Chaka Demus and Pliers
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Chaka Demus (born John Taylor in Kingston, Jamaica in 1963) and Pliers (born Everton Bonner in Rockhall Hills, Jamaica in 1963) both had established successful careers as solo performers in the 1980s. But after they teamed up in 1991, they achieved massive commercial success on the international stage. Their debut album as a duo, Gal Wine, was released in 1992, showcasing their approach to the reggae and dancehall genres. In this year they also released âMurder She Wrote,â a song which sampled the 1966 The Maytals hit "Bam Bam" to explore the topic of abortion. In 1993, the group broke through to international success with their single âTease Me,â reaching the UK Singles Chart and peaking at Number 3. An international re-release of âMurder She Wroteâ soon followed, becoming one of the groupâs most successful singles. The album Tease Me was certified gold for sales of over 500,000 copies, and the duo continued releasing a string of acclaimed albums such as Consciousness A Lick (1995), Dangerous (2000), Trouble and War (2003), and Back Against the Wall (2005). In 2007, Chaka Demus & Pliers performed "Murder She Wrote" along with Alicia Keys at the 2007 American Music Awards, and in 2013 they were featured as performers during a reggae segment at the BET Awards alongside Dawn Penn, Beenie Man, and Elephant Man.
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Albums
Top Tracks
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- Murder She Wrote
- Take Me Up
- She Don't Love Nobody
- Let's Make A Deal
- Tease Me
- When I Get Your Love
- World of Girlz
- Murder She Wrote featuring Pliers
- Back Against The Wall
- Gal Wine
- Love Songs
- One Nation Under A Groove
- Afromantic Girl
- Duty Character
- Friday Evening
- Stallion
- Bam Bam featuring Chaka Demus
- Bam Bam
- Roadrunner
- Let's Make It Tonight
- She Gives Me Loving
- She Don't Let Nobody
- Trouble and War
- Tracy
