1. Christopher MacFarlane, better known as Macka B, was born on 1966 and is a British-born Jamaican reggae artist, performer and activist with a career spanning thirty years and one of Britain's most influential dancehall DJs.
14 Facts About Macka B
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Macka B takes his name from the Judean rebels against the Greeks, the Maccabees.
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Macka B went on to take a technical apprenticeship at the Ever Ready factory.
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Soon Macka B formed the Exodus sound system with friends and became a Rasta.
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Macka B became a regular performer on Birmingham's Jah Wasifa sound system.
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Macka B had a weekly slot on the television programme Ebony in 1984.
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Macka B approached Neil "The Mad Professor" Frasier with a view to recording and after submitting a tape of his work, the producer agreed to produce his first album, beginning a long association.
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In 1988 Macka B visited Jamaica, where he worked with producer Black Scorpio on the tracks "Love It in Jamaica" and "Slow Down Driver".
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Macka B won British Best Male DJ awards in 1991 and 1992.
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Macka B's 1993 record, Roots Ragga was a live album.
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Macka B again worked with Mad Professor on Discrimination.
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Macka B became the first Reggae artist to tour the former Yugoslavia.
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Macka B has toured and performed around the world since the 1980s alone and with other reggae stars such as Burning Spear, U-Roy, The Wailers, Lee Perry and many others.
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Macka B follows the Rastafari ital diet, and is a vegan.