Yummy, yummy, yummy Turbulence...what an energy he had on stage.

His performance at Reggae Jam was great. The sky will never be the limit for this artist his climbing and bringing things out of this world back to us with his music.

About Turbulence

Sheldon Campbell, aka Turbulence, has made a name for himself as one of Jamaica’s leading conscious dancehall deejays. He has set a new trend in the modern reggae mainstream, where he is best known for blending hip-hop and R&B influences into his version of reggae, which combines soulful vocals with DJing skills. His vocal delivery is both passionate and raw as he easily moves from conscious lyrics to love song. With influences ranging from the great Bob Marley, Sizzla Kalonji, Jah Cure, Luciano, Mikey General and his older cousin Norris Man, Turbulence has developed a unique singing and DJing style.

Turbulence is a prime example of the miracles that can happen in Jamaica through musical aspirations. He was born on January 11, 1980 in the poverty-stricken area of St. Andrew, also dubbed as "Hungry Town" by its residents. As a child, Turbulence along with his mother, two brothers and one sister, often did not have enough food to go around the table. Living in a network of concrete squatter settlements located in Mannings Hill, Kingston, Jamaica, Turbulence encountered plenty of mischief, but his love for music kept him grounded. He often tested his songs on schoolmates while he attended secondary school at St. Andrew Technical. Turbulence was encouraged by many to stick with his talents.

After completing his secondary education, he met with Phillip "Fattis" Burrell of Exterminator records. Fattis is known for turning artists such as Luciano, Cocoa Tea, and Sizzla into “chart toppers.” Turbulence began his work with “Fattis” and recorded his first singles "On My Way to Zion" and "Think of Peace". He became an opening act in 1999 for star deejay Sizzla after wowing an audience in Trinidad at his first ever live performance. The thousands who were there to see a show headlined by Lauryn Hill were sidetracked by Turbulence's high energy stage show performance.

Since then Turbulence has toured with Sizzla to multiple places in Europe, the U.S and the Caribbean. He has worked alongside some other greats, both in the studio and on stage, including Sly & Robbie, Luciano, Prince Malachi, and LMS. Since his first self titled album in 2000, Turbulence has released an impressive number of albums for his fans, with over three thousand (3,000) singles voiced on various labels such as VP Records, X-Terminator, Sly & Robbie, Bobbie Digital, No Doubt Records, to name a few. His album “Notorious”, brought him to a new level of recognition with songs like "Want a Natty Pon Mi Frontline" featuring Sasha and the underground anthem, "Notorious". Turbulence struck gold on the airwaves and on the charts with songs including, “Notorious”, “Ex-girlfriend, “Name & Number”, “Ital Stew”, "Want a Natty Pon Mi Frontline" and “We’ve Got The Love” (both featuring one-time companion Sasha). He clearly went beyond boundaries to make his album, “X-Girlfriend” which earned him the prestigious award, “Album of the Year” in 2008 both in Jamaica and Europe.

Turbulence has spent the past few years touring Europe, United States, Canada and the Caribbean islands. He is currently working on a new album which promises to be as mature and stylistically varied as the last one - but better. He continues to reinvent himself, this time under a new theme, “Turbulence The Future”, and will no doubt be blazing up a new trail for others to follow.

Aside from his musical goals and aspirations, Turbulence hopes to open a chain of community centers across Jamaica. Within each center, Turbulence plans to have his owns studios so he can more adequately harness the talents of the inner city youths. He has also built a home outside of "Hungry Town" for his mother to live although she refused to move away from her home town. Turbulence himself has still kept his living situation close enough to his roots. He strongly believes in investing in the future of our nation – our children – and has an annual back to school treat every August to assist needy children in the Mannings Hill community of Kingston, Jamaica.

Turbulence’s advice to upcoming artists - "determination and perseverance are the keys to success, sometimes you will get a lot of fight in the music industry, but don’t give up, just keep on pushing.

When I just started doing music, it was very hard for me to even hold a mic in my hand because of the competition. Just try and try. If you don’t succeed the first time, just try again, you’ll make it. That’s perseverance".

Writtenby/Content: Lauren, myspace,  Images/ Videos: Yeke, Interview: Africanlife.eu (Lauren & Yeke)

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