By the early to mid 90.s, Maxi was critically acclaimed for his skills in balancing hard-core reggae vibes with more mainstream pop sensibilities and that approach added to his growing popularity as both a recording and touring artist. again took Maxi to the highest chart echelons, and he capped off the year by releasing Best Of Me, a powerful compilation of hits from his four previous albums. Set The Night To Music., and with Shabba Ranks. In 1991, Maxi.s collaborations with Roberta Flack. hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and Number Two on the Hot R&B Singles chart. Two years later, Maxi released Bonafide, which achieved gold status, and the single. How Can We Ease The Pain., Maxi.s music was taken to an entirely new level, gaining him worldwide recognition. smash hit, and roots tracks like his duet with Beres Hammond. With “Some Guys Have All the Luck”, a cover of Cat Stevens classic “Wild World” that gave Maxi his first U.S. His 1988 album Maxi, was recorded in Jamaica with legendary musicians Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, and Willie Londo, and was released in America by Virgin Records. the first UK reggae tune to reach Number One in Jamaica. In 1984 Maxi made a bit of history after he and Paul “Barry Boom ” Robinson produced Philip Levi’s “Mi God Mi King. While working as a carpenter building speaker boxes for a local reggae sound-system, Maxi Priest began singing over the mic at live dancehall sessions with artists such as Smiley Culture.
His father was a steelworker in a factory, while his mother devoted her life to Christianity she was a missionary at a Pentecostal Church and lead singer for the church choir, and as a youngster Maxi grew up listening to gospel, reggae, R&B, as well as pop music.
The second youngest of nine children, Maxi.s parents had moved to London, England from Jamaica.
Over the course of 10 albums and countless live performances all over the globe, Maxi has unleashed a one-world music that heals, rejuvenates and uplifts… As Maxi Priest knows, music is universal. However, the bottom line is that people embrace music and rhythms that mean something to them, no matter what their background. Music insiders would have you believe that there are a variety of musical genres and categories, and that common ground is few and far between.
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