Kashief Lindo

{{short description|Jamaican reggae singer}} {{Use British English|date=February 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = KashieF Lindo | image = | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date =  | birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica | origin = | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = [[Reggae]] | occupation = | instrument = | years_active = 1984–present | label = HeavyBeat, [[Jet Star (record distribution company)|Jet Star]], [[VP Records|VP]] | website =  }} '''KashieF Lindo''' is a Jamaican [[reggae]] singer. Born in Jamaica, he migrated to the United States when he was 6.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dinham |first=Philip |date=2021-04-22 |title='Time To Pay Attention To Blatant Racism,' An Interview With Reggae Singer Kashief Lindo |url=https://www.dancehallmag.com/2021/04/22/features/interviews/time-to-pay-attention-to-blatant-racism-an-interview-with-reggae-singer-kashief-lindo.html |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=DancehallMag |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career== Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Kashief is the son of guitarist and producer [[Willie Lindo]].<ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin (1998) "Kashief Lindo" in ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0242-9}}, p. 170</ref> He moved with his family to Miami as a child.<ref>Quattro, M. Peggy (1993) "Dancehall, Rising Stars Propel Reggae in Miami", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', 10 July 1993, p. 1, 49</ref> Kashief's first recording was produced by his father in 1992.<ref name="Larkin" /> He had a successful Jamaican single in 1993 with "Hard Times", based on the "[[Satta Massagana]]" rhythm, and recorded a popular version of "[[Killing Me Softly with His Song]]" in 1996.<ref name="Larkin" />

In 1999 he released the album ''We Need Love'', described in ''The Rough Guide to Reggae'' as "a lovely album of smooth romantic material sung in the purest of voices".<ref name="Barrow">Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae'', Rough Guides, {{ISBN|1-84353-329-4}}, p. 436</ref>

In 2012 he released the album ''A Reggae Tribute To Michael Jackson'', featuring 18 reggae cover versions of Jackson's songs, with contributions from [[Robbie Shakespeare]] and [[Robbie Lyn]].<ref name="Campbell">Campbell, Howard (2012) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Kashief-does-MJ-tribute-album_10849741 Kashief does MJ tribute album]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', 22 February 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013</ref>

==Discography== ===Albums=== *''Trouble Free'' (1993), HeavyBeat *''Push For Your Goal'' (1994), HeavyBeat *''Sings Christmas'' (1994), HeavyBeat *''Soul and Inspiration'' (1995), HeavyBeat/[[Jet Star (record distribution company)|Jet Star]] *''What Kinda World'' (1997), [[VP Records|VP]] *''We Need Love'' (1999), VP *''Love Knows the Way'' (2002), VP *''Music Is A Part of Me'' (2002), Overheat Japan *''Solid Soul'' (2004), HeavyBeat *''Keep on Keepin' On'' (2008), VP, HeavyBeat *''Outtake'' (2010), HeavyBeat *''A Reggae Tribute To Michael Jackson'' (2012), HeavyBeat *''Love On...'' (2021), HeavyBeat

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