Jamaican Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a retired Haitian footballer. Bayonne, formerly a member of Violette Athletic Club, competed with

Is a retired Haitian footballer. Bayonne, formerly a member of Violette Athletic Club, competed with the Haiti national football team at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Is a sprint canoer from Antigua and Barbuda who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympi

Is a sprint canoer from Antigua and Barbuda who competed in the mid 1990s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, he advanced to the semfinals of the C-2 1000 m event, but did not compete.

Some of her childhood and part of her adolescent years were spent at her mother's town. At the early

Some of her childhood and part of her adolescent years were spent at her mother's town. At the early age of 4 years Pilar could read and write. Promptly, her family enrolled her to study music in an art's academy. There she was taught music and how to play piano and guitar. Additionally, she completed a course on radio stations, where she performed acting, writing scripts, and short stories. She was also a director's assistant and had a space on Saturdays to read and talk about her own poetry from the age of 12 to 15.

Is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. In 1987, Pinchers gained fame with the single "Agony," fr

Is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. In 1987, Pinchers gained fame with the single "Agony," from the album of the same name produced by King Jammy. In 1990 he had another hit, "Bandolero," which endures as probably his most remembered single, still a staple on the dancehall scene.

Is a reggae musician, vocalist, engineer and producer.Shervington began his career in the early 1970

Is a reggae musician, vocalist, engineer and producer.Shervington began his career in the early 1970s as a member of the showband Tomorrow's Children.[2] Inspired by the success of Ernie Smith's "Duppy or a Gunman" and Tinga Stewart's "Play de Music", both delivered in heavy patois, he recorded "Ram Goat Liver" in a similar style.

Was a Cuban singer and songwriter.Montañez was born Fernando Borrego Linares in Sierra del Rosario,

Was a Cuban singer and songwriter.Montañez was born Fernando Borrego Linares in Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Río, in a farm known as El Brujito. At an early age he worked various jobs including driving a tractor, milking cows, making coal, assisting on the family farm, and as a lumberjack. In his spare time, Montañez would go from house to house singing and later began to sing in local parties and family gatherings.

Is Jamaica's Leader of the Opposition and was the country's Prime Minister from 30 March 2006 to 11

Is Jamaica's Leader of the Opposition and was the country's Prime Minister from 30 March 2006 to 11 September 2007. She was Jamaica's first female Prime Minister.Prime Minister Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller is also a member of the Council of Women World

A soul singer. Though from Jamaica, Wilson now lives in London.Wilson's debut single was a cover ver

A soul singer. Though from Jamaica, Wilson now lives in London.Wilson's debut single was a cover version of Sam & Dave's "Hold On I'm Coming", released in August 1979. The song was also included in Boney M.'s fourth album Oceans of Fantasy which also yielded a guest performance by Wilson on the opening track "Let It All Be Music".Her debut album On the Race Track was completed during 1980 with high expectations from Hansa. It was released in October, heralded by the single "Cry to Me" which Wilson performed on TV, backed by the dancing troop Sky Train. The single reached #3 in Switzerland. The second single "We Are on the Race Track" gave her a #11 hit single in Germany in early 1981.

Is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay and producer.Prince Jazzbo began recording with Coxsone Do

Is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay and producer.Prince Jazzbo began recording with Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label in the early 1970s. He went on to work on his own releases with Bunny Lee, producing as well in collaboration with many artists as a vocalist and producer for labels including his own, Ujama.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in nine Tests from 1947-48 to 1951-52.

Was a West Indian cricketer who played in nine Tests from 1947-48 to 1951-52.

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed for her native country at th

Is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, wearing the number #14 jersey.

Was a "feeling" composer.She was a natural composer and guitarist. She described her guitar as her b

Was a "feeling" composer.She was a natural composer and guitarist. She described her guitar as her best friend, as she used it constantly to compose her songs. Puchi's best known compositions were: "En La Soledad", (In Solitude) and "Tu y mi Canción" (You and my Song). "En la Soledad", was a hit song in the 1970s in the voice of legendary Puerto Rican singer: Tito Rodríguez, although there were previous versions sung by other singers such as: Chucho Avellanet, Julio Angel, and Flor de Loto, among others. In the 1990s, Gilberto Santa Rosa, recorded and had a hit with this song, and with the help of the digital technology, he performed a duet with the original voice of late Tito Rodríguez. "Tu y mi Canción" was a hit song in the 1950s, in the voices of the Puerto Rican vocal quartet: "Los Hispanos"; this song was also recorded in an instrumental version by the: "Dimartino/Osland Jazz Orquestra", in 2004.

Was a Cuban popular singer.[1] Puntillita was active in the 1940s and 50s, and later gained notice w

Was a Cuban popular singer.[1] Puntillita was active in the 1940s and 50s, and later gained notice when he joined other elderly Cuban musicians and American guitarist Ry Cooder to form the Buena Vista Social Club.Puntillita was a member of the Hermanos Licea in the 1940s in Camaguey. He began singing with the Orquesta Escorcia, and played percussion in the Orquesta Tentación. In 1945 he went to Havana to sing in trumpeter Julio Cueva's band. He got his nickname from Son de la puntillita, which he sang with this band. He went on to achieve huge popularity in the 1950s as a soloist on Radio Cadena Habana. In Mexico City he performed at El Patio, singing with Celia Cruz and Beny Moré. With the conjunto Gloria Matancera he played at the Cabaret Antillano.