Biography
Up coming caribbean artist, "CaribKhan' was born on the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Lucia in 1982. At the age of six, he traveled to to New York on vacation where he was influenced by subway performances. At fifteen years, he gave his debut performance in St. Lucia to a packed house at the happening upscale nightclub, Indies. By the age seventeen, Khan returned to the US to attend college and changed from doing hip hop to reggae and more specifically dance hall.
Khan traveled down to his homeland on tour during the summer of 2001, fusing his dancehall influences with soca and performing during the St. Lucian Carnival. At age nineteen, Khan began doing auditions and showcases in New York including performances at the following establishments; Cafe Créole, Knitting Factory, Le Bar Bat, Jaspers, Framingham University, Boston, Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), and Pace University.
Khan moved back to the Caribbean region to perfect his sound and bring real authenticity to his game. In the process Khan relocated to different parts of his own country and started working with musicians. Eventually, he moved on to Portmore and Kingston, Jamaica, where he spent alot of time in and out of the studios where he produced under the Stamepede Label for artists like; Sizzla Kolangi,Lexxus, Don Yute, Yellow Man and Munga Honoreble . Khan has also worked with the following producers; Kenny Phillps, Bryant "Heru" McNeil, Stewart MathewMan, Micheal Irvine and 88 keys.
To date Khan's new hot dance hall single "Official" is every high end, V.I.P styled, club goer's anthem and is already hitting stations across the world. The highly anticipated music video for "Official" which is dated for March 2008, also has the influences of Caribbean culture infused with American likes.
"Official" influenced by pleasing the "ladies" portrays Khan's image; "The guy every lady wants and the guy every guy wants to be".
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Members:
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Sounds Like:
Sean Paul,50 Cent,Busta Rhymes.
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Influences:
Buju,MethodMan,RZA,Busta Rhymes,50 Cent and Sean Paul.
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AirPlay Direct Member Since:
07/23/08
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Profile Last Updated:
08/16/23 21:59:07