Andrew Bradford (born 1974), known by the stage name Buccaneer is a Jamaican dancehall artist He first emerged in 1994 and has released three albums. He later went into production.
Buccaneer first came to public attention in 1994 when he had a big hit in Jamaica with "Hey Yah Hey Yah". He stood out from the crowd with his eye patch and pirate garb, and ring bleached into his hair, and had further early successes for producers Patrick Roberts and King Jammy, including collaborations with Wayne Wonder with "Sensi Ride" and "Trust". His debut album, Now There Goes The Neighbourhood, was issued in 1995, with production from Roberts, Bobby Digital, Dave Kelly, and Danny Browne, and the same year he made a huge impact at the Reggae Sumfest festival.
Several of his hits were based on opera music, including his 1995 hit "Skettel Concerto", based on The Marriage of Figaro. Second album Classic continued the theme with tracks based on Moonlight Sonata and Blue Danube Waltz, and third album Da Opera (1998) used Enya's "Orinoco Flow" as the basis for his hit "Fade Away". Other hits in 1998 included "Bruk Out", a collaboration with US punk rock band Rancid. Further hits followed in 1999 with "Hot Bwoy" (with Beenie Man), "Kill a Sound", "Little John Hits Medley", and in 2000 with "Hot to Ratid", and the Lexxus-produced "Freedom of Speech".
Buccaneer moved into production, and set up his own Opera House label.
Links to Peel[]
Peel first played Buccaneer's music in the summer of 1994 when he played his 'Chatty Chatty Mouth' track on his radio programme. Further material from the artist were played on his radio programmes until the early 00's.
Shows Played[]
- 02 July 1994: Chatty Chatty Mouth (7") Penthouse
- 20 August 1994: 'Lack Of Money (7")' (Two Tough)
- 26 August 1994: ‘Don't Talk It (Part 2)’
- 09 September 1994: Trigger Happy (7") Digital B
- 1995
- 16 December 1995: Hungry (7") Penthouse
- 23 December 1995 (BFBS): 'Hungry (7")' (Penthouse)
- 1996
- 15 March 1996: ‘Punky Brewster (7 inch)’ Main Street
- 18 March 1996: Punky Brewster (single) Penthouse
- 23 March 1996 (BFBS): 'Punky Brewster (split 12" with Red Rat)' (Main St.)
- March 1996 (BBC World Service): Punky Brewster (7") Main St.
- 20 April 1996: Punky Brewster (7") Main St.
- 1997
- 27 March 1997: Invasion (split 12" with Richie Stephens / Richie Kid - Slop 'Dem / Ratings / Invasion) Greensleeves
- 01 April 1997: ‘Man Tief Sonata (LP – Classic)’ Greensleeves
- 10 April 1997 (BFBS): 'Man Tief Sonata (12")' (Greensleeves)
- 1998
- 07 May 1998: Dem A Hypocrite (7") Opera House
- 2003
- 21 January 2003: He Say & She Say (7") Young Blood
- 31 January 2003 (BBC World Service): He Say & She Say (7") Young Blood
- 27 February 2003: He Say & She Say (7") Young Blood