Barrington Ainsworth Levy was born on 30 April 1964 and is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist
Levy was born in Clarendon, Jamaica. He formed a band called the Mighty Multitude, with his cousin, Everton Dacres; the pair released “My Black Girl” in 1977.
Levy established his solo career the following year with the release of “A Long Time Since We Don’t Have No Love”; though the single was a failure, the fourteen-year-old was a popular performer at Jamaican dance halls.
In September 2013 he released the single “Love the Way She Loves”, a collaboration with Mr. Vegas, and announced an acoustic album featuring new songs and reworkings of old songs such as “Prison Oval Rock” and “Black Roses”. His album, Acousticalevy, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2016.
In 2021, Levy featured on the Gorillaz track “Meanwhile” alongside Jelani Blackman.
Barrington Levy children: Meet Krishanes
Barrington Levy’s son Krishane is also a musician and is signed to Atlantic Records.
