Michael May (born c.1970), better known as Flourgon, is a

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artist.

Biography

May got his nickname of 'Flourgon', which became his stage name, due to his love of

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s.Henry, Krista (2008)
Glory days - Flourgon 'Run Tings' in late '80s
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'', 13 April 2008, retrieved 2011-05-09 After being tutored by

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, he gained experience

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on various

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, he started his own — Sweet Love, which featured

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early in his career.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) "Flourgon" in ''Caribbean Popular Music: am Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p. 113 He often performed with his brother, the deejay Red Dragon, and with his close friends Daddy Lizard (also his brother-in-law) and Sanchez. He released several Jamaican hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, recording for producers such as

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, both solo efforts and in combination with other deejays and singers such as Red Dragon,

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("Bless My Soul"), Sanchez ("Madly In Love"),

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("Zip It Up"), and Thriller U ("Girls Just Wanna Have Fun").Larkin, Colin (1998) "Flourgon" in ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 100-101Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.'', Rough Guides, , p. 302, 312McLean, Roxroy (2010)
Where are they now? Deejay Flourgon
", ''Jamaica Star'', 12 February 2010, retrieved 2011-05-09 His success continued into the 21st century, and he continued to perform live but his releases became less frequent. In 2010 he announced the intention to release a new album titled ''Can't Live Without You'', but it has yet to be released. May became a

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and no longer performs some of his earlier material, saying in 2008: "certain songs mi used to do mi wouldn't do anymore. I'm more conscious now". In 2016 he released the single "You Got Me Talking", and planned to tour Europe with Sanchez. Flourgon's son, Chad Hype, is an upcoming artist who draws inspiration from dancehall and reggae music from his father's era. In March 2018, Flourgon filed a lawsuit against

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and record label RCA for copyright infringement, saying that Cyrus's song "

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" includes lyrics from his song "We Run Things."

Discography

*''Red Dragon Vs Flourgon'' (1989), Techniques *''Count Out'' (1989), VP

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flourgon Jamaican reggae musicians Living people Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica Year of birth missing (living people) VP Records artists