Editing Capleton (section)

=== Later career ===
[[File:Capleton (2).png|thumb|Capleton in [[Melkweg]], Amsterdam]]
In 1999, Capleton headlined [[Reggae Sumfest]]'s dancehall night, to much fanfare.<ref>[http://www.reggaeweb.com/events/sumfest/1999/sumfest.htm Summer Fest '99 – Dancehall Nights] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715171049/http://www.reggaeweb.com/events/sumfest/1999/sumfest.htm |date=15 July 2011 }}. Reggaeweb.com. Retrieved 2 February 2011.</ref> The performance, which led to a subsequent headliner placement the following year, is credited with "re-bussing", or creating a comeback for, his career.<ref>[http://www.reggaeweb.com/events/sumfest/2000/index.htm Reggae Sumfest 2000] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715171205/http://www.reggaeweb.com/events/sumfest/2000/index.htm |date=15 July 2011 }}. Reggaeweb.com. Retrieved 2 February 2011.</ref>
The 1999–2000 period elicited a string of hits, many of which can be found on the album ''[[More Fire]]''.<ref>Huey, Steve. [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/capleton-p29881/biography Capleton biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101212095432/http://allmusic.com/artist/capleton-p29881/biography |date=12 December 2010 }}. allmusic. Retrieved 2 February 2011.</ref>

Grammy Nominated in 2003 Album "Still Blazin" VP Records Executive Produce by Errol "GenErral" Adams / Joel Chin

By 2004, some argued the quality of Capleton's music had been downgraded by over-proliferation on numerous [[riddim]]s, while Capleton himself argued his continued recording over both [[dancehall]] and [[roots reggae]] riddims created balance in his musical output.<ref>Smith, Germaine. [http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20040507/ent/ent1.html REIGN OF FIRE – Capleton still blazes] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512174149/http://jamaica-star.com/thestar/20040507/ent/ent1.html |date=12 May 2009 }}. ''Jamaica Star''. 7 May 2004.</ref> Nonetheless, he scored hit singles over one of the most popular riddims of 2004,<ref>[http://www.reggae-vibes.com/rev_var/dropleaf.htm Drop Leaf album review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110218170029/http://www.reggae-vibes.com/rev_var/dropleaf.htm |date=18 February 2011 }}. Reggae Vibes Productions. Retrieved 2 February 2011.</ref> "That Day Will Come" over the Hard Times riddim.

After a hiatus from the label, Capleton returned to [[VP Records]] in 2010 with the release of ''[[I-Ternal Fire]]''.<ref>Campbell, Howard. [http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100630/ent/ent1.html Capleton finds his way back to VP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100808113007/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20100630/ent/ent1.html |date=8 August 2010 }}. ''Jamaica Gleaner''. 30 June 2010.</ref>

After headlining a U.S. tour which included [[Romain Virgo]], Munga Honorable, and Kulcha Knox in the fall of 2010, Capleton embarked upon a tour of the African continent for late 2010 and early 2011. Stops included Gambia, Senegal, South Africa and multiple dates in Zimbabwe.<ref>[http://www.thestandard.co.zw/entertainment/27427-warming-the-stage-for-capleton.html Warming the stage for Capleton] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127031304/http://www.thestandard.co.zw/entertainment/27427-warming-the-stage-for-capleton.html |date=27 November 2010 }}. ''The Standard (Zimbabwe)''. 21 November 2010.</ref> In December 2012 the music Unite Cape Town International Reggae Festival saw Capleton, reggae and dancehall artists like Black Dillinger, [[Blak Kalamawi]] .<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themalaika.com/2012/12/03/capleton-headlines-the-music-unite-capetown-international-reggae-fest-dec-8-9-south-africa/|title=Capleton Headlines The Music Unite Capetown International Reggae Fest (Dec 8-9 South Africa)|publisher=themalaika.com|date=3 December 2012|access-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013004939/https://themalaika.com/2012/12/03/capleton-headlines-the-music-unite-capetown-international-reggae-fest-dec-8-9-south-africa/|archive-date=13 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Capleton's annual 'A St Mary Mi Come From' live show has raised funds for several charities since it was first staged in 2000, including local schools and hospitals.<ref name="Walters20120720" />