Purpleman

Purpleman
Birth name	?
Also known as	Peter Yellow
Origin	Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Ragga, Dancehall
Occupations	Musician, Songwriter, Deejay
Years active	1979 - present

Purpleman, aka Peter Yellow (born in Waterhouse District, Kingston, Jamaica) was a Jamaican Dancehall dj. being one of three albino djs in the 80s (Yellowman, Purpleman, and King Mellow Yellow), he often called himself Yellowman, and even released an album as him.

1 Biography
2 Albums
3 7" Discos
4 12" Discos
5 References
6 External links

Biography

Purpleman deejayed with King Jammy's sound system, including performing at 'clashes' with other systems such as Youth Promotion, Arrows, Kilimanjaro and Black Scorpio at the 'Shock of the Century' in 1985.^[1] Purpleman's first release was an album entitled Hot In 1982. He went on to record a series of albums shared with other deejays including Yellowman, Sister Nancy, and Papa Tollo.

Albums

Hot (1982), Black Music/Sonic Sounds
DJ Confrontation (1982), CF - with U Brown
The Yellow, The Purple & The Nancy (1982), Greensleeves - with Yellowman, Fathead and Sister Nancy
Purpleman Saves Papa Tollo In A Dancehall (1983), Vista Sounds - with Papa Tollo
Laserbeam (1983), Enterprise (with Sister Candy)
Confessions (1983), Vista Sounds - miscredited to Yellowman
Showdown Vol. 5 (1982), Hitbound - with Yellowman and Fathead

7" Discos

1980s

D&G (198X)
Dem A Call Mi Name (with Saramouche)(198X)

1990s

DJs Program(199X)

12" Discos

1970s

A Fe We Jah* (as Ranking Purple)