Chaka Demus (born John Taylor in Kingston, Jamaica in 1963) and Pliers (born
Everton Bonner in Rockhall Hills, Jamaica in 1963) both had established
successful careers as solo performers in the 1980s. But after they teamed up in
1991, they achieved massive commercial success on the international stage. Their
debut album as a duo, Gal Wine, was released in 1992, showcasing their approach
to the reggae and dancehall genres. In this year they also released “Murder She
Wrote,” a song which sampled the 1966 The Maytals hit "Bam Bam" to explore the
topic of abortion. In 1993, the group...