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"Raga Vibrations" is a monthly selection of Indian music curated by Greg Davis.

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The revered Japanese noise artist stops by for a regular NTS slot, playing some surprising selections from his diverse & deep record collection.

Elephant Man

Elephant Man

Elephant Man has been played over 100 times on NTS, first on 6 September 2013. Elephant Man's music has been featured on 92 episodes.

Elephant Man (born September 11, 1976 as O'Neil Bryant in Kingston, Jamaica, also known as The Energy God) is one of the most colorful characters on the dancehall scene.

His stagename stemmed from his large ears, which led to the nickname Dumbo in his youth. "Ele" started out his musical career as a member of the Scare Dem Crew, later continuing as a solo artist. He was later characterized for several trademarks, such as his yellow-orange hair, his unique low-key voice, or his stage performance, which included excessive jumping and running, or even climbing on stage props and monitors. His acoustic trademark is marked by a light lisp.

The first international recognition came when Elephant Man and Puma settled a contract for using his single "All Out" for their Olympics commercial campaign in 2004.

Elephant Man has been widely criticised for his lyrics calling for violence against gay people. In 2003 British LBGT group OutRage! called for the arrest and prosecution of several dancehall stars including Elephant Man, Bounty Killer and Beenie Man for violation of hate crimes statutes [1]

Elephant Man also had a song called "Willie Bounce" that appeared on several Mixtapes in early 2006. It borrowed the first few bars from I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.

Recently, the Jamaican star has been signed to New York-based label Bad Boy Entertainment.

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Elephant Man

Elephant Man has been played over 100 times on NTS, first on 6 September 2013. Elephant Man's music has been featured on 92 episodes.

Elephant Man (born September 11, 1976 as O'Neil Bryant in Kingston, Jamaica, also known as The Energy God) is one of the most colorful characters on the dancehall scene.

His stagename stemmed from his large ears, which led to the nickname Dumbo in his youth. "Ele" started out his musical career as a member of the Scare Dem Crew, later continuing as a solo artist. He was later characterized for several trademarks, such as his yellow-orange hair, his unique low-key voice, or his stage performance, which included excessive jumping and running, or even climbing on stage props and monitors. His acoustic trademark is marked by a light lisp.

The first international recognition came when Elephant Man and Puma settled a contract for using his single "All Out" for their Olympics commercial campaign in 2004.

Elephant Man has been widely criticised for his lyrics calling for violence against gay people. In 2003 British LBGT group OutRage! called for the arrest and prosecution of several dancehall stars including Elephant Man, Bounty Killer and Beenie Man for violation of hate crimes statutes [1]

Elephant Man also had a song called "Willie Bounce" that appeared on several Mixtapes in early 2006. It borrowed the first few bars from I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor.

Recently, the Jamaican star has been signed to New York-based label Bad Boy Entertainment.

Original source: Last.fm

Tracks featured on

Most played tracks

Genie Dance
Elephant Man
VP Records2009
Bun Bad Mind
Elephant Man
Stone Love Music2004
One More (Start A War)
Elephant Man feat. Ward 21, Wayne Marshall
Greensleeves Records2000
Willie Bounce
Elephant Man
Q452003
War War War
Elephant Man
Price Less1995
What's Up
Mr. Vegas, Elephant Man
In The Streetz Records2000
Nuh Linga
Elephant Man
Boardhouse Records2008
Fuck Off Faker
RedSK, Elephant Man
Noise-Joy2007
Nuh Linga
Elephant Man
VP Records2011
911 (Edited)
Ward 21, Elephant Man
Mentally Disturbed Vinyls2000