Heath Hunter was born March 31, 1964 in England. The musician has Caribbean roots. He was brought up during the racial tensions of the 1970s and 1980s, which reflected in his rebellious nature.
Heath fought for the rights of the black population of the country, for which at a young age he was regularly attacked by his peers.
But this only strengthened the character of the musician. He decided to achieve his calling at all costs and, looking ahead, let's say that he succeeded.
The beginning of Heath Hunter's musical career
At first, Heath did not think about becoming a musician and studied choreography at the London Contemporary Dance School. The young man was very plastic and felt the rhythm well.
Fascinated by modern trends in dance, Hunter realized that he was closer in spirit to creating music, and not moving to it. Accepting this, he took several vocal lessons. Very soon, The Pleasure Company was formed.
Where, besides him, Oppermann, Sobbota and Jacobsen entered. The musical group subsequently turned into a full-fledged label, on which not only Heath Hunter, but also his friends recorded their records.
Popularity after the first concert
After the first concerts, it became clear that the group fit perfectly into popular musical trends. The combination of eurodance, reggae and Latin American motifs made a name for the band. But success was still very far away.
The guys rehearsed hard, which made itself felt. The first single Revolution In Paradise, released in 1996, immediately broke into the European music charts.
The disc was very popular in Finland and Germany, where cheerful sunny rhythms found a response in the hearts of disco fans.
Against the backdrop of the success of the first single, the full-length album Love is the Answer was also warmly received. The album became very popular and led to the fact that Heath Hunter became a real star.
The audience noted the successful incendiary rhythms, the singer's original vocals and his beautiful movements on stage. It is not surprising, because Hunter had a famous London dance school behind him.
Having recorded the first record, Heath and associates did not want to rest on their laurels. Caribbean roots allowed the musician to feel good in all regions of our planet.
He was constantly looking for new opportunities to express himself and found them in the melodies and rhythms of Jamaica. The combination of Eurodance and reggae has become the hallmark of Revolution In Paradise.
Incendiary rhythms from the first chords made me move to the beat of the music. The band's concerts were a resounding success. And this continued until the eurodance style became less popular.
European disco gave way to new trends in which Heath Hunter no longer fit.
However, this did not stop him from inviting the musician to a concert that took place during the opening of the World Cup in Germany in 2006. The performer lit the audience with his hits and again reminded of himself.
After moving away from classic disco, Heath Hunter tried to revive reggae. He recorded the record with Bob Marley's sons Stephen and Damian.
Featuring guest reggae star Capleton and producer No Doubt, the disc received critical acclaim.
Artist's creative break
The record Urban Warrior was released in 2003 and was a commercial success. After recording it, Heath Hunter spent a lot of time in Jamaica and was in no hurry to continue his musical career.
During his creative break, Hunter spent a lot of time with representatives of various musical genres.
Virtually every popular Jamaican reggae and hip-hop musician of the last decade has taken Heath Hunter's advice to improve their creativity.
Heath Hunter spent a lot of time with troubled teenagers from the urban ghettos of Kingston. He saw how people living in poverty, thanks to music, found the meaning of life. Such observations allowed Hunter to film the documentary Trenchtown.
The footage, dedicated to the poorest neighborhoods of the Jamaican capital, was provided with reggae music and achieved significant success in various independent film competitions.
Heath Hunter today
The musician periodically continued to delight his fans with new tracks and compositions. Born in the turbulent 1960s, he became a man of his era.
Having put forward the Eurodance style, and then reggae to the leading positions of various charts, he did not flirt with the public and move away from his favorite directions, as most of his peers did.
The last disc of the musician was the disc Sunshine Girl. This single, recorded with popular Jamaican rap and reggae musician Kapleton, is very melodic and sentimental.
The single of the singer can be heard in most collections of major hits of Eurodance music.
The hit does not indulge its fans with new interviews. But you can follow the musician's life on his pages on social networks. There, Hunter posts photos of his children, as well as past concerts.
Heath Hunter is not the most prolific musician. His discography has only two discs and several singles. But it is about him that we can say that quality is better than quantity.
All the tracks of the artist turned out to be very interesting and incendiary. Some modern DJs regularly use samples of the singer to create their compositions.
