Peter Broggs

Henry James (3 July 1952 – 19 December 2015), better known as Peter Broggs, was a Jamaican roots reggae vocalist and songwriter.[1]

Peter Broggs
Birth nameHenry James
Born1952
Hanover Parish, Jamaica
Died(2015-12-19)19 December 2015
GenresReggae
Years active1970s–2015
LabelsRAS Records
Websitewww.peterbroggs.com

Life

Born in 1952 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica,[2] in the early 1970s, Broggs moved to Kingston to seek out business opportunities.[2]

Broggs' debut album Progressive Youth, was released in 1979 on the UK Greensleeves label.[2] The song "Jah Golden Throne" was recorded at the Channel One Studios and King Tubby studios then released in the UK on the short-lived Selena imprint in 1980. His Rastafari Liveth! album was the first release on RAS Records in 1982.[2][3][4] On his 1990 album Reasoning, Broggs was backed by The Wailers and Roots Radics.[5] In 2000 he released Jah Golden Throne, a collaboration with Jah Warrior.[6]

Broggs suffered a stroke on 27 August 2004 which left him paralyzed on the right side and hardly able to speak.[7] The album Igzabihir Yakal released in 2005 was recorded with Dubcreator at the DC studio for sound system team King Shiloh in Amsterdam in 2002 where the profit helped to cover Broggs' medical expenses.[7]

Peter Broggs died on 19 December 2015, aged 64.[8][9]

Discography
  • Progressive Youth (1979), Greensleeves
  • Rastafari Liveth (1982), RAS
  • Rise and Shine (1985), RAS
  • Cease the War (1987), RAS
  • Reasoning (1990), RAS
  • Reggae In Blues (1993), Déclic
  • Peter Broggs Sings for the Children (1993), Golden Harvest
  • Rejoice (1997), RAS
  • Jah Golden Throne (2000), Jah Warrior
  • Jah Golden Throne Dubwise (2000), Jah Warrior
  • Igzabihir Yakal (2005), King Shiloh
  • Fire Fe Lucifer (2009), Jah Warrior
  • Never Give Up (2009), Jah Warrior
Compilations
  • RAS Portraits: Peter Broggs (1997), RAS
  • Never Forget Jah - The Early Years 1976-1986 (2001), Nocturne
  • This Is Crucial Reggae (2005), Sabctuary

References
  1. "Peter Broggs, l'international farmer est décédé". lagrosseradio.com. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. Leggett, Steve, "Peter Broggs > Biography", Allmusic, Rovi Corporation, retrieved 4 February 2011
  3. Campbell, Howard (2014) "The whole story", Jamaica Observer, 5 October 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2015
  4. Doctor Dread (2015) Half That's Never Been Told, The : The Real Life Reggae Adventures of Doctor Dread, Akashic Books, ISBN 978-1617752902, pp. 99-102
  5. Steffens, Roger "Reasoning Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 19 December 2015
  6. Anderson, Rick "Jah Golden Throne Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 19 December 2015
  7. "Sponsor Peter Back to Health Project", peterbroggs.com
  8. "Reggae Singer Peter Broggs is Dead", Jamaica Observer, 24 December 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015
  9. Sources vary - some state he was 61, others 64


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