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BOB MARLEY AND DENNIS BROWN ARE CENTRAL TO REGGAE MONTH!
Bunny Livingston (left), Bob Marley (center) and Peter Tosh as The Wailers.– Reggae music began in 1968 with Nanny Goat (Larry Marshall and Alvin Leslie), Bangarang (Stranger Cole and Lester Sterling), Baby Why (the Cables), and No More Heartaches (the Beltones), leading the way. Dennis Brown had just turned 11 at the time, while Bob Marley was a relatively unknown, having just laid his foundation with producers Leslie Kong, Clement Dodd, and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. The two … Read entire article »
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“MAKE BOB MARLEY A NATIONAL HERO” SAYS AUTHOR DAVID CUPPLES!
By Basil Walters— Top: David Cupples. AMERICAN author David Cupples believes Bob Marley should be made a National Hero of Jamaica. During his address to the Bob Marley Lecture Series Thursday at the Undercroft at University of the West Indies (The UWI), Mona, Cupples described Marley as a revolutionary and visionary whose message was more powerful than folk legend, Bob Dylan. “I try today to let everybody understand Bob Marley a little better and what he was fighting against. To everyone all over the world today Bob is a great hero; Bob Dylan deserves the Nobel Prize, but our Bob deserves it more in my opinion,” said Cupples. “In my opinion, Bob should be made a Jamaica national hero without question. So too Michael Manley.” The forum took place on opening day of the three-day … Read entire article »
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FRANKIE CAMPBELL, CHAIRMAN OF THE JAMAICA ASSOCIATION OF VINTAGE ARTISTS & AFFILIATES, BATS A REGGAE “WALK OF FAME” IN NEW KINGSTON!
Frankie Campbell— Frankie Campbell, Fab 5’s bass player and chairman of the Jamaica Association of Vintage Artists and Affiliates (JAVAA), is batting for Jamaican music to have its own Walk of Fame at the Emancipation Park in New Kingston. According to the musician, JAVAA has already tabled a proposal to the government requesting that the Emancipation Park in New Kingston be used as the location. However, the veteran believes the process is tiring as the powers that be are doing a lot of talking, but very little action. “Want our own Walk of Fame, and we are trying to get it in the park so that young people can come from primary school and say, who is this? And they can go home and research and find out. It’s important to us, and … Read entire article »
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DANCEHALL ARTIST I-OCTANE WEIGHS IN ON BOB MARLEY’S INFLUENCE!
Bob Marley— I-OCTANE is no stranger to the Marleys and their music. He has worked with Ky-Mani Marley on A Yah Wi Deh for his 2014 album My Journey and on Wayne Marshall’s Go Hard featuring Damian “Junior Gong” Marley, Aidonia, Assassin, Bounty Killa and Vybz Kartel. Ky-Mani and Damian are sons of reggae legend Bob Marley. “It’s always good to work with any of the Marleys because you can learn so much from them while you’re making good music. When you see the man dem work ethics, you just want to work hard and put out your best ‘cause di man dem just work straight. All when man inna di studio a drop asleep, dem nah stop till the track lay down good,” said the singjay. “When you go in the studio with … Read entire article »
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THE TWELVE TRIBES OF ISRAEL TO PAY TRIBUTE TO BOB AND DENNIS AT “REGGAE LEGENDS” IN KINGSTON, FEBRUARY 4!
Top: Bob Marley Bottom: Dennis Brown– Rastafari mansion, Twelve Tribes of Israel will pay tribute to reggae icons Bob Marley and Dennis Brown at and event dubbed Reggae Legends on February 4. Staged as part of the the celebrations for Reggae Month, the event will be held at the Twelve Tribes headquarters on Old Hope Road in St Andrew. The showcase will seek to honor the music of two of Jamaica’s greatest in the month of their birth, which Twelve Tribes celebrates as the month of Joseph — the 11th of Jacob’s sons, and is also the birth month of the two internationally renowned artistes. Dennis Emmanuel brown, dubbed the Crown Prince of Reggae was born on February 1, 1957 and died following a brief illness on July 1, 1999 at the age of 42. … Read entire article »
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THE MARLEY ESTATE STOPS NEW ORLEANS-BASED PROMOTERS OF “THE MARLEY GRAS JERK CHICKEN FESTIVAL” FROM USING THE MARLEY NAME!
Marley clan clamps down on festival Bob Marley— The Marley family has reportedly stepped in to prevent a New Orleans-based company from using the name Marley Gras to promote their jerk chicken festival. The NOLA Caribbean Festival has announced the inaugural Marley Gras Jerk Chicken Festival will now be known as the NOLA Jerk Chicken Festival after receiving correspondence from the late reggae star’s family promising legal action if they didn’t remove Bob Marley’s name and likeness from … Read entire article »
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JEREME MORGAN (GRAMPS’ SON) MAKES THE BILLBOARD CHART WITH HIS DEBUT ALBUM “TRANSITION!”
BY KEVIN JACKSON— Jemere Morgan.— Jemere Morgan, son of Morgan Heritage member Gramps Morgan, makes his debut on the Billboard Reggae album chart this week. His debut album Transition enters at number four. Transition, released on January 6 via Dada Son Entertainment, contains 17 tracks. It also includes collaborations with Toian (Bang Bang); Agent Sasco (Neighbourhood Girls remix); J Boog (Shakers and Movers); Ghanaian dancehall artist Soundbwoy (A.C.B.) and Jo Mersa Marley (Shouldn’t Have). His father, Gramps, is featured on the tracks Try Jah Love and Celebrate Life. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Morgan moved to Jamaica at age one. He relocated to the United States at eight. He currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Elsewhere on the Billboard Reggae album chart, Rebelution continues to lead the pack as its Grammy-nominated set Falling into Place is … Read entire article »
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TUFF GONG INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS WITH FLORIDA-BASED SUNPRESS VINYL, TO RELAUNCH PRESSING OF VINYL RECORDS!
Tuff Gong International, the entertainment company founded by global music icon Bob Marley, will relaunch its vinyl manufacturing services this February in partnership with Sunpress Vinyl. Considered by music purists to provide the premium listening experience, sales of vinyl records are on the rise, hitting a 28-year record high last year. Tuff Gong’s vinyl pressing factory has always been the most popular in the Caribbean, with its high-grade product attracting clients from as far away as Europe and Asia. Based in Opa Locka, Florida, SunPress Vinyl is housed in the former Final Vinyl factory, founded in the 1970’s by reggae pioneer Joe Gibbs. As the U.S. base of Gibbs’ operations, and later, Studio One’s Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd‘s main pressing facility, the plant issued classic works by Toots and the Maytals, the … Read entire article »
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KYMANI MARLEY TO HEADLINE “DUBAI REGGAE BEACHFEST” FEBRUARY 10!
Ky-Mani Marley— Ky-Mani Marley will headline the February 10 Reggae Beachfest in Dubai to mark his father’s 72nd birthday. The show is scheduled for the Dubai International Marine Club, promoter Kenya Don told the Sunday Observer. It is the fourth staging of the event which celebrates the work of Bob Marley, who was born on February 6, 1945 and died May 11, 1981. “Dubai is growing as the multicultural destination, and our motto is to unite multiple cultures through music, food and entertainment,” read a release from organizers of Reggae Beachfest. Since promoting his first reggae show in Dubai in 2002, the Kenya-born Kenya Don has followed up with similar events, including Jamaica Independence Party. The shows feature mainly dancehall acts such as Cecile, Wayne Wonder, Dawn Penn and Tanto Metro and Devonte. Over 2,000 West … Read entire article »
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J BOOG CONNECTS WITH HIS AUDIENCES BY SPREADING POSITIVE MESSAGE!
By Adrian Gomez— Jerry Afemata, known by his stage name, J Boog, is touring in support of his album “Wash House Ting. ” Having new material is something Jerry Afemata strives to keep consistent. The reggae singer is back after a few years with a new album, “Wash House Ting,” which was released in November. “We took our time with this album,” he says during a recent phone interview. “Everything just felt right. From the writing process to getting on tour, it’s all blended nicely.” Afemata is known by his stage name, J Boog. For the better part of a decade, he has toured the world spreading a positive message through his reggae-inspired music. Afemata, of Samoan descent, was born in Long Beach, Calif., and raised in Compton, Calif. Steeped in Samoan culture and the son … Read entire article »
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