Barrington Levy

Barrington Ainsworth Levy (b. April 30 1964) is a Jamaican reggae singer from Clarendon, Jamaica who is considered The Golden Voice of Dancehall Music, due to being the most recognizable artist in the genre.

Role in Gorillaz
Levy, alongside Jelani Blackman, collaborated with Gorillaz in 2021 on the title track of the Meanwhile EP.

Musical career
Levy's musical career began in 1976 when he was just 12 years old after forming the band The Mighty Multitude with his cousin Everton Dacres and releasing the 1977 single My Black Girl, following which Levy would quickly pursue a solo career that garnered much attention and by the time his 1980 album Robin Hood was released, he was one of Jamaica’s biggest music stars. A pioneer of the genre, Barrington Levy is a dancehall legend and is viewed as the culture’s most recognizable voice, to the point of earning the title of “The Golden Voice of Dancehall Music”, with his voice being sampled in many songs in popular music for decades. Artists such as Shyne, Shaggy, Rascalz, Damian Marley, and Heavy D have also collaborated with Levy. He has released dozens of albums since the start of his career and is signed to MCA Records.