
Triston Palma (born 1962) is a Jamaican reggae singer/deejay. He has been active since the mid-1970s.
Palma was born in 1962 and grew up in the Waltham Park area of Kingston, and decided from an early age that he wanted to be a singer. He began by singing to the accompaniment of Soul Syndicate guitarist Tony Chin. His first recording was "Love Is A Message" for producer Bunny Lee when he was eight years old, which was followed by "A-Class Girl" for the Black Solidarity label, which was co-run by Palma and Ossie Thomas.
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Links to Peel[]
According to tracklistings on this site, Peel seemed to have first played Triston Palma's material on his shows in 1980. He would play further material from the singer through the decades when the singer also released records under various names such as Tristan Palmer, Tristan Palma and Triston Palmer. After Peel's death in 2004, it was later found out that he had a couple of his albums in his Record Collection: P.
Shows Played[]
- 31 March 1980: Bad Boys (7”) She Get Up And Skank
- 09 April 1980: Bad Boys (single) She Get Up And Skank
- 10 April 1980 (BFBS): Bad Boys (7") She Get Up And Scank
- 13 December 1980 (BFBS): Bad Minded (7") Black Solidarity
- 1981
- 07 June 1981 (BFBS): How Can A Man Be Happy (7") Trojan
- 07 October 1981 (& Jah Thomas, Toyan): Entertainment (12" - Entertainment / Jah Guide I) Greensleeves
- 1982
- 13 October 1982: Two Timer (LP - Joker Smoker) Greensleeves
- 20 October 1982 (BFBS): Innocent Man (album - Joker Smoker) Greensleeves
- 20 October 1982 (BFBS): Two Timer (album - Joker Smoker) Greensleeves
- 16 November 1982: I Don't Wanna Be A Rude Boy (7") Afro Eagle
- 24 November 1982 (BFBS): I Don't Wanna Be A Rude Boy (7") Afro Eagle
- 1983
- 31 July 1983 (BFBS): Woman Don`t Make Me Cry (7") Thompson Sound
- 1985
- 14 January 1985: Trash And Ready
- 13 March 1985 (& Mutabaruka / Edi Fitzroy / Gregory Isaacs): Land Of Africa (v/a 7") Music Is Life - None
- 22 April 1985 (& Mutabaruka / Edi Fitzroy / Gregory Isaacs): Land Of Africa (v/a 7") Music Is Life - None
- 21 August 1985: On The Attack (7") Midnight Rock
- 28 October 1985: Saturday Night At The Dance (7") Shelter Rock Music
- 1986
- 14 June 1986 (BFBS): Granma (7") Black Solidarity
- 26 November 1986: See Dem Deh (7") Razor
- 1988
- 17 August 1988: Joy In The Morning (7") Taurus
- 07 September 1988: Joy In The Morning (7") Taurus
- 1999
- March 1999 (FSK) (& Luciano, Anthony B): Mr. Minister (7") Jazzy Creations
- 13 April 1999 (& Luciano, Anthony B): Mr. Minister (7") Jazzy Creations
- 2003
- 24 June 2003: 'Bad Boys (LP- Haul And Pull Up Selecta)' (Trojan)
- 22 July 2003: 'Bad Boys (LP- Haul And Pull Up Selecta)' (Trojan)
- 31 July 2003 (Radio Eins): 'Bad Boys (LP- Haul And Pull Up Selecta)' (Trojan)