Dan-I

Dan-I (born Selmore Ezekiel Lewinson; July 1951 – 19 May 2006) was a British disco musician, signed to Island Records, who had a Top 30 hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1979 with a single called "Monkey Chop,” which later climbed to number 11 on “Top of the Pops” in Sweden by March 1980 and in the Top Ten in Milan, Italy and in New Zealand. He originated from Clarendon, Jamaica. Without any further chart success, Dan-I remains listed as a one-hit wonder, although he continued to release several albums as a solo artist under independent record labels and as lead singer for various other bands, most notably the L.A.-based gospel reggae band, Unity, in the 1980s.

Career and background His stage name derived from his interest in numerology, meaning "number one". In the early 1970s he was asked by George Clinton to join his band Funkadelic, but he declined, believing he was too young. He was also connected with a release by Unity, For The Glory Of Jah. He provided the lead vocals for the release. He provided backing vocals for Busta Jones's 1988 single, "My Hands Are Shakin'".

He then moved to South Africa before returning to London.

UK discography (unless stated otherwise) + 7" Singles Title Release info Year Notes "Monkey Chop" / "Roller (Do It) Boogie" Island WIP 6520 1979 "Hidden Valley" / "Action" Island WIP 6572 1980 "Let's Be An Animal" / "Free Prison" Aura AUS 123 1980

+ 12" Singles Act Title Release info Year Notes Dan-I "Hidden Valley" / "Dennis And The Spider", "Action" (long version) Island 12WIP 6572 1980 Dan I & Big Youth "Who Killed The Prophets" / "Monkey Chop" V.I.P Records 007

+ Albums Title Release info Year F Notes Sure Love The Feeling Selmore Records ALPSEL001 1989 LP Nicely Nicely The Vodka Label VDK 8001 1984 LP US release Living Figures Onset Records OSET CD 001 1999 CD Dan-I Listen to the Magic Welovemusic.de 2023 Selmore/Skliris/Deligiannides Dan-I Stand Up Welovemusic.de 2023 performed by Kokomo Selmore/Skliris/Deligiannides