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TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS TO HEADLINE “MARLEY IN THE MOUNTAINS” SUMMER CONCERT JULY 12!
Led by a man with 31 No. 1 reggae hits in Jamaica, Toots and the Maytals will play Ketchum on July 12. KETCHUM • Reggae band Toots and the Maytals will play July 12 in Ketchum’s Atkinson Park for the first Marley in the Mountains summer concert. Toots and the Maytals won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album; its “True Love” included musicians Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards. Artists such as … Read entire article »
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USAIN BOLT TO WEAR BOB MARLEY-INSPIRED PUMA GEARS FOR LONDON OLYMPICS!
Bolt plans to shock the world with record-breaking performance in London Usain Bolt is aiming to wow the world with his performances at the Olympics. Bolt got back into the groove on Thursday night with victory in the Rome Diamond League 100metres in 9.76 seconds, the fastest time in the world this year. It was his fourth fastest time ever, with the previous three all world records. Sharp: Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt wearing the 2012 Jamaican Olympic kit with … Read entire article »
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BARON McKENLEY PAYS TRIBUTE TO SKA LEGEND PRINCE BUSTER!
Baron McKenleyPrince Buster Spank 1 recording artist Baron McKenley aka Breezy McKenely is popularly known as the tribute man. To date he has recorded over 16 tribute songs in a career that spans over 3 decades. He has also recorded and released 11 albums. “I have done tributes to Fats Domino, Princess Diana, Bob Marley, Lennox Lewis, Oprah Winfrey, the people of Haiti and Barack Obama to name a few. A lot of people know me around … Read entire article »
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MOBMARLEY INC. NEW DELHI’S TOP REGGAE BAND ROCKS THE WHOLE OF INDIA!
By Snigdha Ahuja, Hindustan Times—- New Delhi, File Photo: Bob Marley MobMarleyInc, as the name of the band suggests, is a contemporary take on reggae — made popular globally by the musical genius of late Jamaican singer-songwriter and reggae king, Bob Marley. Chintan Kalra, vocalist of the Delhi-based band, speaks about the varied influences of the musical ensemble and its members, the novelty of indulging in reggae for city audiences and the band’s upcoming musical performance. What kind of music does the band … Read entire article »
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FOREIGN REGGAE ACTS CONTINUE TO OUTSELL THEIR JAMAICAN COUNTERPARTS!
BY KEVIN JACKSON—– THE trend of American reggae acts outselling their Jamaican counterparts continues. The latest figures from sales tracker Nielsen Sound Scan should be of concern for producers of homegrown reggae. REBELUTION… topped the Billboard Reggae Album chart more than four months ago A troubling aspect is that some of the hottest and younger artists are not selling well in the United States. The number-one spot on Billboard magazine’s Reggae Album chart is the original soundtrack for the recently … Read entire article »
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UNSUNG: VERE JOHNS ONE OF JAMAICAN MUSIC’S TRUEST HEROES!
Vere Johns The name Vere Johns may mean very little to many though, quite ironically, it is a name that carries a lot of weight in terms of its relation to Jamaican music in its embryonic stages. It is quite reasonable to assume that without Johns’ contribution, Jamaica’s popular music might never have attained the heights it has today. The most unsung and underrated hero in Jamaican music, Johns single-handedly unearthed and exposed many aspiring artistes through the very famous … Read entire article »
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AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN THE VAULT – HISTORIC REGGAE RECORDINGS ARE BROUGHT TO LIFE!
By Janice Brown—– For the past several months, reggae producer Clive Chin and The Kennel chief engineer Billy “Prince Polo” Szeflinski have been working to digitize, catalog, embellish and mix hundreds of hours of previously unreleased recordings by some of the biggest stars of the golden age of ska and reggae. As The Kennel reports on its blog, the archive consists of hundreds of hours of reggae music recorded from 1968-1978 by Clive Chin and his father, Vincent “Randy” Chin, at the legendary Studio 17 … Read entire article »
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C-SHARP BAND GOES ON A TWO-WEEK TRIP TO SOUTH KOREA!
C-Sharp Band By Mel Cooke—- Next week Wednesday when C-Sharp Band heads off to South Korea, it will be in keeping with their plan to broaden the reach of their music and, by extension, Jamaica’s popular music. For while the two-week trip was not one that they sought out, it is a great fit with the band’s plan behind the music they play onstage. Manager Hugh Hoilett explained that C-Sharp was contacted after the South Koreans decided that they needed a reggae band, complementing Latin American … Read entire article »
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GHANA: POLICE GUN DOWN GANG LEADER “LIVING IN A CRAZY WORLD” – AFTER HE ATTACKED BOB MARLEY’S FANS!
BY ISSAH ALHASSA— Kumasi — What was expected to be a joyful day to commemorate the anniversary of the late reggae icon, Robert Nestor Marley, at the Centre for National Culture in Kumasi on Friday, turned bloody after a notorious armed robber, who had been on the wanted list of the police, was shot and killed in a battle with the police. Celebrants had to run helter-skelter for their lives in the ensuing battle, which reportedly occurred … Read entire article »
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THE NIGHT PETER TOSH WAS MURDERED!
CRIMES THAT ROCKED THE NATION! By Sybil E Hibbert— HOW did the internationally known Jamaican icon and reggae singer, Peter Tosh — second only in fame to the legendary Bob Marley — really die? And, after the impact of his brutal murder hit the local and foreign Press, what other sensation could one have imagined the blood-thirsty killers had in mind, when they also massacred, in one sitting, well-known broadcaster and disc jockey, Jeff Dixon, o/c Free I; … Read entire article »
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