Chaka Demus

John Taylor (born April 16, 1963 in West Kingston), better known as Chaka Demus, is a jamaican reggae musician and DJ. Taylor was a regular attendee at Kingston dances and was given a chance by Prince Jammy to deejay on his sound system. Upon releasing his debut single, the Jammy-produced "Increase Your Knowledge" in 1985, he was virtually unknown and none of his early records saw chart success, but would later become huge hits. Other musicians quickly recognised him as having great potential, most notably Yellowman who joined him for such songs as "Everybody Loves Chaka", "Scotty", and "Bring It To Me" and Admiral Bailey, who collaborated with him on "One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer", giving him his first hit. After minor success, he...