Prince Blanco is a singer and multi-instrumentalist based in Toronto. Performing and recording mainly as a

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...

and

ska Ska (; , ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a w ...

artist, he also draws inspiration from

punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...

and

cumbia Cumbia refers to a number of musical rhythms and folk dance traditions of Latin America, generally involving musical and cultural elements from American Indigenous peoples, Europeans, and Africans during colonial times. Cumbia is said to have com ...

. In 2010 Blanco won a Canadian

JUNO Award The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's mu ...

for Reggae Recording of the Year along with producer

Dubmatix Dubmatix is a Canadian reggae and electronic music artist and producer based in Toronto, Ontario. He has won a number of Juno Awards. Early life Dubmatix was born Jesse E. King. He is the son of jazz keyboardist Bill King.

for their single, Gonna Be Alright (7 Arts). Prince Blanco is also known for being the executive producer of Shatter the Hotel: A Dub Inspired Tribute to Joe Strummer a compilation album whose proceeds benefitted The Joe Strummer Foundation. From 2013-2015 Blanco co-hosted The Bassment Sessions a weekly radio broadcast hosted by Dubmatix, As a vocalist and musician, Blanco still occasionally works with Dubmatix, Citizen Sound and other notable producers. In 2021 he joined Toronto-based cumbia group, Cachada as a singer and percussionist, releasing two singles with them in early 2022. In the late nineties, Prince Blanco was a singer and drummer with popular Toronto ska band, The Skanksters. From 2001 to 2005 he was a singer and percussionist with ska-lypso big band, The Liquidaires.

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* Prince Blanco Music {{DEFAULTSORT:Blanco, Prince Living people 1965 births British reggae musicians People from Newport, Isle of Wight Musicians from Toronto Musicians from London