Donovan Germain

b. 7 March 1952. A producer whose involvement in 80s and 90s reggae music has helped to define and popularize the format, Germain started in the business with a record shop in New York, and he began producing his own work in 1972. From the outset his style was characterized by its dignified, musical approach and Germain soon proved that he could make lovers rock as adeptly as "roots" records - his "Mr Boss Man" with Cultural Roots was a huge underground hit in 1980. He made the UK national Top 20 in 1986 with Audrey Hall's "One Dance Won't Do". Strangely enough, the song was a...