
Artist · producer · label
Flourgon
79 releases
Flourgon is a Jamaican dancehall artist best known for the sharp, hard-driving style he brought to the late 1980s and 1990s sound system era. Born Michael May in Kingston, he came up in the city’s dancehall scene, learning his craft on local sound systems and developing the clipped, commanding delivery that helped define his reputation. He first built his name through a mix of solo recordings and collaborations, often working alongside artists from the same Kingston circles, including his brother Red Dragon and close associates such as Daddy Lizard and Sanchez. That community feel is part of what made Flourgon stand out: his records were rooted in the dance, but they were also shaped by the close-knit social world around the music.
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His early breakout came during a fertile period for Jamaican dancehall, when producers were tightening rhythms and deejays were turning personality into momentum. Flourgon’s voice fit that moment well. He was direct, rhythmic, and easy to recognize, with a flow that could sound playful one minute and stern the next. Tracks like “We Run Things” helped cement his name beyond Jamaica, while collaborations such as “Madly In Love” showed how well he could move between straight deejay work and more melodic crossover settings. He was part of a generation that made dancehall feel both street-level and widely portable, and that balance has kept his catalog relevant to selectors, collectors, and fans of classic Jamaican music.
He remained active after his earliest hit-making years, with performances and later releases keeping his name in circulation even as the pace of his output became less frequent. That longevity matters in a genre where live presence, dubplate culture, and familiar voices can be as important as radio play. Flourgon’s recent work has continued to reflect that foundation, including later appearances that connect him to current reggae and dancehall audiences without losing the rough-edged character that made his name in the first place. His place in the music is not built on reinvention so much as consistency: a distinctive voice, a strong sense of timing, and a catalog that captures a key era in Jamaican dancehall.
For listeners tracing the line from the classic sound system years into modern reggae culture, Flourgon remains one of the voices that helped shape the template. His records carry the energy of Kingston dance halls, but they also show how much personality and control a deejay could bring to a riddim. That is why his name still turns up naturally in discussions of foundational dancehall, and why his music continues to sit comfortably beside both vintage cuts and newer riddim projects.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, jamaicaobserver.com, riddim-id.com · Profile updated 8 Apr 2026
Releases


2 Time Riddim
Long Chain Global83 BPM · 6B
4 Season Lover Riddim Aka Fresh Riddim
Jammys Records84 BPM · 9B
A Fi Fly Out Riddim
Techniques Records 198887 BPM · 4B
Bam Bam Riddim
Various Labels95 BPM · 7A
Binghi Riddim
M Records77 BPM · 11A
Black Woman Riddim Part.2 (2024)
Marshall Neeko Remix
Bongo Nyah Riddim
Matador, Joe Frasier
Candle Wax Riddim- Fat Eyes Records

Crank Angle Riddim
Firehouse, Rockers
Crazy Night Riddim
Sws Sound85 BPM · 10B
Dancehall Golden Era, Vol. 12
Duck Dance Riddim92 BPM · 6B
Dennis Star Presents Original Stuck Vol 1
Greensleeves Records
Dennis Star Presents: Rhythm Distress
Greensleeves Records90 BPM · 2B
Destiny Riddim (2001)
True Blue81 BPM · 3A
Distress Riddim
Dennis Star
DJ Government Riddim
Digital B91 BPM · 11B
Dolla Riddim (1993)
Powermatic98 BPM
Dollar Riddim
Powermatic Productions92 BPM · 11B
Duck Dance Riddim
Jammys Records92 BPM · 11B
Duck Dance Riddim 199x (1990)
Unknown
Expo Train Riddim
Black Diamonds84 BPM
Fast Car Riddim
Various Labels89 BPM · 8A
Fast Car Riddim (1992)
Steely And Clevie Records90 BPM · 8A
Fever Riddim
Various Labels
Fly De Gate Aka Smile Riddim
Star Trail83 BPM · 5B
Forty Supemmh Riddim
2006 – Blaque Warriahz92 BPM · 4A
Fresh Riddim
Various Labels4B
Fresh Riddim 199x (1990)
Unknown86 BPM · 4B
Frighten Friday (friday 13th)
Steely and Clevie Records82 BPM
Frighten Friday Riddim
1992 – Steely And Clevie82 BPM
Full Up Aka Kutchie Riddim
Gargamel Music
Full Up Riddim
Various Labels
Gal Yu Look Good Riddim
Digital-B92 BPM · 6B
Genesis 2026 Riddim
Juna-vill Records81 BPM · 11B
Guilty Riddim (1991)
Progressive Intl Records90 BPM
Gum Riddim (1994)
Main Street Records101 BPM · 12A
Gum Riddim (1995)
Cell Block 321
Hard Drugs Riddim
Delperies Records90 BPM · 11B
Hill Billy Riddim (1996)
Silver B92 BPM · 12B
Hol A Fresh Riddim
Techniques86 BPM · 4B
Hot Section Riddim
Turbine
Hot Stepper Or Party Time Riddim
Gold Disc Records81 BPM
I Hold The Handle Riddim
Various Labels78 BPM · 7B
Jump and Spread Out Riddim
Digital B82 BPM
King Riddim (1995)
Pickout
Mi Love Mi Girl Bad Riddim
Redman International89 BPM · 1A