Kenny B

This article is about the reggae singer. For the Hong Kong musician, see Kenny Bee.

Kenny B
Background information
Birth nameKenneth Bron
Also known asKenny B
Born (1961-11-01) 1 November 1961 (age 63)
Paramaribo, Suriname
GenresReggae
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVocals
Years active1970–present
LabelsTopNotch

Kenneth Bron (born 1 November 1961), known professionally as Kenny B, is a Surinamese reggae singer.[1]

Biography

Bron, a former servant of the Surinamese army, is inspired by Bob Marley. He began his career in English and Sranan before being persuaded to sing in Dutch. Kenny B signed to the TopNotch-label and released his album Kenny B in May 2015. It topped the Dutch Album Chart for one week.[2] The second single Parijs chronicled a by-chance-meeting with a Dutch girl in Paris who barely speaks French. It spent seven weeks on top of the Dutch Top 40 chart and gave rise to parody-versions.[3]

In 2016, Kenny B recorded two collaboration-singles; one with rapper/tv-presenter Ali B and R&B-singer Brace, the other, a translated cover-version of 54-46 That's My Number with established pop/reggae-band Doe Maar. He also provided the Dutch voice of Tamatoa in the Moana-movie and wrote a song for children's choir Kinderen voor Kinderen.

In 2017, Kenny B participated in the tv-contest Beste Zangers (Best Singers).

Kenny B performs in and outside Dutch-speaking countries, and is a copyright-ambassador for other Surinamese artists. In 2019 he released the follow-up to his self-titled album and had his tenth no.1-hit on Surinamese station Radio 10 Magic FM.

Discography

Albums

  • Bosie mie (2009)
  • The Best of 2011
  • Kenny B (2015)
  • Hoe Dan Ook (2019)

Charted songs

Title Year Peak chart position Album
SUR
[4]
"Go Fii" 2020 4 Non-album singles
"Nergens Heen" 2022 16
"Fa un de ya"
(with Kater Karma [nl]) 		1
"Faandi"
(with Kater Karma) 		13
"Never Leave" 2023 2

Filmography

Films

  • Moana (2016) - Dutch version
  • Sing Song (2017)
  • Soul (2020) - Dutch version

References

  1. ^ Donkers, Sander (19 May 2015). "Kenny B zingt de mensen bij elkaar". Vrij Nederland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Kenny B – Kenny B". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Kenny B – Parijs" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Suriname:


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