Sampaloo

SAMPALOO (meaning discipline, honesty and loyalty) was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Seeing as he grew to become a professional athlete in Jamaica, he always thought that running would be his life long career. However, his fate had taken change after getting involved in a farm aid program which brought him to Canada. Upon his arrival, he developed a passionate interest in music. Taking cues from conscious artistes like Josey Whales and Charlie Chaplin and dancehall stars like Beenie Man and Bounty Killer, Sampaloo forged his own style and began his music career. Sampaloo describes his music as "hardcore dancehall reggae" and addresses issues such as black on black crime and violence as well as family values and encouraging the youths to stay in school. He has opened for such prominent Reggae artistes as Sean Paul, Anthony B and Glen Washington. Sampaloo cites his family as his main source of pride and encouragement and has gotten his children strongly involved in his music career. They have showcased their talents at many stage shows around Montreal such as Barbados Day, and Black History Month Celebrations, as well as travelled to Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton and Quebec to perform. Sampaloo made his radio debut in back in 1995, with a tribute to the Late Great Garnett Silk. His radio debut prompted invitations to appear at many other events such as Jamaica Day and Prymtym's Birthday Bash where he performed to an audience in excess of 2,000, being so well received, he earned the title of Montreal's DJ of the Year in 1995! He appeared on Montreal's very first International Reggae Festival as well as Calgary's International Reggae Festival. He was also nominated for a Canadian Reggae Music Award in 2004 for his song "Immigration" which addresses the struggles he had encountered in Canada. His EP "Landed", debuted in 2004, is an answer to his struggles being overcome! Since then he has created many more hit songs such as "Welcome to Montreal" (2007), "Black and Proud" (2008), "Rumors" - Zero Tolerance Riddim (2010), "300lbs" - Badda Don Riddim (2010), "Baby Mama Drama" - StarBwoy Riddim (2011) and many more. In 2010 Sampaloo released the hit song "I Got a Ceiling" the "I got a feeling – Black Eye Peas Remix" is a musical parody revealing the truths of the hardships that people living in the low income areas have to deal with. This hit took the internet by storm, making top ranking on sites such as WorldHipHop.com, OuttaRoad.com and more. With the song's success an official music video was made. Sampaloo isn't done yet for 2011 he will soon release his 4th official music video "Fight Ova Gyal" - G6 Riddim – Badmind Riddim (2011) – produced by RiteLink Promotions and "A Mi Time Fi Shine – Mixtape" to be released the ending of 2011. Look out for Sampaloo in the Europe area as his European tour starts January 2012. With all this artiste constant success we plan to see much, much more from SAMPALOO.



Videos: 'Just Get Landed' -
'I got a ceiling' –
'Mama Don't Cry – Remix' -
Songs available on iTunes: Wah Dem Deh Pon
My Baby
Never Wanna Do U No Wrong
Black and Am Proud
Contact Info:Sampaloo
Email: DjSampaloo@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.myspace.com/sampaloo
http://www.reverbnation.com/sampaloo
http://www.facebook.com/djsampaloo
http://www.janadian.com/sampaloo