Kenny B Explained

Kenny B
Birth Name:Kenneth Bron
Birth Date:1961 11, df=y
Birth Place:Paramaribo, Suriname
Alias:Kenny B
Instrument:Vocals
Genre:Reggae
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1970–present
Label:TopNotch

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

Charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionAlbum
SUR
[4]
"Go Fii"20204rowspan="5"
"Nergens Heen"202216
"Fa un de ya"
1
"Faandi"
13
"Never Leave"20232

Filmography

Films

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donkers. Sander. Kenny B zingt de mensen bij elkaar. Vrij Nederland. 25 January 2016. 19 May 2015. Dutch. 30 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130203129/https://www.vn.nl/kenny-b-zingt-de-mensen-bij-elkaar/. live.
  2. Web site: Kenny B – Kenny B. Dutch Charts. 25 January 2016. Dutch. 14 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160214033808/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kenny+B&titel=Kenny+B&cat=a. live.
  3. Web site: Kenny B – Parijs. 25 January 2016. Dutch. 9 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309001743/http://www.top40.nl/kenny-b-1/parijs-1_25594. live.
  4. Peak chart positions for singles in Suriname: