Apple Gabriel (born Albert Craig) (April 24, 1955 – March 23, 2020) was a Jamaican singer.

Biography

Gabriel was a member of the Jamaican reggae group

Israel Vibration Israel Vibration are a reggae harmony group, originating from Kingston, Jamaica. Lascelle "Wiss" Bulgin, Albert "Apple Gabriel" Craig, and Cecil "Skelly" Spence all contracted childhood polio, and went on to be a Jamaican roots reggae group i ...

. Like the other members of the group, Gabriel suffered from

polio Poliomyelitis ( ), commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe ...

. Gabriel wrote about his experience contracting polio and how he was treated in the community on hi
official website on the ‘History’ section
He left the group in 1996 not sure of the time, and recorded three albums with RAS Records, TP Records, and Reper.

Discography

*''An Apple A Day'' (1994, Reper) *''Another Moses'' (1999, RAS Records) *''Give Me M.T.V'' (2001, TP Records) *''Teach Them Right'' (2010, jahsolidrock)

References

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