Toyan began his career in 1974, deejaying on Kingston's sound systems, such… Read Full Bio ↴Toyan began his career in 1974, deejaying on Kingston's sound systems, such as Socialist Roots and Romantic HiFi. He recorded his debut single, "Disco Pants" in the late 1970s for producer Don Mais. He went on to work extensively with Joseph Hoo Kim and Jah Thomas, resulting in a string of hits including "Girls Nowadays", "Kill No Man", "John Tom", and "Talk of the Town", as well as combination hits with The Mighty Diamonds ("Pretty Woman"), Badoo ("Rocking the 5000"), and Freddie McGregor ("Roots Man Skanking"). In 1981 he joined Henry "Junjo" Lawes' Volcano Sound system, and toured Canada. With Lawes, he recorded the album How the West Was Won, which is regarded as his best work, and went on to produce his own work and that of others such as Billy Boyo and Anthony Johnson. He toured the United Kingdom with the Jah Prophecy band and performed in Jamaica alongside Dennis Brown.

He was murdered in Jamaica in 1991.

Albums

* How The West Was Won (1981) Greensleeves
* Toyan (1982) J&L
* Superstar Yellowman Has Arrived With Toyan (1982) Joe Gibbs (with Yellowman)
* DJ Clash (1982) Volcano/Greensleeves (with Nicodemus)
* Spar With Me (1982) Jah Guidance
* Ghetto Man Skank (1983) Silver Camel
* DJ Daddy (1983) Upfront
* Nice Time (1983) Jam Rock/Pre (with Triston Palma)
* Every Posse Want Me (1983) Live & Learn
* Murder (1983) Vista Sounds (with Tipper Lee & Johnny Slaughter)
* Hot Bubble Gum (1984) Power House
* Early Days Roots Tradition

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Toyan Lyrics

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African Ting Murda! You see! What goes up, never come down Cah, true love…
Capital Offence You see, time getting dread, time getting red So, youth, tel…
Dread Hail, T-Dread! , lion (Challis have fi bun) Tell 'em-a, tell…
Dread In Babylon It a go dread inna babylon Seh fire run red inna…
Hot Reggae Music Hey! Chi, hotter Reggae music Jah, dis a hotter Reggae music…
Joycie Gwan Rabbit (Huh) tell dem, warn dem, teach dem Mi come again,…
Love & Devotion Love and devotion (hey) Dis a love and devotion jah, right…
Lover Man Style (Lover, dis a lover man style) you see! True love don't…
Man Smarter Hey, you girl there You have fi walk an' talk all…

Overseas Posse Do it, Jah! (Hey) Special request out to di overseas posse …
Pope In A Di Corner Pope Paul in a di corner Say-say-say, pope Paul in a…
Reggae Gone International Come on, come on, black people, you see Reggae music gone…
Right Time Do it, Jah! (yeah) say, no way Say, no-way-way-way Tell you,…
Spar With Me Look at that, hurry, lord, movement (?) (Bubble!) Tribute to…
Strictly The Dread Do it, Jah! True weh mi say! Say, it's me Say,…
Stylee Ribbit again (Lord) ribbit again (Hey) Di Colonel come and h…
Tell Me Your Occupation Do it, Jah! Jah, mi say, girls Girls have children character…
Tell You About Murder Lord have mercy (Do it) Say, sister Merkel (Jah, Merkel) Pu…
Toyan Roots natty bobo, roots natty dread Roots lion Roots-roots-r…
Toyan On The Go Roots natty (?)Bobo(?) Roots natty dread Roots lion Roots, r…
Treat The Dread Right All a full? Yah full? Jah come, belly full up (Lord) Mi…
Tribute To Entertainer Special tribute to all entertainer Weh pass an' gone Said, a…

Wife And Sweetheart But, you see for, dis one Let mi give it to…

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