General Levy
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| General Levy | |
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| Birth name | Paul Levy |
| Born | 28 May 1971 |
| Origin | London, UK |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Instruments | Vocals |
General Levy (real name Paul Levy) is a London born ragga vocalist, regularly employed on studio tracks by drum and bass DJs. He is best known for the track "Incredible" which he recorded with M-Beat.
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[edit] Biography
General Levy's first major releases were with the independent Fashion record label who eventually signed a distribution deal with London Records for the re-releases of the tracks he had recorded. He had earlier releases with the producers Lloydy Crucial and Robbo Ranx but these were mainly tracks that were hits on the underground dance scene. General Levy was ostracised by the UK jungle scene in 1994, due to comments he made relating to his collaboration with M-Beat on the seminal "Incredible".[1] He had claimed in an interview with The Face that "I run jungle at the moment". Many argue that certain artists are lambasted while other artists are able to communicate their feelings without any backlash. "Incredible" was featured in the film Ali G Indahouse.
General Levy introduced and popularized the slang word "booyaka" which has been attributed to "the closest sound to a gunshot", but which Levy claims is a salutation in the jungle scene. Booyaka is the catch-phrase that the character Ali G adopts in the film "Ali G Indahouse". General Levy briefly collaborated with Rocco Barker of Flesh For Lulu in 'The Space Police'. Levy also featured on the song "Only God Can Judge Me" by R&B singer, Mark Morrison.
He collaborated with Madness singer Suggs on his 1998 album The Three Pyramids Club, on the track 'Girl'.
Levy featured on many sound systems in the late 1980s and early 1990s such as Java and Tippatone Sound.
[edit] Single discography
- "Monkey Man" (1993) - UK #75
- "Incredible" (1994) - UK #39 †
- "Incredible" (1994) (remix) - UK #8 †
- "Shake (What Ya Mama Gave Ya)" (2004) - UK #51 ‡
- "Bring It On" (Dancehall Party Riddim) (2007) ¶
- "spirit & faith" (2008)
† Credited to M-Beat featuring General Levy
‡ Credited to General Levy vs Zeus featuring Bally Jagpal
¶ Credited as Ragga Meridional Crew
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[edit] References
- ^ http://dilate.choonz.com/index.php?id=238
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 224. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
[edit] External links
- General Levy discography at Discogs
