Summary
Delyno Brown (born August 5, 1981),[citation needed][1] better known as Pressure or Pressure Busspipe, is a reggae musician from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.[2]
delyno Busspipe | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Delyno Brown |
| Born | 5 August 1981 St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Busspipe |
| Website | pressurebusspipe |
He gained his early experience working on the Star Lion sound system in the late 1990s.[3]
His debut album, The Pressure Is On, was produced by Dean Pond and released in 2005.[3][4] He had a hit in Jamaica in 2007 with a remixed version of "Love and Affection", a song originally recorded for Pond but updated by producer Don Corleon.[3] Corleon produced an album of the same name.[3]
His third album was called Coming Back For You, again produced by Pond and released in 2009.[3]
Pressure is known for his commitment to the Rastafari movement.[3][5]
His fourth album, Africa Redemption, was released in December 2012.[3] He worked on the album with producer Trevor "Baby G" James in Jamaica and Damian and Stephen Marley in Miami.[3]
After being a victim of gun crime and in response to the rise in violent crime in the islands, Pressure Busspipe organized a peace concert in St. Thomas in August 2013.[6]
Fifth album The Sound was released in 2014.[7]
His 2016 album Red Rose reached the top ten of the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart.[8]
In November 2019 he released the album Rebel With a Cause.[9]
Discography edit
- The Pressure Is On (2005), Tsuni
- Love and Affection (2007), Don Corleon
- Coming Back for You (2009), Rymshot Productions
- The Sound (2014), I Grade/BussPipe
- Africa Redemption (2014), BussPipe/Yard Vibes
- Red Rose (2016), Jalpo/Busspipe - US Reggae no. 8
- Rebel With a Cause (2019), Zojak Worldwide
References edit
- ^ Campbell (2012) states that he was 30 as at November 2012
- ^ Henry, Krista (2007) "CARIBBEAN flavour: Pressure builds from Virgin Islands Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Gleaner, 16 September 2007, retrieved 4 November 2012
- ^ a b c d e f g h Campbell, Howard (2012) "More Pressure", Jamaica Observer, November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012
- ^ Walsh, Austin (2009) "Pressure and Perfect", Times-Standard, 12 November 2009, retrieved 4 November 2012
- ^ PRESSURE
- ^ "Putting Pressure on crime in USVI", Jamaica Observer, August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013
- ^ Campbell, Howard (2014) "More sounds from Pressure Busspipe", Jamaica Observer, 11 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014
- ^ Jackson, Kevin (2016) "Pressure’s Red Rose blooms on Billboard", Jamaica Observer, 17 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016
- ^ "Pressure set to drop new album", Jamaica Observer, 28 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019