Henry "Junjo" Lawes
Henry "Junjo" Lawes (born 1947 or 48 in Kingston, Jamaica, died 14 June 1999 in London, England) was a highly influential Jamaican record producer and sound engineer.
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Henry "Junjo" Lawes
- Name
- Henry "Junjo" Lawes
- Died
- 14 June 1999
- Occupation
- Producer, sound engineer
- Born
- 1948 · West Kingston.
- Nationality
- Jamaica
- Fields
- music
- Languages
- English
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Henry "Junjo" Lawes (born 1947 or 48 in Kingston, Jamaica, died 14 June 1999 in London, England) was a highly influential Jamaican record producer and sound engineer.
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Henry "Junjo" Lawes (1948–1999) was a composer, musician and record producer, a national of Jamaica. The composer was born in West Kingston and died in London. Activity centred on music.
The work spans reggae. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Henry "Junjo" Lawes • Died — 14 June 1999 • Origin — Kingston, Jamaica • Genre — Reggae, dub, dancehall • Occupation — Producer, sound engineer • Label — Volcano, Greensleeves Records
Biography
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Born in the Waterhouse district of Kingston, Jamaica, Lawes began working as a producer in the late 1970s. He worked with many reggae, dancehall and dub artists such as Linval Thompson, Scientist, Toyan, Barrington Levy, Little John, Don Carlos, Frankie Paul and most importantly with Yellowman, all for his record label Volcano, which spawned a popular sound system of the same name. He used the Roots Radics as his regular studio band. Lawes served a prison term in the United States after being convicted of drug-related charges in the mid-1980s. He later worked with Beenie Man and Ninjaman. On 14 June 1999, he was shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Harlesden, northwest London. The case remains unsolved.
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Henry "Junjo" Lawes is recorded with the occupation record producer. Classed in the genre reggae. Recorded as composer, record producer and musician. Where Henry "Junjo" Lawes came from, and how Henry "Junjo" Lawes was formed. Born in West Kingston.
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1948
Henry "Junjo" Lawes born at West Kingston.
1999
Henry "Junjo" Lawes died on 13 June 1999.
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- 1.Campbell, Howard (2012) "Unsung: The law according to Junjo", Jamaica Observer, 2 November 2012, retrieved 10 November 2012
- 2."Guardian Newspaper Obituary Notice" by David Katz. Published: Tuesday 20 July 1999. Retrieved 2 March 2013
- 3."Singing the jailhouse rock ", Jamaica Observer, 25 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012
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