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Buju Banton - The Best of the Early Years: 1990-1995

Primary Artist
Buju Banton
Album Title
The Best of the Early Years: 1990-1995
Release Date
August 21, 2001 
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Review by Jo-Ann Greene
Or more accurately "Buju Banton: The Penthouse Years," for this compilation rounds up a robust crop of singles all cut at Penthouse studio. Obviously then, much of this compilation was overseen by Penthouse label head Donovan Germain himself or by his protégé, Dave Kelly, with another student, Bobby Digital, putting a hand in, while a Sly Dunbar production and a Winston Riley one complete this fulsome set. Banton's breakout year in Jamaica was 1991, and from that date on the hits flooded out nonstop. Read More