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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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THE GLOBAL REGGAE CONFERENCE IS SET FOR FEBRUARY 9-11, IN KINGSTON!

THE GLOBAL REGGAE CONFERENCE IS SET FOR FEBRUARY 9-11, IN KINGSTON!

 Top: David Cupples Bottom: Dr Carolyn Cooper. OVER 60 presenters from the Caribbean, North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and the United Kingdom will participate in the Global Reggae Conference (GRC) from February 9–11 at The University of the West Indies’ Mona campus in St Andrew. It will be held under the theme, ‘Dancehall, Music And the City’. This is the fifth biennial GRC staged by The UWI’s Institute of Caribbean Studies/Reggae Studies Unit. It comprises a … Read entire article »

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