Prince Blanco

Biography

Prince Blanco is a British singer and multi-instrumentalist based in Toronto, Canada. Performing and recording mainly as a reggae and ska artist, he also draws inspiration from punk rock and cumbia. In 2010, Blanco won a Canadian JUNO Award for Reggae Recording of the Year along with producer Dubmatix for their single, "Gonna Be Alright". He 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 until 2015, Blanco co-hosted "The Bassment Sessions", a weekly radio broadcast hosted by Dubmatix. As a vocalist and musician, Blanco still occasionally works with Dubmatix, Citizen Sound and other producers. In 2021, he joined Toronto-based cumbia group, Cachada as a singer and percussionist, releasing two singles with them in early 2022. In the late 1990s, Prince Blanco was a singer and drummer with the Toronto ska band, The Skanksters. From 2001 to 2005, he was a singer and percussionist with ska-lypso big band, The Liquidaires.

Highlights

• Winner of a Canadian JUNO Award in 2010 for Reggae Recording of the Year.
• Executive producer of the album "Shatter the Hotel: A Dub Inspired Tribute to Joe Strummer".
• Co-hosted "The Bassment Sessions" from 2013 to 2015.
• Member of the cumbia group Cachada since 2021.

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