Barbados’ Reggae Artist of the Year - Buggy Nhakente was born Ryan Chase in Barbados and his initial introduction to music came at age 7, when his uncle gave him a mini radio and microphone. With that musical seed planted, his admiration of music, in particular reggae and dancehall grew and flourished. Clearly musically gifted, Buggy was encouraged by his peers at school to pursue his talent and seek a career as an entertainer. Buggy obliged and in 1990 he began his journey to follow his dream career in entertainment.
In 1997 Buggy began working with a young talented producer called KB Sharp and quickly became an official member of the “G Sharp Crew”, a group of talented young people with varied Caribbean styles. Buggy and KB proceeded to produce material such as the call and respond anthem “Wave” and the hit single that made a mark for Buggy - “Nubian Girl”. In 2004 he and KB Sharp along with a young guitarist Blade, formed “Baytown Crew” and produced their first fourteen track album which featured seven tracks by Buggy including his featured hit single. This resulted in Buggy touring the UK and leaving an indelible mark where ever he performed. Buggy and KB Sharp partnered and created Hit Island Studios, pioneering many of the musical fusions that have become common place in Barbados today. At the 2008 Barbados Music Awards, Hit Island Studios was the recipient of the Award for Best Non-Soca Compilation which features Buggy’s hit song “Bajan Story”. Buggy’s next step was partnering with a talented group of musicians and creating Barbados’ premier Reggae band aptly named FullyLoaded.
Today, Buggy Nhakente’s road to success is clearly defined and stamped with conscious lyrics and his catch phrase “Fully Loaded” and “Skiddly Deng”. As testimony to his achievements, he has toured Canada, the UK, and over 50 cities in the US, performed throughout the Caribbean and shared the stage with mega stars like Ja Rule, Ashanti, Sean Paul, Tony Rebel, Sizzla, Beres Hammond, Shaggy, Jah Cure, Queen Ifrica, Cocoa Tea, Buju Banton, Anthony B and many more. Reggae Artist of the Year is not an unfamiliar title to Buggy, having earned this title as well as “Best Reggae Single” in 2007 and then again in 2010 and 2011, and he also collected the award for “Video of the Year” 2009. His ever evolving talent has seen him as an annual fixture on Barbados’ premier Reggae event - Reggae on the Hill. Buggy Nhakente also has the distinction of being the first Barbadian artiste to perform at Jamaica’s premier conscious reggae show - Rebel Salute. After completing a few phenomenal collaborations with Sizzla Kalonji, in 2009, Buggy successfully released his debut solo album “Nhakente”, through which the world is now exposed to another facet – Nhakente: The spirit of the people expressed through music, as you can hear in songs like “Peace Pipe”, “I See Them and “The Way It Is”. He has worked with world renowned Fatis Burrell of Xterminator Records, on an album that will surely be a career highlight, from which the first single “Give You Thanks” was released. But the feather in his cap is the recently released ‘Just A Man’ produced by Germain Donovan of Penthouse records which is making huge waves locally and internationally.
A humble, focused and talented individual, there is no doubt that this young songwriter/vocalist, who is a blend of rich Caribbean roots and artistic talent, is attracting great opportunities that have him destined for greater musical success. Fully loaded with universal lyrics, energy and charisma, plus an ability to musically connect with people of all walks of life, this artiste is well on his way to fulfilling his goal of spreading love in all forms to the world through his music.
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