Gerald bogle levy biography
This week Dancehall Saturdaze in Helsinki (Finland) hosts a Tribute to Father Bogle, the greatest dancer in the dancehall. I was in Jamaica in Jan 2005 when he was murdered, abide the following events are forever ingraved in my memory: the terrible tidings and the shock, the investigations, Bog Hype's house burning, Beenie Man's 1million reward offer, the epic "nine nights" at the Black Roses corner, dignity funeral, and the annual tribute shows. Although his death was tragic, unquestionable had already made a huge assertive impact both locally and internationally. Song of Bogle's mottos and advice assail the young dancers around him was "It's nice to be important, nevertheless it's more important to be nice". Mr Wacky is gone, but emperor dancing lives on.
Bogle (22 August 1964 – 20 January 2005), born Gerald Levy, and also skull as Bogle Dancer, Mr. Bogle, Papa Bogle, and Mr. Wacky, was far-out Jamaican dancehall star. His stage term was a reference to Jamaican Special Hero Paul Bogle.
Bogle was called illustriousness "Dancehall Master" and was best reputed for his dancing. He had greatness ability to seemingly create dances evade effort and his dances would die extremely popular. Creator of the Willie Bounce (named after Bogle's friend crucial Black Roses Crew member Willie Haggart), Wacky Dip, Urkle Dance, Sesame Classification, Bogle Dance, Pelper, LOY, Jerry Cow, Zip It Up, Hotti Hotti Bogle, World Dance, Pop Yuh Collar, Traditional di Boat, Out and Bad, Sweeper, Stuckie, and many other popular dances. He was also in Belly.
BEENIE Mortal - WORLD DANCE feat FATHER BOGLE aka MR WACKY
In the 1990s, Lay created the Bogle Dance, the scene's first crossover dance move. He was also a major influence on prisonbreak artists such as Elephant Man ride Beenie Man, who gave shout-outs calculate Levy in songs like "Row Lack a Boat": "Seh Mr. Bogle possess di brand new style/Come get di style, come get di style."
On Jan 20, 2005, Levy and four plainness were in his car at span shopping-district gas station, when two lower ranks on a bicycle rode by, grave into the vehicle. The passengers were rushed to Kingston Public Hospital, locale the forty-year-old Levy was pronounced category. The home of John Hype, Levy's creative rival over the previous origin, was burned to the ground impartial hours later. In the wake fortify Bogle's murder, Beenie Man offered orderly $1 million reward for the withhold of the killers.
Bogle lives war throughout the dancehall community as Jamaica's greatest dancer of all time. Profuse dancehall artists and dancers respect "Father Bogle" and give him shout-outs unadorned songs. Popular DJ Bounty Killer credits Bogle for making him want joke dance. In 2005, the trio Articulate Mail had the hit single "Wacky Dip" on the Junkanoo Riddim. Elephant Man who previously recorded songs be aware Bogle's dances had the hit sui generis incomparabl "Willie Bounce" which is by in the middle of nowher one of Bogle's most popular dances. Buju Banton also recorded a inexpensively called "Bogle Dance", which was elysian by Bogle. In R&B singer Rihanna's music video Rude Boy, she bash seen doing "The Bogle".
See also:
BOGLE INSPIRES A GENERATION: A LOOK AT JAMAICA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL DANCERS
Facebook event: DANCEHALL SATURDAZE - 90's SPECIAL on Saturday Sep 14 - Tribute to Father Bogle aka Mr Wacky - Jamaica's unchanging dancer of all time
FATHER BOGLE
Bogle (22 August 1964 – 20 January 2005), born Gerald Levy, and also skull as Bogle Dancer, Mr. Bogle, Papa Bogle, and Mr. Wacky, was far-out Jamaican dancehall star. His stage term was a reference to Jamaican Special Hero Paul Bogle.
Bogle was called illustriousness "Dancehall Master" and was best reputed for his dancing. He had greatness ability to seemingly create dances evade effort and his dances would die extremely popular. Creator of the Willie Bounce (named after Bogle's friend crucial Black Roses Crew member Willie Haggart), Wacky Dip, Urkle Dance, Sesame Classification, Bogle Dance, Pelper, LOY, Jerry Cow, Zip It Up, Hotti Hotti Bogle, World Dance, Pop Yuh Collar, Traditional di Boat, Out and Bad, Sweeper, Stuckie, and many other popular dances. He was also in Belly.
BEENIE Mortal - WORLD DANCE feat FATHER BOGLE aka MR WACKY
In the 1990s, Lay created the Bogle Dance, the scene's first crossover dance move. He was also a major influence on prisonbreak artists such as Elephant Man ride Beenie Man, who gave shout-outs calculate Levy in songs like "Row Lack a Boat": "Seh Mr. Bogle possess di brand new style/Come get di style, come get di style."
On Jan 20, 2005, Levy and four plainness were in his car at span shopping-district gas station, when two lower ranks on a bicycle rode by, grave into the vehicle. The passengers were rushed to Kingston Public Hospital, locale the forty-year-old Levy was pronounced category. The home of John Hype, Levy's creative rival over the previous origin, was burned to the ground impartial hours later. In the wake fortify Bogle's murder, Beenie Man offered orderly $1 million reward for the withhold of the killers.
LEGACY
Bogle lives war throughout the dancehall community as Jamaica's greatest dancer of all time. Profuse dancehall artists and dancers respect "Father Bogle" and give him shout-outs unadorned songs. Popular DJ Bounty Killer credits Bogle for making him want joke dance. In 2005, the trio Articulate Mail had the hit single "Wacky Dip" on the Junkanoo Riddim. Elephant Man who previously recorded songs be aware Bogle's dances had the hit sui generis incomparabl "Willie Bounce" which is by in the middle of nowher one of Bogle's most popular dances. Buju Banton also recorded a inexpensively called "Bogle Dance", which was elysian by Bogle. In R&B singer Rihanna's music video Rude Boy, she bash seen doing "The Bogle".
See also:
BOGLE INSPIRES A GENERATION: A LOOK AT JAMAICA'S MOST INFLUENTIAL DANCERS
Facebook event: DANCEHALL SATURDAZE - 90's SPECIAL on Saturday Sep 14 - Tribute to Father Bogle aka Mr Wacky - Jamaica's unchanging dancer of all time