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Buju #1

Buju #1 (mixed media on canvas)
Legends of Dancehall Series
May 2008

Buju Banton (born Mark Anthony Myrie, 1973, Kingston, Jamaica)[1] is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae musician. He has also recorded Pop and Dance songs, as well as songs dealing with political topics. Banton is politically outspoken and influenced by Marcus Garvey [2].

Buju Banton was born near Kingston, Jamaica in a poor neighborhood called Salt Lane. "Buju" is a nickname given to chubby children which means Breadfruit. The name is ironic in light of Mark Myrie's slim frame, but it is, nevertheless, the nickname his mother gave him as a child. "Banton" is a Jamaican word referring to someone who is a respected storyteller, and it was adopted by Myrie in tribute to the deejay Burro Banton whom Buju admired as a child.[3] It was Burro's rough gravelly vocals that Buju emulated and ultimately made his own.

Federal Drug Charges
In December 2009 Drug Enforcement Administration agents remanded Banton to custody in Miami, where the U.S. Attorney charged him with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilos of cocaine,[11] a charge he denies[12]

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Posted February 2, 2010
 

Studio Update: Ganesh

Got back to painting this weekend

http://dhani.posterous.com/studio-update-rat-study

http://dhani.posterous.com/studio-update-ganesh

Ganesh is a piece I started almost 5 years ago when I got back in the studio after a long hiatus.  Simply speaking Ganesh is the God of the Kickoff so I chose to honor him with the first painting in the series.  The rat study on canvas panel is an element for the lower right area of the canvas. The rat is Ganesh's ride.   Here's some wiki

Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश; IAST: GaṇeÅ›a; About this sound listen (help·info)), also spelled Ganesa or Ganesh and also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the best-known and most widely worshipped deities in the Hindu pantheon.[5] His image is found throughout India and Nepal.[6] Hindu sects worship him regardless of affiliations.[7] Devotion to Ganesha is widely diffused and extends to Jains, Buddhists, and beyond India.[8]

Although he is known by many other attributes, Ganesha's elephant head makes him easy to identify.[9] Ganesha is widely revered as the Remover of Obstacles[10] and more generally as Lord of Beginnings and Lord of Obstacles (Vighnesha, Vighneshvara),[11] patron of arts and sciences, and the deva of intellect and wisdom.[12] He is honoured at the beginning of rituals and ceremonies and invoked as Patron of Letters during writing sessions.[13] udgala Purana, and the Ganapati Atharvashirsa.

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Posted February 1, 2010
 

Studio Update: Swine

Graphite on Canvas

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Posted November 9, 2009