Musicians

Turbulence is… like name, like nature

There will be no more grocery packing for this supermarket bag packer. Yes, Sheldon Campbell, son of Miss Vivalee Green now has a more colourful story to tell.

Here’s the allegory. He’s one of four children (3 girls, he’s the only son) and forging through arenas local and worldwide. Been voicing on 45s from ‘bout ’97 and pulling out eleven solid tunes from his catalogue is not even a small feat. He earned a little airplay for his ’98 effort, “Think of Peace” but right now he’s tearing down the musical floodgates.

He’s always impeccably attired. According to a music video director; one of the more cooperative and professional artistes out there (we tend to agree). From Miss Watson’s Basic, Swallowfield All Age, to St. Andrew Technical; he’s been to their school but more importantly, he’s been in their streets.

Turbulence is at times too vulgar for some and probably too fiery for the next. A hard-liner himself, he’s no fool and knows that towing the line won’t cut it for his legion of hard-line listeners. At times his lines are too hot for radio and there are times when hearing them live seems to virtually burn the establishment to the ground. This is one artiste that’s not about to be whipped around by conservatives who clamor daily for censorship. He knows that life should not stop at “raas claaht” and though he might have been disappointed at the response he received when him “bun Jesus” he knows now that his audience might not be awaiting him at a christian school barbeque. And so, he moves on from there. From stage to stage; from hit to hit and from studio to studio.

When he’s not blocking off places like Zenith Stadium in Paris on a 6 month tour, he’s probably off touring Europe or America. Japan and Africa are places that still remain un-scorched by Turbulence, a fact that will soon change if the artiste has his way. A lot life has been breathed into to the career of a bredren that was introduced to Phillip “Fatis” Burrell after his uncle witnessed him singing at a family funeral in ’97. Since then, he’s been striding comfortably atop Burrell’s own Exterminator label. Turbulence has also joined some of reggae’s highest climbers on VP records, a label which seems to be the definition of who’s who in reggae and dancehall within the last several years.

His most memeorable hit is “Notorious,” a track which undoubtedly shadows his more youthful past. From the man who states unapologetically that “every yute fi ras,” it’s the song he hopes will mobilize them to recognize themselves through the Garvey mantra of “One God, one aim, one destiny.” It’s this same tune which many claim is the kind that will help propel him even further towards the likeness of some of reggae’s great predecessors

Take it very seriously. Turbulence’s story is one of self – proclamation. He is “Nefer Shahulu, from the tribe of Shakzulu.” He is that “righteous disturbance unto Babylon” but most of all he is “self explanatory.” And so the reign continues. It seems the Turbulence might be here to say.