Captain Sinbad

Carl Anthony Dwyer, better known by his deejay persona Captain Sinbad (born c. 1955 in Kingston, Jamaica), began his career performing on the Sound of Silence sound system alongside Sugar Minott. Early recordings with Minott included the single “Pressure Rock”, and although Dwyer recorded at Studio One, the tracks were not released. He gained experience working with producers like Henry “Junjo” Lawes and Linval Thompson, and began producing music himself, starting with Little John’s “A1 Sound”. His debut album, The Seven Voyages of Captain Sinbad, was released in 1982, followed by Sinbad and the Metric System (1983), a collaboration with Peter Metro and Little John. Around 1982–83, Dwyer moved to England, where he worked with the Saxon sound system and founded the Rockfort label, releasing productions for UK artists. He returned to Jamaica in the late 1980s and established the Sinbad label, producing hits such as Gospel Fish’s “Wickedest Thing in Life”, Capleton’s “Two Minute Man”, Mad Cobra’s “Merciless Bad Boy”, and tracks for Daddy Woody, Frankie Paul, and General T.K. His work during this period solidified his reputation as both a deejay and a producer in the reggae and dancehall scenes. In the early 1990s, Captain Sinbad began experimenting with hip hop, remixing his popular rhythms for the albums Sin Badda Than Them and Gangster, and later producing the Romantic Ragga series. Over his career, Dwyer remained influential both as a performer and as a producer, helping bridge traditional reggae, dancehall, and emerging ragga/hip hop styles.