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'{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | Name = Capleton | Img = Capleton.JPG | Img_capt = | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = Clifton George Bailey III | Alias = King Shango, The Fireman, The Prophet | Born = {{Birth date and age|1967|4|13|39}} | Died = | Origin = [[Image:Flag of Jamaica.svg|25px|Jamaican flag]] [[Saint Mary Parish|St. Mary, Jamaica]] | Instrument = | Voice_type = | Genre = [[Reggae]], [[Roots Reggae]], [[Dancehall]] | Occupation = | Years_active = | Label = [[VP Records]] | Associated_acts = | URL = [http://www.capletonmusic.com/ www.capletonmusic.com] | Current_members = | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} '''Capleton''' (born '''Clifton George Bailey III''' on [[13 April]] [[1967]] in [[Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica|Saint Mary]], [[Jamaica]]) is a [[reggae]] and [[dancehall]] artist. He is also referred to as '''King Shango''', '''King David''', '''The Fyaman''' and '''The Prophet'''. His record label, office, and home for his direct supporters is called David House Productions. ==Early life== He was a very outspoken boy and became known in his community (Islington, St. Mary) for his profound views, especially those views which pertained to key issues of the time: social injustice and [[Africa]]n peoples. His relatives and friends were very surprised by young Clifton and bestowed on him the surname of a popular Jamaican lawyer of the era, Capleton. Capleton believes that he was musically inclined from his youth. He felt as if it were the manifestation of [[Jah]] that made him choose a career in music. His main early musical influences were [[Bob Marley]], [[Bunny Wailer]] and [[Peter Tosh]]. At that time, [[Papa San]] was his favorite [[DJ]] because he liked the length of his lyrics and it inspired him to create longer lyrics for his own songs. He is related to Kinjah.{{Fact|date=October 2008}}.{{Fact|date=October 2008}}. == Early career == In 1989 he got his first big international exposure. Stewart Brown, owner of a [[Toronto]]-based sound called African Star, gave the untested artist his first break, flying him to [[Canada]] for a stage show alongside giants like [[Ninjaman]] and Flourgan. The appreciation of the audience inspired Capleton; he never looked back. When Capleton first arrived on the scene in the late 1980s, the dancehall was a very different place than it is today. [[Slackness]] and gun talk were the order of the day. The present day Rasta Capleton announced his promising arrival with a string of hit songs from "Bumbo Red" to "Number One on the Look Good Chart" and "Woman We Lotion". Everything he touched hit the charts, and established himself as a [[Dancehall]] hitmaker. On his return to [[Jamaica]] he did the song that began to establish his significant place in Dancehall, "Alms House" in 1992. The tune became a big hit in the dancehall, followed up immediately by "Music is a Mission" and "Tour". In the early 1990s there was a trend away from what were termed as [[slack]] songs; these made up almost the entire [[Dancehall]] industry; to more conscious, [[Roots reggae|roots]] oriented songs. Unlike other artists that tried to totally detach themselves for their previous music, Capleton preferred to acknowledge and, later, incorporate his already established 'slack' songs, e.g. "Bumbo Red", in his thesis of [[consciousness]]. He has routinely used lyrics from his music before the 1990s to explain his view about controversial points raised in the [[Jamaica]]n music industry. == Religious views == As a member of the [[Rastafari movement]], Capleton belongs to a number of different orders called [[Mansions of Rastafari]]. There is the [[Nyabinghi]], which chants death to black and white oppressors. There is also [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria|Coptic]] which is the old [[Orthodoxy|Orthodox]], [[Twelve Tribe]], and [[Bobo Ashanti]]. Capleton sees Rasta as oneness but he endorses the Bobo order because the word Bobo means 'humble thyself'. He advises youth and fans to listen to his music as an international language that speaks to all. == Criticisms == {{Unbalanced}} {{main|LGBT rights in Jamaica|Stop Murder Music}} Capleton, has faced criticism for [[anti-gay]] lyrics in some of his songs.<ref name=homophobia>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/documentaries/gayinja.shtml What's it like to be gay in a society where it's illegal to practice your sexuality?]</ref>. Examples include lyrics such as, "Bun out ah [[Chi chi man|chi chi]], Blood out ah chi chi", from "Bun Out Di Chi Chi", calling for the killing ("blood out") and burning ("bun out") of [[gay]] men<ref>[http://www.ilga.org/news_results.asp?LanguageID=1&FileCategory=54&FileID=310 Jamaican Reggae Star Looks for Bucks in a US Concert Tour]</ref>. His manager has responded that while Capleton's faith does not condone homosexuality, "chi chi" in this context is slang referring to corruption rather than any particular group<ref>[http://media.www.theorion.com/media/storage/paper889/news/2004/10/06/Entertainment/Dancehall.Music.Silenced-1506515.shtml Dancehall music silenced - Entertainment<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. The latent negative attitude against homosexuality in Jamaican society changed into active violence against lesbian women and gay men, after people from the DJ-scene like Beenieman, Capleton, Buju Banton, TOK, Bountykiller and others, started their agitating performances.<ref>[http://www.taz.de/4/reise/specials/lesben-schwule/artikelseite/1/homophobie-als-ansteckende-krankheit/ Homophobie als ansteckende Krankheit - Peter-Paul Zahl ]</ref><br /> As part of an agreement to end the [[Stop Murder Music]] campaign, Capleton and other artists signed the [[Reggae Compassionate Act]] in 2007.<ref>[http://www.newnownext.com/2007/06/reggae_stars_si.html LOGOonline.com: NewNowNext Blog: Reggae Stars Sign On To Cut Out Homophobic Lyrics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.towleroad.com/2007/06/reggae_stars_re.html Reggae Stars Renounce Homophobia, Condemn Anti-gay Violence - Towleroad, More than gay news for more gay men<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Video-registrations make clear however, that Capleton also after signing the pact encouraged his audience to burn, kill gay men.<ref>[http://switzerland.indymedia.org/de/2008/11/64097.shtml Capleton verletzt Reggae Compassionate Act (Capleton broke Reggae Compassionate Act agreement]</ref> == Discography== * Number One Pon the Look Good Chart - 1991 * Lotion Man - 1991 * Alms House - 1993 * Good So - 1994 * Prophecy - 1995 * I-Testament - 1997 * One Mission (compilation) - 1999 * [[More Fire]] - 2000 * Still Blazin' - 2002 * Voice of Jamaica - 2003 * Praises To The King - 2003 * The People Dem - 2004 * [[Reign of Fire (album)|Reign of Fire]] - 2004 * Duppy Man (featured with [[Chase & Status]]) * Free Up - 2006 * Hit Wit Da 44 Rounds - 2007 * [[Rise Them Up (album)|Rise Them Up]] - 2007 * [[Bun Friend (album)|Bun Friend]] - 2008 * Yaniko Roots - 2008 * Jah Youth Elevation - 2008 ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.capletonmusic.com/ Official website] *[http://www.vprecords.com/artisteinfo.php?artiste_number=25 Capleton's profile] at [[VP Records]]' website *[http://www.reggaephotos.de/capleton.html Photo-feature at reggaephotos.de] *[http://jamaicansmusic.com/artists/93-capleton.html History of Capleton] [[Category:Jamaican musicians]] [[Category:Reggae musicians]] [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Jamaican Rastafarians]] [[Category:Performers of Rastafarian music]] [[Category:Dancehall musicians]] [[Category:Jamaican songwriters]] [[bg:Кейпълтън]] [[da:Capleton]] [[de:Capleton]] [[es:Capleton]] [[fr:Capleton]] [[it:Capleton]] [[he:קייפלטון]] [[ht:Capleton]] [[hu:Capleton]] [[pl:Capleton]] [[fi:Capleton]] [[sv:Capleton]]'