Collie Buddz May 13, 2008

Born in New Orleans, raised on the isle of Bermuda with intermittent stays in urban Toronto, Colin Harper is not an easy youth to pin down geographically. His musical alter ego Collie Buddz however, is one of the most firmly grounded voices you may ever encounter. Incorporating influences from hip-hop to soca, Collie's music nevertheless has a rock-solid foundation in reggae -- and its power to connect ghetto reality with the highest heights of human aspiration -- that is a rarity even in Jamaica. Since early 2002, the raggamuffin voice of DJ Collage has been a rising sound within the electronic music community worldwide.