Garnet Silk | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Garnet Damion Smith |
| Born | 2 April 1966 |
| Origin | Manchester, Jamaica |
| Died | 9 December 1994 (aged 28) Mandeville, Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae, dancehall |
| Years active | late 1970s–1994 |
| Labels | VP, Greensleeves, Heartbeat, Atlantic, Penthouse |
Garnet Silk (born Garnet Damion Smith; 2 April 1966 – 9 December 1994) was a Jamaican reggae musician and Rastafarian, known for his diverse, emotive, powerful and smooth voice. During the early 1990s he was hailed as a rising talent, however his career was ended by his early death in 1994, while attempting to save his mother from her burning house.