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Ini Kamoze

Ini Kamoze, Jamaican singer-songwriter

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Born
October 9, 1957
Age in 2026
69
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1957

About Ini Kamoze

Ini Kamoze is a Jamaican reggae singer who began his career in the early 1980s and rose to prominence in 1994 with the signature song "Here Comes the Hotstepper". The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as charts in Denmark and New Zealand, reaching No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. Ini Kamoze, whose stage name means "mountain of the true God", made his first single, "World Affairs", in 1981, and he followed it with "Trouble You a Trouble Me"/"General" in 1983. His self-titled debut album came out in 1984 as a six-track mini-LP on Island Records. The record included the song "World a Music (Out in the Streets They Call It Merther)", which was later sampled by Damian Marley on his 2005 hit "Welcome to Jamrock". The album was recorded with and produced by Sly and Robbie, with whom Kamoze also toured internationally, along with Yellowman and Half Pint.

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Ini Kamoze timeline

  1. Ini Kamoze, whose stage name means "mountain of the true God", made his first single, "World Affairs", in 1981, and he followed it with "Trouble You a Trouble Me"/"General" in 1983.
  2. His self-titled debut album came out in 1984 as a six-track mini-LP on Island Records.
  3. The record included the song "World a Music (Out in the Streets They Call It Merther)", which was later sampled by Damian Marley on his 2005 hit "Welcome to Jamrock".

The world when Ini Kamoze was born

Ini Kamoze was born in 1957. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1957

  • #1 song"All Shook Up" – Elvis Presley
  • Top movieThe Bridge on the River Kwai
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookOn the Road – Jack Kerouac

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMilwaukee Braves win the World Series
  • Top headlineSoviet Union launches Sputnik — Space Race begins
  • Technology milestoneSputnik 1 becomes first artificial satellite in orbit
  • Defining fadHula hoops (early buzz)
  • Notable inventionFrisbee
  • World population2.87 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championMilwaukee Braves (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population171.2M

1957 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ini Kamoze's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19572026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,200$435,000
Average income$6,700$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.51$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population171.2M341 million

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