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BUNNY DIAMOND AND TAPPA ZUKIE ARE RECOVERING AFTER MAJOR HEALTH SCARES!

 Bunny Diamond— DEEJAY Tappa Zukie and singer Bunny Diamond of the Mighty Diamonds are recovering in hospital after major health scares last week. Daniel Sinclair, Tappa Zukie’s son, told the Jamaica Observer that his father suffered a “diabetic episode” at home on October 27. He was rushed to the University Hospital of the West Indies where he is still a patient. Sinclair denied rumours that his father went into a coma. He said he became disoriented, began vomiting blood and was unresponsive after being admitted to hospital. Yesterday, Sinclair said the veteran toaster spoke to him. “He’s doing much better, he’s out of the danger zone.” Tappa Zukie (real name David Sinclair) is best known for songs like MPLA, Oh Lord and Natty Dread a Weh She Want (with Horace Andy). Fitzroy ‘Bunny Diamond’ Simpson suffered a minor … Read entire article »

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“IGNORE GAY ISSUES…TACKLE OTHER TOPICS” INDUSTRY PERSONNEL URGES ARTISTS!

By Curtis Campbell–   DJ Sunshine—- Musicians urge colleagues to tackle other topics— Music industry participants are asking their colleagues to exclude the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from the topics they choose to speak about in their songs. According to veteran reggae artist Tappa Zukie, known for singles like Oh Lord and Raggy Joey Boy, it is clear some battles are not worth fighting. “It’s not everything you can prevent. We just need to make good and original music to make people happy and to make them dance. To each his own, and we should not be judging others either because what a man chooses to do with his life is his business,” he said. The conversation about what type of music was appropriate came to the fore last month when Queen Ifrica had a scheduled performance … Read entire article »

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