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WITH THE SCARCITY OF LIVE EVENTS IN JAMAICA, BACKING BANDS ARE URGED TO MARKET THEMSELVES ABROAD!
By Curtis Campbell— Members of the Ruff Kutt Band in action.— With the scarcity of live events in Jamaica, the availability of gigs for reggae bands has given cause for serious concern. THE STAR spoke with veteran musician and producer Dwayne ‘Cahban’ Morris. He has been working with the Ruff Kutt band for over five years and is of the view that local bands should be looking overseas for opportunities. “Dem haffi look market outside of what is going on in Jamaica. Business in Jamaica is at an all-time low, and remember, people like Bob Marley had to leave Jamaica for a while because at one point, Jamaica only wanted to hear Yellow Man and U Roy,” he said. He also said that bands are too focused on the creative process and usually pay less attention … Read entire article »
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SINGER NADINE SUTHERLAND EARNS HER MASTER’S DEGREE!
BY RICHARD JOHNSON— The official graduation portrait of singer Nadine Sutherland— Singer Nadine Sutherland is still beaming, having proudly stepped across the stage of The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus with a master’s degree in cultural studies last Friday, October 28. When the Jamaica Observer caught up with her, she said since word got out that she had completed the postgraduate program, the support has been overwhelming. “I have always wanted to go back to school. I spent my 20’s on the road as an artist and was always somewhat envious of my friends who could speak of their college days. During the 1990’s, I was in London recording and I applied and was accepted to study law, but then came the hit song Action and, as they say, the rest … Read entire article »
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INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED SINGER, ELAN, TO RELEASE NEW SUMMER SINGLE “WICKED GAME!”
Elan …Photo Credit: Marc Baptiste Internationally acclaimed singer, ELAN, is set to release a new summer single “Wicked Game” on his own 1Lion Records label. The former Wailers singer and established solo artist / songwriter has recorded a Reggae version of Chris Isaak‘s number one Billboard pop hit song for a new generation of music fans. A music video is also set to be filmed in Jamaica in the next few weeks with international runway model … Read entire article »
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SINGJAY D-MEDZ, TRAVELS DOWN THE STUDIO ONE ROAD FOR NEW RELEASES!
D-Medz Though admitting he was never a big fan of Studio One music, singjay D-Medz said when he got a “spiritual vibration” to record songs on some of the legendary label’s fabled rhythms, he did not hesitate. He did eight songs on classic beats like the Real Rock, Far East and Answer for From a Boy To a Man, a mix tape scheduled for release soon. “I got this spiritual vibration to do something different an’ also pay homage to the foundation. I had some Studio One ‘riddims’ at home, so I start to listen dem an’ begun to write,’ D-Medz told the Jamaica Observer. Nuh Falla (Bad Company) on the Real Rock is the mix tape’s first single. Other songs include Pretty Flower, Press Button with Sizzla, and Sunday Evening. Recording to beats from … Read entire article »
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THE STUDIO ONE LABEL LAUNCHES ITS REISSUE SERIES WITH THE WAILERS’ DEBUT ALBUM!
By Benjamin Boles— Clement “Coxsone” Dodd’s Studio One label had an enormous impact on reggae, ska, dub, rocksteady, and dancehall, and helped launch the careers of artists including Bob Marley, The Maytals, The Skatalites, and more. Original copies of many of their releases go for big money on Discogs, but soon you’ll be able to buy new re-pressings of many of the label’s classics, as Yep Roc Music Group has partnered with Dodd’s daughter Carol on a series of reissues. The first release will be the Wailers’ 1965 debut album The Wailing Wailers, including the original ska version of “One Love,” which Bob Marley later re-recorded for his 1977 album Exodus. They’ll be following that up with Money Maker, one of the rarest records in the Studio One back catalogue, featuring songs from The … Read entire article »
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MORE ARTISTS AND LABELS ARE GOING FOR STREAMING!
By Joel Goldenberg— Bob Marley’s early output is now available for streaming.— When legal music streaming began via sites like Rdio, Spotify and others, the music one could listen to was wide, plentiful and varied, but with limits. The prime limit was The Beatles, the one group that preferred to keep their releases restricted to CDs, DVDs and now Blu-rays. They later let down their guard a bit by allowing Apple Computers’ ITunes to make their catalogue available for downloading at a cost per track or album. The only Beatles tracks available for streaming have been interviews and material recorded in 1963 or before, as per Europe’s rule that songs enter the public domain after 50 years — the group has no control over these, at least, so far. The streaming material includes regular … Read entire article »
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MORE THAN 500 ARTISTS AND 8,000 SONGS RECORDED AT CLEMENT DODD’S STUDIO ONE!
From left: Bunny Livingston, Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they just formed The Wailin’ Wailers.— Studio 1 has become a household name in Jamaica, insofar as it relates to the island’s rich musical legacy. Hundreds of recording artistes who have achieved local and international fame either began their careers there or have honed their musical talents within the walls of that revered institution, situated at 13 Brentford Road, (renamed Studio 1 Boulevard), in Kingston 5. One name that would perhaps come readily to mind is Bob Marley. Although he didn’t begin his recording career at Studio 1 (he began as a solo artist with Leslie Kong’s Beverley’s label in 1962), he certainly was groomed there and came to public attention while singing with the Wailers group, which included Neville ‘Bunny Wailer’ … Read entire article »
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SECURITY GUARD ASSAULTS BUNNY WAILER AT THE BOB MARLEY MUSEUM IN KINGSTON!
By Vernon Davidson—- WAILER… this guy was actually chucking me out—- REGGAE icon Bunny Wailer said he was yesterday assaulted by a security guard and told to leave the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, a property that the only living member of the world-famous Wailers said he normally accesses without hassle. Wailer, known to many people as Jah B, went to the museum with England-based attorney Simon Vumbaca, who has been retained by the Rastafari Millennium Council on a matter relating to the indigenous rights of Rastafarians. “I never expected anything like that because I just visited the place with the brethren. He wanted to go. He paid the fee. I was just there with him,” Wailer told the Jamaica Observer. According to Wailer, who along with Marley and Peter Tosh formed the group responsible … Read entire article »
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THE MIGHTY DIAMONDS BROUGHT SOULFUL HARMONIES TO THE 70’S REGGAE!
By Roy Black— The Mighty Diamonds in 1975.— The Mighty Diamonds belong to an exclusive fraternity of three-part harmony group singers that emerged in the mid-1960’s in Jamaican popular music and lasted into the next decade. Earlier, The Heptones, The Techniques, The Paragons, The Melodians, The Wailers, and The Gaylads had laid the foundation for the phenomenon, which produced a plethora of hits, mainly in the rock steady and early reggae styles. Those who were around at … Read entire article »
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