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Prince Blanco

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Prince Blanco is a singer and multi-instrumentalist based in Toronto. Performing and recording mainly as a reggae and ska artist, he also draws inspiration from punk rock and cumbia.[1]

In 2010 Blanco won a Canadian JUNO Award for Reggae Recording of the Year[2] along with producer Dubmatix for their single, Gonna Be Alright (7 Arts).

Prince Blanco is also known for being the executive producer of Shatter the Hotel: A Dub Inspired Tribute to Joe Strummer a compilation album whose proceeds benefitted The Joe Strummer Foundation.

From 2013-2015 Blanco co-hosted The Bassment Sessions a weekly radio broadcast hosted by Dubmatix,[3]

As a vocalist and musician, Blanco still occasionally works with Dubmatix, Citizen Sound and other notable producers.

In 2021 he joined Toronto-based cumbia group, Cachada as a singer and percussionist, releasing two singles with them in early 2022.[4]

In the late nineties, Prince Blanco was a singer and drummer with popular Toronto ska band, The Skanksters.[5] From 2001 to 2005 he was a singer and percussionist with ska-lypso big band, The Liquidaires.

Selected discography

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Year Group Title Format Label
1997 The Skanksters Dub Cookery Album Simmerdown USA
2003 The Liquidaires Looking Up Album Mojobrand
2005 Boogiewall Soundsystem Supermyownband Album OhmGrown/Universal
2005 The Liquidaires Meeting Place Album Mojobrand
2006 Prince Blanco & The Rocksteady Allstars Prince Blanco & The Rocksteady Allstars E.P. Mojobrand
2008 Prince Blanco Rebel Discothèque Album MojoBrand
2008 Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco "Don't Pressurize Me" Single 7 Arts
2008 Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco "Gonna Be Alright" Single 7 Arts
2009 Prince Blanco "Tuff Dub" Single Citizen Sound
2014 Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco "Anarchy In The UK" Single 7 Arts
2020 Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco "Israelites" Single 7 Arts

References

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  1. ^ "Prince Blanco". Spotify. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Sneak Peek: In the winner's circle at the Junos". The Vancouver Observer. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. ^ "The Bassment Sessions - CIUT.FM". 28 May 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Cachada". Spotify. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Dub Cookery, by The Skanksters". The Skanksters. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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  • Prince Blanco Music