Kalado | |
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Birth name | Eaton Gordon |
Also known as | Kalado |
Born | Unknown |
Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
Genres | Reggae, Dancehall |
Occupation(s) | Recording Artist |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | (KOG) Knock Out Gang |
Website | https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCZFhCpTuGBKLGYvdmQ4TwSQ |
Kalado [1] is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He is a member of the Bounty Killer founded collective Alliance and the founder of KOG Records. [2] In April 2018, Gordon signed an executive booking agreement with New York-based Donsome Booking Agency which is operated by Adrian "Donsome" Hanson. [3]
Gordon was born in the Maxfield Park area of Kingston but moved to Clarendon Parish, Jamaica at the age of four, along with his mother and siblings. [4] At the age of 16, he graduated from Edwin Allen High School with a Caribbean Examinations Council Distinction for Art & Craft. After graduation, Gordon returned to Kingston began recording. [5]
Kalado has cited Lil Wayne, Bounty Killer, Assassin, Drake, and Shabba Ranks as influences. [5]
In 2008, Gordon caught the eye and ear of a judge on the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall show, and was invited to compete.
In 2009, Kalado's released "Badmind a Kill Dem", on his own G-Law Records, but it was his single "Sad Streets" that yielded a #1 video on HYPE TV, as well as a mixtape of the same name. In 2011, Kalado also released another single that created a buzz on the airways titled "Provide" produced by the young and talented dancehall producer Bena Di Senior.
In 2011, Gordon was invited by Bounty Killer to become a member of his latest crew of rising dancehall artists, Alliance Next Generation. [6]
Kalado | |
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Birth name | Eaton Gordon |
Also known as | Kalado |
Born | Unknown |
Origin | Kingston, Jamaica |
Genres | Reggae, Dancehall |
Occupation(s) | Recording Artist |
Years active | 2008–present |
Labels | (KOG) Knock Out Gang |
Website | https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCZFhCpTuGBKLGYvdmQ4TwSQ |
Kalado [1] is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. He is a member of the Bounty Killer founded collective Alliance and the founder of KOG Records. [2] In April 2018, Gordon signed an executive booking agreement with New York-based Donsome Booking Agency which is operated by Adrian "Donsome" Hanson. [3]
Gordon was born in the Maxfield Park area of Kingston but moved to Clarendon Parish, Jamaica at the age of four, along with his mother and siblings. [4] At the age of 16, he graduated from Edwin Allen High School with a Caribbean Examinations Council Distinction for Art & Craft. After graduation, Gordon returned to Kingston began recording. [5]
Kalado has cited Lil Wayne, Bounty Killer, Assassin, Drake, and Shabba Ranks as influences. [5]
In 2008, Gordon caught the eye and ear of a judge on the Magnum Kings and Queens of Dancehall show, and was invited to compete.
In 2009, Kalado's released "Badmind a Kill Dem", on his own G-Law Records, but it was his single "Sad Streets" that yielded a #1 video on HYPE TV, as well as a mixtape of the same name. In 2011, Kalado also released another single that created a buzz on the airways titled "Provide" produced by the young and talented dancehall producer Bena Di Senior.
In 2011, Gordon was invited by Bounty Killer to become a member of his latest crew of rising dancehall artists, Alliance Next Generation. [6]