Global InformationAtaklan information
Ataklan | |
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 Ataklan | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mark Antonio Jiminez |
| Born | Chinapoo, Morvant, Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Genres | Rapso, Soca, Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, producer, song-writer |
| Labels | TAJ Records |
Mark Antonio Jiminez, better known by his stage name Ataklan is a Trinidadian singer-songwriter and performer primarily of the modern rapso tradition. Ataklan has been referred to as "Trinidad's answer to Beck" and a "fiercely independent songwriter and singer and arguably the most original artist to have emerged on the island since David Rudder".[1] Since his emergence in 1993, Ataklan has released tracks including "Flambo", "Naked Walk", "Flood on the Main Road", "Shadow in de Dark", "Soca Girl" and "Caribbean Swagga", among numerous others.
- ^ Broughton, Simon; Mark Ellingham; Richard Trillo (2000), World Music: Latin and North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific, Volume 2, p. 523.