Prince Blanco

Prince Blanco is a singer and multi-instrumentalist based in Toronto. Performing and recording mainly as a reggae and ska artist, he also draws inspiration from punk rock and cumbia.[1]

In 2010 Blanco won a Canadian JUNO Award for Reggae Recording of the Year[2] along with producer Dubmatix for their single, Gonna Be Alright (7 Arts).

Prince Blanco is also known for being the executive producer of Shatter the Hotel: A Dub Inspired Tribute to Joe Strummer a compilation album whose proceeds benefitted The Joe Strummer Foundation.

From 2013-2015 Blanco co-hosted The Bassment Sessions a weekly radio broadcast hosted by Dubmatix,[3]

As a vocalist and musician, Blanco still occasionally works with Dubmatix, Citizen Sound and other notable producers.

In 2021 he joined Toronto-based cumbia group, Cachada as a singer and percussionist, releasing two singles with them in early 2022.[4]

In the late nineties, Prince Blanco was a singer and drummer with popular Toronto ska band, The Skanksters.[5] From 2001 to 2005 he was a singer and percussionist with ska-lypso big band, The Liquidaires.

Selected discography
Year Group Title Format Label
1997 The Skanksters Dub Cookery Album Simmerdown USA
2003 The Liquidaires Looking Up Album Mojobrand
2005 Boogiewall Soundsystem Supermyownband Album OhmGrown/Universal
2005 The Liquidaires Meeting Place Album Mojobrand
2006 Prince Blanco & The Rocksteady Allstars Prince Blanco & The Rocksteady Allstars E.P. Mojobrand
2008 Prince Blanco Rebel Discothèque Album MojoBrand
2008 Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco "Don't Pressurize Me" Single 7 Arts
2008 Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco "Gonna Be Alright" Single 7 Arts
2009 Prince Blanco "Tuff Dub" Single Citizen Sound
2014 Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco "Anarchy In The UK" Single 7 Arts
2020 Dubmatix featuring Prince Blanco "Israelites" Single 7 Arts

References
  1. "Prince Blanco". Spotify. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. "Sneak Peek: In the winner's circle at the Junos". The Vancouver Observer. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. "The Bassment Sessions - CIUT.FM". 28 May 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. "Cachada". Spotify. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  5. "Dub Cookery, by The Skanksters". The Skanksters. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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