Turbulence (musician)

Turbulence (born Sheldon Campbell on January 11, 1980) is a Jamaican reggae artist. He is a self-proclaimed member of the Rastafari movement. He was discovered in 1999 by Philip "Fatis" Burrell. He has released a number of albums including I Believe, United, Notorious - The Album, Songs of Solomon, Triumphantly, Join Us and Hail The King and was featured in an episode of the BBC documentary series Storyville. He is also known for his song "Blood dem out" which was featured on a highly profiled freestyle ski movie called "Show and Prove".

Rise Up documentary film - Turbulence was featured as one of three main characters in the 2007 documentary film Rise Up, which explores the world of underground music in Jamaica. The film, directed by Luciano Blotta, documents Turbulence’s rise to prominence as an internationally recognized and nationally celebrated reggae artist, and highlights the political and socially active nature of his music. Rise Up has screened at numerous film festivals including IDFA and Hot Docs, and the film won the Best Music Documentary category at the AFI/Discovery Channel Silverdocs Festival. The film also aired on the BBC and enjoyed a well received theatrical debut in Jamaica, where it was reviewed by the Jamaican Observer as the "Rise of a new Classic". Throughout the film, Turbulence voices the problems of post-colonial corruption, poverty, and violence in Jamaica. In one scene of particular note, Turbulence connects the problem of gun violence to extreme poverty and hunger, explaining “The only thing we see is guns… We don’t see no food over here… I talk over and over. We don’t see no food from the government over here… we only see guns over here. So if we see food over here we’ll leave the guns alone and eat the food…” (Blotta, 2007)

"Notorious" – The breakout single, “Notorious”, brought Turbulence and T.H.C. Muzik international acclaim. First released in 2004 on the Scallawah riddim, "Notorious" rose to number 1 on local and international Reggae/Dancehall charts in Jamaica, New York City, London, Toronto and Japan in 2005, bolstered by the supporting music video by Rise Up director and cinematographer Luciano Blotta. The track was re-released as the feature track of the Notorious album in 2006. As Turbulence explains in the film Rise Up, the lyrics of the song reflect his personal journey of reformation through music “I could have been one of the most notorious I got saved by the king and his grace is so glorious” (“Notorious", 2004)

References

Luciano Blotta (Director). 2007. Rise Up [Motion Picture]

http://www.lionmix.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4095

http://www.facebook.com/pages/THC-Muzik/158379250868468?v=info

http://www.mplsdancehall.com/producerz/4023-thc-muzik

http://www.cduniverse.com/turbulence-notorious-lyrics-7042743.htm

http://www.amazon.com/Notorious-Turbulence/dp/B000ECWYNA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1307417149&sr=8-1

http://www.ttgapers.com/Reviews/Notorious-By-Turbulence/

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Jamaican-music-on-show-in-award-winning-RiseUp_8071240

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/lifestyle/RiseUP_7612593

External links

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PYgQs0Na0E

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