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Kurtis Mantronik

Kurtis el Khaleel, known professionally as Kurtis Mantronik, born September 4, 1965, in Jamaica, is a Jamaican-born hip-hop and electronic musician, DJ, and producer who relocated to Canada and later to New York. He developed an early fascination with electro music after hearing Yellow Magic Orchestra on the radio, leading him to work as a DJ in Manhattan. His breakthrough came in 1985 when he co-created the single “Fresh Is the Word” with MC Tee, which reached number 16 on Billboard’s Hot Dance Singles Sales chart and launched the group Mantronix. The duo released 3 studio album...