Pressure

Delyno Brown (born August 5, 1981), professionally known as Pressure or Pressure Busspipe, is a reggae musician from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He began building his reputation in the late 1990s through work on the Star Lion sound system, where he honed his vocal style and roots-reggae message. Deeply influenced by Rastafari beliefs, Pressure’s music is known for its spiritual focus, social consciousness, and strong Caribbean identity. Pressure released his debut album The Pressure Is On in 2005, produced by Dean Pond. He gained wider recognition in 2007 with a remixed version of “Love and Affection,” produced by Don Corleon, which became a hit in Jamaica and led to an album of the same name. He continued his momentum with Coming Back For You (2009), again working with Pond, further establishing himself across the Caribbean reggae scene. In 2012, Pressure released Africa Redemption, collaborating with producer Trevor “Baby G” James in Jamaica and Damian and Stephen Marley in Miami. Following a rise in gun violence and his own experience as a victim, he organized a peace concert in St. Thomas in 2013. Subsequent releases include The Sound (2014), Red Rose (2016)—which reached the top ten on the Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart—and Rebel With a Cause (2019), reaffirming his role as both an artist and activist within modern reggae.