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Overview of Drum & Bass musician Tenor Fly

Tenor Fly was a well-known British artist who was born in London and made his imprint on the electronic music world, especially in the drum & bass subgenre. During the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s, he rose to prominence in the genre because to his distinctive style and moving lyrics.

The smooth and distinctive delivery of Tenor Fly's music attracted fans and helped him build a devoted following. He was well-known for his talent for fusing elements of soul, hip-hop, and reggae to produce a sound that was all his own. His songs frequently addressed issues of social justice, personal suffering, and the ability of music to bring people from different origins and cultures together.

Tenor Fly worked with some of the biggest names in electronic music throughout his career, but his influence on the genre went far beyond his individual efforts. His music, which continues to inspire and have an impact on musicians throughout the world, carries on his legacy, and the drum and bass scene will continue to be affected by

Tenor Fly

Tenor Fly

Birth nameJonathan Sutter
Born(1967-07-07)7 July 1967
Brixton, London, England
Died17 June 2016(2016-06-17) (aged 48)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Instrument
Years active1988–2016

Musical artist

Jonathan Sutter (7 July 1967 – 17 June 2016), better known by his stage name Tenor Fly, was a British singer and rapper. He rose to prominence in the ragga movement of the early 1990s.

Sutter was a solo artist and later a member of Freestylers. Fly was active in the music business from 1988, and was best known for his work with other artists, such as Rebel MC, Top Cat, Barrington Levy and Sir Coxson Sound.[1]

Sutter died on 17 June 2016 with no details regarding his death made public.[2]

Discography

Note:selective listing

Albums

As lead/main artist
  • Tenor Fly Meets Congo Natty(with Rebel MC a.k.a. Congo Natty) (2003)
  • Tenor Fly Meets Top Cat – Two Veterans(with Top Cat) (2006)
As collaborating/featuring artist

Singles

This is the only Ragga Dancehall album that Tenor Fly completed back in the mid 90's which was lost in the archives in the transition of music formats in the late 90's. In finding the recordings we have remastered the original mixes and release the album some 22 years after it was completed.

Tenor Fly passed away in 2016 after a prestigious career in the music industry. His work with Nerious Joseph and his only solo tunes on Fashion Records, Rebel MC (and later on when Rebel became Congo Natty), The Freestylers, as well as the mix of his song with MC Spyda that was done by Pendulum, put Tenor Fly into the history of British Urban Music as a pioneer and a legend.

Jonathan Sutter aka Tenor Fly was one of the founding members of the original 9 Lives crew back in the early 90's. This album features the hits that he recorded for the label as well as previously unheard tracks.

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