Dweet
May 1990
Mek We Dweet
May 1990
  1. Mek We Dweet
  2. Civilization
  3. Garvey
  4. Elephants
  5. My Roots
  6. Take A Look
  7. Great Men
  8. One People
  9. African Woman
  10. Mek We Dweet (In Dub)
Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost
Jul 1990
  1. Marcus Garvey
  2. Slavery Days
  3. The Invasion (aka "Black Wa-Da-Da")
  4. Live Good
  5. Give Me
  6. Old Marcus Garvey
  7. Tradition
  8. Jordan River
  9. Red Gold And Green
  10. Resting Place
  11. The Ghost (Marcus Garvey)
  12. I And I Survive (Slavery Days)
  13. Black Wadada
  14. John Burns Skank (Live Good)
  15. Brain Food (Give Me)
  16. Father East Of Jack (Old Marcus Garvey)
  17. 2000 Years (Tradition)
  18. Dread River (Jordan River)
  19. Workshop (Red Gold And Green)
  20. Reggaelation
Jah Kingdom
Jul 1991
  1. Jah Kingdom
  2. Praise Him
  3. Come Come
  4. World Power
  5. Tumble Down
  6. Call On Jah
  7. Should I
  8. When Jah Call
  9. Thank You
  10. Land Of My Birth
  11. Estimated Prophet
Live
Aug 1991
  1. The Ghost (Marcus Garvey)
  2. I And I Survive (Slavery Days)
  3. Black Soul
  4. Lion
  5. Further East Of Jack (Old Marcus Garvey)
  6. Man In The Hills
  7. Throw Down Your Arms
Dry & Heavy
Feb 1992
  1. Any River
  2. The Sun
  3. It's A Long Way Around
  4. I W.I.N.
  5. Throw Down Your Arms
  6. Dry & Heavy
  7. Wailing
  8. Black Disciples
  9. Shout It Out
World Should Know
Mar 1993
  1. World Should Know
  2. In a Time Like Now
  3. I Stand Strong
  4. Identity
  5. It's Not a Crime
  6. Mi Gi Dem (I Give Them)
  7. Loving Day
  8. Sweeter Than Chocolate
  9. On the Inside
  10. Peace
Hail Him
Mar 1994
  1. Hail H.I.M.
  2. Columbus
  3. Road Foggy
  4. Follow Marcus Garvey
  5. Jah See and Know
  6. African Teacher
  7. African Postman
  8. Cry Blood Africans
  9. Jah a Guh Raid
Love & Peace
Nov 1994
  1. Sun
  2. I Stand Strong
  3. Come Come
  4. Take a Look
  5. Mek We Dweet
  6. Great Men
  7. Jah Kingdom
  8. Mi Gi Dem
  9. Peace
Chant Down Babylon: Island Anthology
Jun 1996
  1. Marcus Garvey
  2. Slavery Days
  3. I And I Survive (Slavery Days)
  4. Old Marcus Garvey
  5. Tradition
  6. The Invasion (Aka Black Wa Da Da)
  7. Door Peep
  8. No More War
  9. Black Soul
  10. Man In The Hills
  11. Cultivation
  12. The Sun
  13. It's A Long Way Around
  14. Throw Down Your Arms
  15. Dry & Heavy
  16. Black Disciples
  17. Lion
  18. Jordan River
  19. Jah No Dead
  20. Marcus Children Suffer
  21. Social Living
  22. Marcus Say Jah No Dead
  23. Nyah Keith
  24. Civilize Reggae
  25. Mek We Dweet
  26. My Roots
  27. Great Men
  28. Great Men's Dub
  29. One People
  30. African Woman
  31. Jah Kingdom
  32. Praise Him
  33. Should I
  34. Estimated Prophet
  35. Thank You
Appointment With His Majesty
Aug 1997
  1. Future [Clean It Up]
  2. Appointment With His Majesty
  3. Play Jerry
  4. Reggae Physician
  5. Glory Be to Jah
  6. Don't Sell Out
  7. Come in Peace
  8. African Jamaican
  9. My Island
  10. Commercial Development
  11. Music
  12. Loving You
Living Dub 4
May 1999
  1. Dub It Clean
  2. Dub Appointment
  3. First Time Dub
  4. Physician Dub
  5. Jah Dub
  6. Dub Smart
  7. Peaceful Dub
  8. Dub African
  9. My Island Dub
  10. Music Dub
  11. Loving Dub
Calling Rastafari
Aug 1999
  1. As It Is
  2. Hallelujah [Extended Mix]
  3. House of Reggae
  4. Let's Move
  5. Brighten My Vision
  6. You Want Me To
  7. Calling Rastafari
  8. Sons of He [Extended Mix]
  9. Statue of Liberty
  10. Own Security
  11. Holy Man
Burning Spear - Ultimate Collection
Jun 2001
  1. Marcus Garvey
  2. The Invasion [aka "Black Wa-Da-Da"]
  3. Red, Gold & Green
  4. Workshop
  5. Mother
  6. Man in the Hills
  7. Door Peep
  8. Dry & Heavy
  9. Throw Down Your Arms
  10. Institution
  11. Jah No Dead [Original Film Mix]
  12. Social Living
  13. Marcus Children Suffer
  14. The Fittest of the Fittest
  15. Road Foggy
  16. Columbus
  17. Fire Man
  18. Mek We Dweet
  19. Should I
  20. Jah Kingdom
Hail H.I.M.
Jul 2002
  1. Hail H.I.M.
  2. Follow Marcus Garvey
  3. Jah See And Know
  4. African Teacher
  5. African Postman
  6. Cry Blood Africa
  7. Jah A Guh Raid
  8. Columbus (2002 Digital Remaster)
  9. Road Foggy (2002 Digital Remaster)
Far Over
Jul 2002
  1. Farover (2002 Digital Remaster)
  2. Greetings (2002 Digital Remaster)
  3. Image (2002 Digital Remaster)
  4. Rock (2002 Digital Remaster)
  5. Education (2002 Digital Remaster)
  6. She's Mine (2002 Digital Remaster)
  7. The Message (2002 Digital Remaster)
  8. Oh Jah (2002 Digital Remaster)
  9. Jah Is My Driver (2002 Digital Remaster)
  10. Farover Distance (Version) (2002 Digital Remaster)
  11. Jah Is My Driver
20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection
Aug 2002
  1. Social Living
  2. Marcus Garvey
  3. Man In The Hills
  4. The Invasion / Black Wa-Da-Da
  5. Dry & Heavy
  6. Marcus Children Suffer
  7. Lion
  8. Old Marcus Garvey
  9. Door Peep
  10. Mek We Dweet
  11. Jah Kingdom
Fittest of the Fittest
Mar 2003
  1. Fittest Of The Fittest (2002 Digital Remaster)
  2. Fire Man (2002 Digital Remaster)
  3. Bad To Worst (2002 Digital Remaster)
  4. Repatriation (2002 Digital Remaster)
  5. Old Boy Garvey (2002 Digital Remaster)
  6. 2000 Years (2002 Digital Remaster)
  7. For You (2002 Digital Remaster)
  8. In Africa (2002 Digital Remaster)
  9. Vision
Man in the Hills/Dry & Heavy
Jun 2003
  1. It's Good
  2. No More War
  3. Black Soul
  4. Lion
  5. People Get Ready
  6. Children
  7. Groovy
  8. Any River
  9. The Sun
  10. It's A Long Way Around
  11. I W.I.N.
  12. Dry And Heavy
  13. Wailing
  14. Black Disciples
  15. Shout It Out
Social Living
Jun 2003
  1. Marcus Children Suffer
  2. Social Living (Album Version)
  3. Nayah Keith
  4. Institution
  5. Marcus Senior
  6. Civilize Reggae
  7. Mister Garvey
  8. Come
  9. Marcus Say Jah No Dead
  10. Social Living (12" Version)
  11. Civilised Reggae
Man in the Hills & Dry & Heavy
Jun 2003
  1. Man In The Hills
  2. It's Good
  3. No More War
  4. Black Soul
  5. Lion
  6. People Get Ready
  7. Children
  8. Mother
  9. Door Peep
  10. Groovy
  11. Any River
  12. The Sun
  13. It's A Long Way Around
  14. I W.I.N.
  15. Throw Down Your Arms
  16. Dry & Heavy
  17. Wailing
  18. Black Disciples
  19. Shout It Out
Jah No Dead
Jun 2003
  1. Social Living
  2. Marcus Say Jah No Dead
  3. Slavery Days
  4. The Invasion
  5. Marcus Garvey
  6. Man In The Hills
  7. Throw Down Your Arms
  8. People Get Ready
  9. Dry & Heavy
  10. Civilized Reggae
  11. I And I Survive
  12. The Ghost (Marcus Garvey)
  13. Jah No Dead
Best of the Fittest
Mar 2004
  1. Hail H.I.M.
  2. Fittest Of The Fittest
  3. 2000 Years
  4. Repatriation
  5. Columbus
  6. Follow Marcus Garvey
  7. African Teacher
  8. She's Mine
  9. Fire Man
  10. Cry Blood Africa
  11. Jah A Guh Raid
  12. Message
  13. Image
  14. Far Over
People of the World
Apr 2004
  1. We Are Going (We Are Going)
  2. This Experience (This Experience)
  3. Built This City (Built This City)
  4. No Worry U Self (No Worry U Self)
  5. Little Love Song (Little Love Song)
  6. People of the World (People of the World)
  7. I'm Not the Worst (I'm Not the Worst)
  8. Seville Land (Seville Land)
  9. Who's The Winner (Who's The Winner)
  10. Distance
Resistance
Apr 2004
  1. Resistance (Resistance)
  2. Mek We Yadd (Mek We Yadd)
  3. Holy Foundation (Holy Foundation)
  4. Queen of the Mountain (Queen of the Mountain)
  5. First Continent (First Continent)
  6. The Force (The Force)
  7. Jah Say (Jah Say)
  8. We Been There (We Been There)
  9. Jah Feeling (Jah Feeling)
  10. Love To You (Love To You)
  11. Jah (Jah)
Living Dub, Vol. 2
Apr 2004
  1. Dub Don't Cry (Dub Don't Cry)
  2. Postman Dub (Postman Dub)
  3. Teacher Dub (Teacher Dub)
  4. Dub Raid Dem (Dub Raid Dem)
  5. Dub Him (Dub Him)
  6. Columbus Dub (Columbus Dub)
  7. Foggy Dub (Foggy Dub)
  8. Dub Follow (Dub Follow)
  9. Dub is Good (Dub is Good)
  10. Civilized Dub (Civilized Dub)
  11. Pieces of Dub (Pieces of Dub)
  12. Dub Been There
Live at the Montreaux Jazz Festival 2001
Aug 2004
  1. The Youth (The Youth)
  2. Jan Nuh Dead (Jan Nuh Dead)
  3. Nyah Keith (Nyah Keith)
  4. Man in the Hills (Man in the Hills)
  5. Tumble Down (Tumble Down)
  6. Old Marcus (Old Marcus)
  7. Rocking Time (Rocking Time)
  8. Columbus (Columbus)
  9. Slavery Days (Slavery Days)
  10. Postman (Postman)
  11. Happy Day (Happy Day)
Creation Rebel
Nov 2004
  1. Door Peeper
  2. This Race
  3. This Population
  4. Bad to Worst
  5. New Civilization
  6. Pick Up the Pieces
  7. Zion Higher
  8. Swell Headed
  9. Foggy Road
  10. Creation Rebel
  11. Ethiopians Live It Out
  12. Rocking Time
  13. Get Ready
  14. What a Happy Day
  15. Call on You
  16. Free (aka We Are Free)
  17. Down by the River (Down by the Riverside)
  18. Weeping and Wailing
  19. He Prayed
  20. Rocking Time (Original single mix)
  21. He Prayed/Joe Frazier (Round 2) (LP only)
  22. Rocking Time/Pepper Rock (LP only)
Gold
Apr 2005
  1. The Invasion (aka "Black Wa-Da-Da")
  2. Slavery Days
  3. Marcus Garvey
  4. Father East Of Jack (Old Marcus Garvey)
  5. Jordan River
  6. Red Gold And Green
  7. Black Wadada
  8. I And I Survive (Slavery Days)
  9. Man In The Hills
  10. Door Peep
  11. Cultivation
  12. It's Good
  13. Lion
  14. Mother
  15. Dry & Heavy
  16. Wailing
  17. Throw Down Your Arms
  18. Any River
  19. Black Disciples
  20. Old Marcus Garvey
  21. Social Living
  22. Civilised Reggae
  23. Come
  24. Marcus Children Suffer
  25. Institution
  26. Hail H.I.M.
  27. Road Foggy
  28. Jah No Dead
Our Music
Sep 2005
  1. Our Music
  2. Trying Again
  3. Down In Jamaica
  4. Together (Ext Mix)
  5. Friends
  6. RastaMan (Ext Mix)
  7. Fix Me
  8. Walk
  9. One Marcus
  10. My duty
  11. Little Garvey (Ext Mix)
Mistress Music
Jan 2007
  1. Tell the Children
  2. Leader
  3. Woman I Love You
  4. One Way
  5. Negril - Burning Spear, Rooney, Winston
  6. Mistress Music
  7. Love Garvey
  8. Tell Me Tell Me
  9. Say You Are in Love
  10. Fly Me to the Moon
The Burning Spear Experience
May 2007
  1. On the Inside
  2. Music Business- Unreleased
  3. Experience
  4. Jah Rasta- Unreleased
  5. Burning Reggae
  6. Part Two- Marcus Garvey-Record in Australia
  7. Institution- Jamaica Version
  8. Business Dub- Unreleased
  9. My Roots- Jamaica Version
  10. Part Two- Loving Day- Unreleased
  11. Part Two - Driver- Record in Australia
  12. Cry Blood- Jamaica Version
  13. I Am In- Unreleased
  14. Part Two- Man in the Hills
  15. So Clean-Unreleased
  16. Negril
  17. Pieces of Dub-Unreleased
  18. Repartition-Jamaican Version
  19. Part Two- Happy Day
  20. Throw Down Your Arms- Jamaica Version
  21. Trust
  22. Part Two- Creation Rebel
  23. Come in Peace
  24. Part Two- Door Peep
  25. Part Two- We Been There
Man In The Hills
May 2008
  1. Man In The Hills
  2. It's Good
  3. No More War
  4. Black Soul
  5. Lion
  6. People Get Ready
  7. Children
  8. Mother
  9. Door Peep
  10. Groovy
Best of
Jul 2008
  1. Columbus
  2. Hail H.I.M.
  3. Farover
  4. African Teacher
  5. Bad To Worst
  6. African Postman
  7. Fittest Of The Fittest
  8. Greetings (2002 Digital Remaster)
  9. She's Mine
  10. Fire Man
  11. Road Foggy
  12. Repatriation
Jah Is Real
Aug 2008
  1. Cruise
  2. Step It
  3. You Were Wrong
  4. Run for Your Life
  5. Jah Is Real
  6. People in High Places
  7. One Africa
  8. Grandfather
  9. Wickedness
  10. Stick to the Plan
  11. No Compromise
  12. 700 Strong
  13. Grassroot
  14. Step It
Living Dub VOL.5
May 2009
  1. Hit Dub
  2. Dub Liberty
  3. Security Dub
  4. Holy Dub
  5. Dub Jah
  6. Reggae Dub
  7. Dub Move
  8. Calling Dub
  9. Dub He
  10. Vision Dub
  11. Dub Continent
  12. Want Me To
The World Should Know
Jun 2009
  1. The World Should Know
  2. In A Time Like Now
  3. I Stand Strong
  4. Identity
  5. It's Not A Crime
  6. MI GI Dem (I give Them)
  7. Loving Day
  8. Sweeter Than Chocolate
  9. On the Inside
  10. Peace
Rasta Business
Jun 2009
  1. Africa (Africa)
  2. This Man (This Man)
  3. Not Stupid (Not Stupid)
  4. Creation (Creation)
  5. Every Other Nation (Every Other Nation)
  6. Burning Reggae (Burning Reggae)
  7. Rasta Business (Rasta Business)
  8. Old Timer (Old Timer)
  9. Subject In School (Subject In School)
  10. Hello Rastaman (Hello Rastaman)
  11. Legal Hustlers
Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2001
Jul 2009
  1. The Youth
  2. Jah Nuh Dead
  3. Nyah Keith
  4. Man In The Hills
  5. Tumble Down
  6. Old Marcus
  7. Rocking Time
  8. Columbus
  9. Slavery Days
  10. Postman
  11. Happy Day
Original Living Dub Vol.1
Jul 2009
  1. Children of Today (Children of Today)
  2. Present (Present)
  3. Associate (Associate)
  4. Jah Boto (Jah Boto)
  5. In This Days (In This Days)
  6. Irie Niya Keith (Irie Niya Keith)
  7. Help Us (Help Us)
  8. Musiya (Musiya)
  9. All Over (All Over)
Living Dub VoL.6
Jul 2009
  1. Trust Dub
  2. Dub We Feel It
  3. Dub Ha Ha
  4. Dub Not Guilty
  5. Dub Rock And Roll
  6. Dub Dready
  7. Dub Is What I Am
  8. Dub Rise Up
  9. Dub School Dub
  10. Dub Can
  11. Dub Don't Change
Free Man
Jul 2009
  1. Trust
  2. We Feel It (We Feel It)
  3. Ha Ha (Ha Ha)
  4. Not Guilty (Not Guilty)
  5. Rock and Roll (Rock and Roll)
  6. Hey Dready (Hey Dready)
  7. Freeman (Freeman)
  8. Loved For Who I Am (Loved For Who I Am)
  9. Rise Up (Rise Up)
  10. Old School (Old School)
  11. They Can't (They Can't)
  12. Changes (Changes)
(A)Live In Concert 1997 Vol 2
Jul 2009
  1. Cry Blood
  2. Not Stupid
  3. This Man
  4. Identity
  5. Naya Keet
  6. Marcus Garvey
  7. Columbus
  8. Red,Green and Gold
(A)live In Concert 97 Vol 1
Aug 2009
  1. Intro
  2. Spear Burning
  3. The Youths
  4. Play Jerry
  5. Mi Gi Dem
  6. Tumble Down
  7. Burning Reggae
  8. Postman
  9. Slavery Days
  10. Creation
Live In Paris: Zenith '88 (2CD)
Aug 2009
  1. Spear Burning
  2. We Are Going
  3. The Youth
  4. New Experience
  5. Happy Day
  6. Woman I Love You
  7. Traveling
  8. Queen Of The Mountain
  9. Creation Rebel
  10. Mistress Music
  11. Built This City
  12. The Wilderness
  13. Driver
  14. Old Marcus Garvey
  15. Swell Headed
Marcus Garvey
Jan 2010
  1. Marcus Garvey
  2. Slavery Days
  3. The Invasion (aka "Black Wa-Da-Da")
  4. Live Good
  5. Give Me
  6. Old Marcus Garvey
  7. Tradition
  8. Jordan River
  9. Red Gold And Green
  10. Resting Place
  11. The Ghost (Marcus Garvey)
  12. I And I Survive (Slavery Days)
  13. Black Wadada
  14. John Burns Skank (Live Good)
  15. Brain Food (Give Me)
  16. Father East Of Jack (Old Marcus Garvey)
  17. 2000 Years (Tradition)
  18. Dread River (Jordan River)
  19. Workshop (Red Gold And Green)
  20. Reggaelation (Resting Place)
Songs
  1. Recall Some Great Men
  2. Land of My Birth