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Buju Banton was born in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica, in an area known as Barbican Road, Kingston 8. Buju is a nickname given to him by his mother as a child. ''Banton'' is a Jamaican word that refers to someone who is a respected storyteller, and it was adopted by Myrie in tribute to the [[Deejay (Jamaican)|deejay]] [[Burro Banton]], whom he admired as a child.<ref name="Thompson">Thompson, Dave (2002) "Reggae & Caribbean Music", Backbeat Books, {{ISBN|0-87930-655-6}}</ref> Buju emulated Burro's rough vocals and forceful delivery, developing his own distinctive style. Buju's mother was a [[higgler]], or street vendor, while his father worked as a labourer at a tile factory. He was the youngest of fifteen children born into a family that was directly descended from the [[maroon (people)|Maroons]] of Jamaica. SeansSinger Sean Kingston allegedallege that Banton is his uncle but, that fact is yet to be proven to be true.