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VETERAN JAMAICAN MUSICIAN GLEN DaCOSTA NOW CALLS FALMOUTH, MAINE, HIS HOME AWAY FROM HOME!

By Colin Ellis, The Forecaster—- .Glen DaCosta— FALMOUTH, Maine — When Glen DaCosta first met musician Bob Marley in Jamaica in 1972, DaCosta was a saxophone player in one of Jamaica’s most popular bands, Zap Pow. “With Zap Pow everything was precise, so I guess that was what Bob wanted with his group, and so he asked us to come play with him,” DaCosta said. That began a musical relationship that lasted nearly 10 years with Marley and even longer with the Wailers, with whom DaCosta has toured and played in the years since, in venues ranging from large international halls to small clubs like Port City Music Hall. “For me it’s always a pleasure to play Bob Marley’s music for what it represents,” DaCosta said, adding that reggae music represents “truth, rights and justice for … Read entire article »

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