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Yellowman (born Winston Foster in 1956 or 1959) is a Jamaican dub, ragga and dancehall musician. He was extremely popular in his native land in the 1980s, coming to prominence with a series of funky, sexy singles that established his reputation. His exaggerated sexual prowess, combined with his long-time social outcast status as an albino (who are denigrated in Jamaica), made Yellowman very popular.

Violent and sexually explicit lyrics earned Yellowman some criticism in the mid- 1980s, along with most of the rest of the ragga community. By the mid- 1990s, though, Yellowman released socially conscious material, rising to international fame as part of a popularization led by singers like Buju Banton.

Dub musicians Albinos Reggae Jamaican musicians Dancehall musicians Vocalists Jamaican songwriters Yellowman

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