Zulu (musician)

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ZULU (born Dominic Rowland, November 14, 1975) is a Panamanian dancehall reggae singer.

[edit] Background

Dancehall / Fusion vocalist who began his career as a producer of House music, and Underground Hip-Hop during the late 1990s in Chicago. After a contractual dispute with former partners, Zulu embraced his Panamanian-Jamaican roots and choose to pursue a career singing Reggae.

Zulu's early songs are mixes of English and Spanish lyrics, but subsequent releases are English "Patois" style. As a baritone, the singer has a vocal range of 4 octaves. Like many Dancehall vocalists, he has been known to employ the use of various catch phrases; such as "Spread The Word" and "You Know The Business". He has released several independent projects which are punctuated with distinct 3-5 part harmonies.

Miscellaneous Collaborations: Beat Science / Kool Keith / Black Silver / Griffen / DJ C / Freak / Don Yute / Bionik / Earatic Static / Aceyalone / Rubber Room / The Drastics / Ghislain Poirier / Techno Artist David Last

While the traditional Jamaican Reggae scene was slow to accept his initial, non-Riddim releases, his most recent work has garnered favor and heavy rotation throughout the world. In 2003, he was hired as a producer / engineer by Jamaican label Manatee Records. His 2005 release entitled "Riddim Killah" was released throughout the Orient by Hawaiian Label Sharlene Oshiro & Assoc., and won a 2007 Hawaii Music Award. It is available in the U.S. as an import. PSEUDONYMS: (lyrical references)

Zulu Riddim Killah / Bad Man Zulu / Zulu Man / Digital Screw / Whitelabel Menace / Zulu Star / Zulu Massive / MC ZULU / Zulu D. Rowland