Cosmo

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  • Born: Westmoreland, Jamaica
  • Years Active: 1990s, 2000s

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All Music Guide:

Cosmo Fraser is not your typical reggae singer/recording artist. From Westmoreland, a Jamaican Parish near Negril Beach, Cosmo's route to recording reggae came via a totally different route than most of the island's historic artists. It began like the careers of American soul artists: Stevie Wonder, Carl Carlton, Darrow Fletcher, Lucky Peterson, Gladys Knight, Michael Jackson, and other child prodigies, which Fraser most definitely was, but neither he nor his parents pursued or pushed him towards music. Though he won amateur contests all over the island as a child and had the goods of an exciting entertainer, he instead, at the age of 19, came to America to further his education.

He holds multiple bachelor degrees from Columbia University and a medical degree from the State University of New York -- not your typical reggae singer by any stretch of the imagination; and he's not just sitting on the med. degree, he's a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and Chief of Geriatric Nephrology at the VA Medical Center in the Bay Area, and makes all encompassing reggae music as well -- again, not your typical reggae singer.

The renown biomedical researcher, a.k.a. the Singing Doctor, has found the time to cut two albums to date: Reggae Music Man (a compilation done with fellow doctors) on Daktari Records (1995) and Fire This Time, his solo debut for Ruff Stuff Records (originally on Ginger Girl) released in 1998. Like any significant reggae singer, songs of social justice and injustice are a part of his repertoire, yet it's hard to picture Fraser leading a rebellion. He performs all over California and different venues and on reggae television specials; he travels to Canada to be part of their lauded Urban Fests and garners other choice gigs -- when you're not starving you can be picky. An enthusiastic entertainer, Fraser often jumps off the stage and boogies with the audience; his most popular opening number is a dancehall version of "Mission Impossible." In addition to singing, Fraser's an accomplished songwriter and writes most of his material.

Wikipedia:

Cosmo may refer to:

Cosmo (surname), a surname

Cosmo may also refer to:

Anime

Cosmo Police Justy, 1985 Japanese animeCosmo Ranger, alternate name of the 1982-1983 Japanese anime BaxingerCosmo Runner, alternate name of the 1981-1981 Japanese anime BraigerCosmo Warrior Zero, Japanese anime

Books

Cosmo Argento, Italian science fiction book seriesCosmo Oro, Italian science fiction book seriesThe Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception, 1909 occult text

Business

Cosmo Network and Technology, Information Technology Solutions company, New York City, USACosmo Air Cargo, common misspelling of Columbian cargo airline Cosmos Air CargoCosmo Oil Company (established 1986), Japanese petrochemical companyWTC Cosmo Tower, alternate name of the Osaka World Trade Center Building in Osaka, Japan

Cars

Mazda Cosmo, any of several cars of this name

Comics

Cosmo the Merry Martian, a 1950s comic book

Fictional characters

Cosmo the Seedrian, from the anime series Sonic XCosmo and Dibs, from the UK children's TV programme You and MeCosmo, from American animated TV series The Fairly OddParentsCosmo Kramer, from the American TV sitcom SeinfeldCosmo Topper, from the Topper (novel series) by Thorne SmithPrivate Cosmo, from the comic strip Beetle BaileyCosmo Spacely, from the American animated TV series "The Jetsons"Cosmo Renfro, deputy U.S. marshall from the American films The Fugitive (1993 film) and U.S. Marshals

Food and drink

Cosmo, informal name of the Cosmopolitan (cocktail)

Media

Cosmopolitan (magazine), a magazine for women, sometimes referred to as "Cosmo"Cosmo On-Line, Brazilian generic Internet portalCosmo Radio, channel on Sirius Satellite RadioCosmo TV, alternate name of the cable and satellite television network Cosmopolitan TelevisionCosmogirl, 1999-2008 teenage magazineXda Cosmo, commercial name of the HTC Excalibur smartphone modelCosmo the Cougar, mascot of Brigham Young University.

Music

Cosmo, lead singer and writer of FlannelCosmo, the band formed in 2006 by former Boston members Fran Cosmo and his son Anton CosmoCosmo's Factory, an album by Creedence Clearwater RevivalCosmo, an album by Creedence drummer Doug Clifford.Cosmo Jarvis, English singer-songwriter and filmmaker.

Places

Cosmo Clock 21, giant Ferris wheel and world's largest clock, in Yokohama, JapanCosmo Park, alternate name of the Columbia Cosmopolitan Recreation Area in Columbia, Missouri, United StatesCosmo's World, a theme park in MalaysiaCosmo Township, Kearney County, Nebraska, a township in the United StatesSan Cosmo Albanese, a village in Italy

Science

COSMO Solvation Model, calculation method for determining the electrostatic interaction of a molecule with a solventCOSMO-SkyMed, Earth observation satellite systemCosmo-theism, belief of American white nationalist William Luther Pierce (1933-2002)Cosmo-theology, alternate spelling of Cosmotheology, a term coined by Immanuel Kant for a type of transcendental theology

Video games

Cosmo Crash, a 1983 video gameCosmo Gang, any of several video games of the same nameCosmo Tank, 1990 video gameCosmo's Cosmic Adventure, 1992 video gameSegaSonic Cosmo Fighter, arcade game

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