Big Youth: Biography, Facts and Career
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Manley Augustus Buchanan (born 19 April 1949, Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica), better known as Big Youth (sometimes called Jah Youth), is a Jamaican deejay, mostly known for his work during the 1970s. He commented, "Deejays were closest to the people because there wasn't any kind of establishment control on the sound systems".
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- Full name: Big Youth
- Born: 1949-04-19
- Nationality: Jamaica
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q794747
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Who is Big Youth?
Manley Augustus Buchanan (born 19 April 1949, Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica), better known as Big Youth (sometimes called Jah Youth), is a Jamaican deejay, mostly known for his work during the 1970s. He commented, "Deejays were closest to the people because there wasn't any kind of establishment control on the sound systems"..
What nationality is Big Youth?
Big Youth is Jamaica.
When was Big Youth born?
Big Youth was born on 1949-04-19.
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