Finley Quaye born 25 March 1974 is a Scottish musician. He won the 1997 Mobo Award for best Reggae act, and the 1998 BRIT Award for Best British Male Solo Artist. Life Quaye is the son of Jazz musician, Cab Kaye and Sharon McGowan, the brother of noted guitarist, Caleb Quaye, and uncle of Tricky. Quaye went to school in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. However, he left school with no qualifications. Before making records he took employment spraying cars, smoking fish, making futons and as a stage-rigger. His father was born in London, yet considered himself as an African. Although known as Cab Kaye his full name was Nii Lante Augustus Kwamlah Quaye. Kaye was the son of the pianist Caleb Jonas Quaye a.k.a Mope Desmond, who was born in Accra, Ghana. Kaye did not grow up with his father and only found out, in his twenties, about his father's history as a musician. Music is in very much in the blood, four generations of music

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