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Black Dillinger

Reggae artist Black Dillinger was born Nkululeko Madolo in Gugulethu, Cape Town in 1981 and started
producing music in 1997. The first performances were in 1999. In 2004 his song “Big Trouble” was
featured in the renowned German magazine Riddim. Soon the young Rastafarian was invited to play his
first gig in Europe. It took just one performance at Berlin’s famous Yaam Club to convince Ganjaman,
top producer at German reggae label MKZWO, of his potential. He decided to extend his stay and soon
began to record. In April 2007, his debut album “Live And Learn” was released, featuring reggae artists
from South Africa, Germany and Jamaica.
He established himself on the European reggae scene, performing on big festivals like the Summer Jam
or the Chiemsee Reggae Festival, he performed also on the Sting in Jaimaica.
Black Dillinger has also released singles such as “America” and “It’s Alright”. His second album “Love
Life” (2009) was recorded over two years at IMmusic studios in Berlin and features African, Caribbean
and European artists and producers. In 2011 he released his third album, “Better Tomorrow” on Rich
Vibes Records in Austria. After returning to South Africa,

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Dillinger (musician)

For other uses, see Dillinger (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Lester Bullock (born 25 June 1953), better known by the stage name Dillinger, is a Jamaican reggae musician. He was part of the second wave of deejay toasters who rose to prominence during the mid-1970s.

Biography

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Born in Kingston, Jamaica, as a young man Dillinger would hang around Dennis Alcapone's El Paso sound system. This exposure would eventually lead to work in 1971, as a deejay on the Prince Jackie and El Paso sound systems,^[1] initially influenced by Big Youth, U Roy, and Dennis Alcapone,^[1] and performing as "Dennis Alcapone Jr.".^[2] The first record producer he worked with was Lee "Scratch" Perry, who decided that Bullock should change his name to Dillinger, after gangster John Dillinger.^[3] Perry produced his first recording session, from which "Dub Organizer" was released as a single.^[2] Several other Perry-produced singles followed, but with limited success.^[2]

In 1974, he recorded "Freshly" for Yabby You, which brought him his first hit, and 1975 saw a slew of releases with a variety of producers including Augustus Pablo ("Brace a Boy"), Joseph Hoo Kim ("CB 200"), Winston Holness ("Flat Foot Hustling