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Kirton to Humboldt & home again DavidKirton 49 views Created using the One True Media YouTube App - Simply powerful video creation and editing. Create for free.
Sugar live in Briceland, Humboldt County, 2011.AVI DavidKirton 57 views Live band performance with Brazil dancers
Barbados we come from! DavidKirton 108 views Promo for song 'Don't forget where u from' by David Kirton/Andre Jonson May,2011.
Mrs. Beautiful home promo DavidKirton 47 views For a woman, words of admiration and appreciation are like precious rain drops to a desert flower
Edited live Bob Marley medley by David Kirton and friends DavidKirton 864 views A series of clips from a live show David had at Surfers Bay in Barbados where he was joined by some of Barbados new talent Ryan 'Buggy' Chase, Billy Kincade and Marissa Lin...
SXSW 2009 Cool Breezin DavidKirton 302 views Performance at Flamingo Cantina South by South West 2009. David Kirton lead vocals, Andre Jonson on lead guitar, Marissa Lindsay on harmony vocals.
SXSW 2009 David Kirton new song DavidKirton 1,159 views David Kirton live at South by South West Stimulus Party at The Parish. This is a new song from his upcoming album scheduled for release in Fall 2009. The song is called Ha...
Live at Virgin Atlantic Music Festival David Kirton. SUGAR DavidKirton 1,236 views Live performance ocean side at the Virgin Atlantic Music Festival in Barbados. Guest of the poetry tip is Billy Kincade. Song intro features clip from BBC interview with Da...
Virgin Atlantic Barbados Music Festival / Green Camouflage DavidKirton 1,563 views David Kirton and his Barbados based band tear up Green Camouflage at the Virgin Atlantic Barbados Music Festival. Guest on lead guitar Toby Armstrong.
Interview in Wales DavidKirton 140 views Great interview, David opens up about writing songs in Bathsheba, his thoughts behind Green Camouflage and why he is so passionate about his music. Also includes 2 short cl...

About David Kirton, Modern Reggae

David Kirton. Modern Roots Reggae from island of Barbados. Barbados Music Awards for Reggae Artist of Year 2009 & 08, Song of Year (Green Camouflage) best video 2008 (Green Camouflage). Music video's, interviews and clips. Gary Dourdan, artist William Attaway and Jamaican dancer Naomi Allen all make cameos in David Kirton videos.

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Amid the frenzied rhythms of soca and dancehall that currently dominate the Southern Caribbean a new artist emerges; David Kirton, the calm in the eye of the storm. His sound is a unique hybrid of roots-- rock and pop that surprisingly.... still manages to be organic.
Kirton first came into the public's eye with his Midem Cannes 1999 performance. Rolling Stone Magazine writer called him "unquestionably the most impressive new act at Midem." The Colorado Independent review stated, "There's a lot of the old natural mystic flowing through David Kirton's music, but the music created by the Bajan artist is a new kind of Reggae." Caribbean Today music editor rated his second album as one of the Top 20 Reggae Albums released in 2000 and wrote, "Kirton has struck the right cord. He Brings to the market place a refreshingly unique aura. His appeal is broad, easily satisfying the mainstream audience, especially those who crave something new."

Kirton began writing music as a teenage Rastafarian surfer in his seaside wooden house on the South Coast of Barbados. His need to be heard lead him to the studio of Barbados based producer Chris Allman. The 1999 critically acclaimed debut album 'Stranger' was released by RAS Records and Kirton's US West Coast debut at Reggae on the River was booked. This was followed up with the headline slot on the Barbados Stage on the 1999 Spirit of Unity Tour, headlined by some of the biggest names in Reggae. For his second album "Modern Roots" Kirton teamed up with hit Jamaican producer Michael Bennett. Shortly after recording he proceeded began a two-year stint of touring the USA, four months of which he spent as opening artist for the late Reggae Giant 'Joseph Hill' Culture.

Kirton returned to Barbados in 2003 to develop and refine his sound. He was seeking to find the breathing space between alternative rock -- reggae -- folk and soul. That search ended with producer Van Gibbs, who is one of the forerunners in the development of the Southern Caribbean Sound. 'Time for Change', the first single, was recorded in Miami at Boomtunes Studios. Chris Allman who instrumental in the sound of Stranger is also on board producing a number of songs on the album due for release in spring of 2007. The music video for 'Time for Change', was Kirton's first. It filmed in Barbados by two time Pulitzer Prize and Sundance Award winning cinematographer / director Tom Krueger. The video was voted to # 6 on the MTV Tempo Cross Caribbean Countdown and stayed on the chart for over five weeks. David's second video to his single 'Free to Fly' also produced by Gibbs, features Paintings and art from William Attaway. It was filmed in Attaway's Venice Los Angeles studio and features a cameo from Gary Durdin. David's talents are being recognized at home where he received A Cornerstone Award for his contribution to the development of Barbados Reggae Music at the Inaugural Barbados Music Awards 2006 where he also performed. Not only interested in adult music David Kirton released in 2003 a collection of original Barbadian children's folk songs 'Island Songs for Children" which was recently licensed by Fisher Price for their FP3 Player. David Kirton continues to tour with his Barbados based band.

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