TURBULENCE, born Sheldon Campbell on January 11/1980, is a
Jamaican reggae artist.
He is a self-proclaimed member of the Rastafari movement. He
was discovered in 1999 by Philip "Fatis" Burrell.
He has released a number of albums including I Believe, United, Notorious - The
Album, Songs of Solomon, Triumphantly, Join Us and Hail The King and was
featured in an episode of the BBC documentary series Storyville. He is also
known for his song "Blood dem out" which was featured on a highly
profiled freestyle ski movie called "Show and Prove".
Rise Up documentary
Turbulence was featured as one of three main acts in the 2007 documentary film
Rise Up, which explores the world of underground music in Jamaica. The film,
directed by Luciano Blotta, documents Turbulence’s rise to prominence as an
internationally recognized and nationally celebrated reggae artist, and
highlights the political and socially active nature of his music. Rise Up has
screened at numerous film festivals including IDFA and Hot Docs, and the film
won the Best Music Documentary category at the AFI/Discovery Channel Silverdocs
Festival. The film also aired on the BBC and enjoyed a well received theatrical
debut in Jamaica, where it was reviewed by the Jamaican Observer as the
"Rise of a new Classic". Throughout the film, Turbulence voices the
problems of post-colonial corruption, poverty, and violence in Jamaica.
The breakout single, “Notorious”, brought Turbulence and
T.H.C. Muzik international acclaim. First released in 2004 on the Scallawah
riddim, "Notorious" rose to Number 1 on local and international
Reggae/Dancehall charts in Jamaica, New York City, London, Toronto and Japan in
2005, bolstered by the supporting music video by Rise Up director and
cinematographer Luciano Blotta. The track was re-released as the feature track
of the Notorious album in 2006.
Turbulence went to another number one song with a collaboration featuring
Reggae's new voice and Rastafarian ambassador Khalilah Rose.The song Unite and
Be Strong charted on Argentina's urban mixx for ten weeks.
He did his last tour « Save the children » in Europe in
May 2015 with Neva Stop Events agency.
He released about 56 albums and some of the last
promoted were Criminal(featuring with Lutan Fyah, March 2015) and Done
Wid, in September 2015 sur le ONE STEP RIDDIM.