Prince Blanco is a British singer and multi-instrumentalist based in Toronto, Canada. Performing and recording mainly as a reggae and ska artist, he also draws inspiration from punk rock and cumbia.
In 2010 Blanco won a Canadian JUNO Award for Reggae Recording of the Year along with producer Dubmatix for their single, "Gonna Be Alright" (7 Arts).
Prince Blanco is also known for being the executive producer of Shatter the Hotel: A Dub Inspired Tribute to Joe Strummer, a compilation album whose proceeds benefitted The Joe Strummer Foundation.
From 2013 until 2015 Blanco co-hosted The Bassment Sessions, a weekly radio broadcast hosted by Dubmatix.
As a vocalist and musician, Blanco still occasionally works with Dubmatix, Citizen Sound and other producers.
In 2021 he joined Toronto-based cumbia group, Cachada as a singer and percussionist, releasing two singles with them in early 2022.
In the late 1990s, Prince Blanco was a singer and drummer with the Toronto ska band, The Skanksters. From 2001 to 2005 he was a singer and percussionist with ska-lypso big band, The Liquidaires.
Selected discography Year Group Title Format Label 1997 The Skanksters Dub Cookery Album Simmerdown USA 2003 The Liquidaires Looking Up AlbumMojobrand 2005 Boogiewall Soundsystem Supermyownband Album OhmGrown/Universal 2005 The Liquidaires Meeting Place AlbumMojobrand 2006 Prince Blanco & The Rocksteady Allstars Prince Blanco & The Rocksteady Allstars E.P. Mojobrand 2008 Prince Blanco Rebel Discothèque Album MojoBrand 2008 Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco "Don't Pressurize Me" Single 7 Arts 2008 Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco "Gonna Be Alright" Single 7 Arts 2009 Prince Blanco "Tuff Dub" Single Citizen Sound2014Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco"Anarchy in the UK"Single7 Arts2020Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco"Israelites"Single 7 Arts
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