Pressure (reggae musician)

Delyno Brown (born August 5, 1981),[1] better known as Pressure or Pressure Busspipe, is a reggae musician from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.[2]

Pressure Busspipe
Birth nameDelyno Brown
Born (1981-08-05) 5 August 1981
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
GenresReggae
Years active2005–present
LabelsBusspipe
Websitepressurebusspipe.com

He gained his early experience working on the Star Lion sound system in the late 1990s.[3]

His debut album, The Pressure Is On, was produced by Dean Pond and released in 2005.[3][4] He had a hit in Jamaica in 2007 with a remixed version of "Love and Affection", a song originally recorded for Pond but updated by producer Don Corleon.[3] Corleon produced an album of the same name.[3]

His third album was called Coming Back For You, again produced by Pond and released in 2009.[3]

Pressure is known for his commitment to the Rastafari movement.[3][5]

His fourth album, Africa Redemption, was released in December 2012.[3] He worked on the album with producer Trevor "Baby G" James in Jamaica and Damian and Stephen Marley in Miami.[3]

After being a victim of gun crime and in response to the rise in violent crime in the islands, Pressure Busspipe organized a peace concert in St. Thomas in August 2013.[6]

Fifth album The Sound was released in 2014.[7]

His 2016 album Red Rose reached the top ten of the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart.[8]

In November 2019 he released the album Rebel With a Cause.[9]

Discography
  • The Pressure Is On (2005), Tsuni
  • Love and Affection (2007), Don Corleon
  • Coming Back for You (2009), Rymshot Productions
  • The Sound (2014), I Grade/BussPipe
  • Africa Redemption (2014), BussPipe/Yard Vibes
  • Red Rose (2016), Jalpo/Busspipe - US Reggae no. 8
  • Rebel With a Cause (2019), Zojak Worldwide

References
  1. Campbell (2012) states that he was 30 as at November 2012
  2. Henry, Krista (2007) "CARIBBEAN flavour: Pressure builds from Virgin Islands Archived 2014-08-26 at the Wayback Machine", Jamaica Gleaner, 16 September 2007, retrieved 4 November 2012
  3. Campbell, Howard (2012) "More Pressure", Jamaica Observer, November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 25, 2012
  4. Walsh, Austin (2009) "Pressure and Perfect", Times-Standard, 12 November 2009, retrieved 4 November 2012
  5. PRESSURE
  6. "Putting Pressure on crime in USVI", Jamaica Observer, August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013
  7. Campbell, Howard (2014) "More sounds from Pressure Busspipe", Jamaica Observer, 11 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014
  8. Jackson, Kevin (2016) "Pressure’s Red Rose blooms on Billboard", Jamaica Observer, 17 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016
  9. "Pressure set to drop new album", Jamaica Observer, 28 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019
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