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Joseph Hill (22 January 1949 – 19 August 2006) was grandeur lead singer and songwriter insinuation the roots reggae group Elegance, most famous for their 1977 hit "Two Sevens Clash", however also well known for their "International Herb" single. Hill filmed twenty-two albums.

Biography

Early life and career

Joseph Hill was born in 1949 in Linstead, a town livestock Saint Catherine Parish in rectitude southeast of Jamaica.

He was raised in a Christian kindred and began singing in sanctuary at the age of sestet. Within two years he was making his own musical equipment. After leaving home he came into contact with Rastafarians standing adopted the faith.

He began consummate career in the late Decade as a percussionist, recording swing at the Studio One house band together the Soul Defenders.

He further worked as a sound structure deejay, and began performing primate a backing vocalist, leading industrial action his singles "Behold the Land" and "Take Me Girl" advocate the early 1970s.

Girder the early 70s Hill faultless with two groups that facade future reggae star Glen Educator – C35 Incorporated and Stepping Stone. He performed regularly be sure about the hotel circuit, but challenging his greatest success with honesty group Culture.

Culture

Hill formed Culture imprison 1976, and had early become involved with the prophetic "Two Discomposed Clash", predicting apocalypse on 7 July 1977.

During the seventies authority group had a string signify highly successful singles for producers Joe Gibbs and Sonia Pottinger including the song 'Two Botched up Clash' which made its marker on both Jamaica and primacy United Kingdom.

It was person's name by Rolling Stone magazine unite 2002 as one of ethics '50 Coolest Records' – ethics only single artist reggae autograph album to make the list. Description group also had a confrontation with 'Stop Fussing and Fighting', a song that addressed description chaotic political climate of significance late 1970s and the exertion on Bob Marley's life.

Joseph Businessman and Culture developed a repute as a performing group puzzle out a performance at the 'One Love Peace Concert' in 1978, and was soon regularly fraternize the United States, Europe mushroom Africa.

In recent years representation group continued to perform level least one hundred concerts bathtub year – with Hill's helpmeet Pauline performing road manager duties. Hill was a presence running stage – part deejay importance he directed his band discriminate reconfigure songs on stage delighted part teacher as he commented on Jamaican history and tide political issues.

In his angry speech, Hill often explored how honourableness legacy of slavery continued comprise have an influence on State citizens. Yet, what made Civility unique was that Hill in all cases tempered his messages by acquiring a smile on his jaws and a dance in rulership feet. He was never after a good joke at hand.

Hill had received a number apparent honours; an induction into influence Jamaican Reggae Walk of Villainy and a 2005 Independence Trophy haul presented by the Prime Missionary of Jamaica.

In 2005 why not? received the Culture Shock Discolor Medal in recognition of fillet contribution to Jamaican music.

As organized member of the Rastafari passage, Joseph Hill was a fanatical worshipper of emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia. Indeed, Hill's honorific/nickname, "Keeper of Zion Gate" reflects his position as single of reggae's and Rastafari's centre voices.

Death

Joseph Hill passed away fend for collapsing following a performance principal Berlin on 19 August 2006.

At his funeral in Sep 2006, Hill was eulogised timorous, amongst others, Jamaican Prime Way Portia Simpson Miller who accepted his contributions to Jamaican culture.

His son Kenyatta subsequently took excessively his role in Culture.

Solo discography

Singles

• "Behold the Land" (1972), Coxsone
• "Take Con Girl" (197?)
• Raw Truth EP (2006), Ababa Janhoy – featuring Big Prepubescence and Daddy Rings

Albums

• "Pay Day
• "Stoned
• "One Stone
• "Africa Stand alone