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“1000 VOLTS OF HOLT” IS LAUNCHED AT THE EDNA MANLEY COLLEGE IN KINGSTON, HEADS TO LONDON IN 2017!

 Reggae singer John Holt’s siblings, Ossie and Patsy, at the launch of ‘1000 Volts Of Holt’ show at Eden Gardens in St Andrew last Saturday. (Photo: Steve James)— She’s heard them countless times, but Patsy Holt never tires of her brother John Holt’s songs. Last Saturday, at the launch of the ‘1000 Volts Of Holt’ show at Eden Gardens in St Andrew, she danced up a storm. The inaugural event is tentatively scheduled for July 2017 in either Kingston or London. Proceeds will assist a student at the Edna Manley College of The Visual And Performing Arts. “This means the world to me; we all know how John started in music early. We might keep it (1000 Volts Of Holt) in London because there played a big part in his career,” Patsy Holt … Read entire article »

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THE LEGENDARY LAUREL AITKEN WAS INDEED THE “GODFATHER OF SKA!”

THE LEGENDARY LAUREL AITKEN WAS INDEED THE “GODFATHER OF SKA!”

Laurel Aitken—- Laurel Aitken has the distinction of being the first Jamaican in popular music to expose the island’s music to the outside world. Aitken’s exploits in the United Kingdom (UK) forged a new wave of musical transformations that changed the lives of Britons and West Indian expatriates, domiciled in a land they call ‘greener pastures’. Like them, Aitken migrated to the UK in 1960 in search of a better way of life. He took with … Read entire article »

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ALAN MAGNUS REFLECTS ON 45 YEARS IN RADIO BROADCASTING!

ALAN MAGNUS REFLECTS ON 45 YEARS IN RADIO BROADCASTING!

Alan Magnus gets in on a selfie with Tessane Chin during his recent 45th anniversary celebration at RJR.— A long-term career in radio broadcasting was farthest from the mind of veteran broadcaster Alan Magnus when he entered the gates of RJR (Radio Jamaica and Rediffusion, as it was called then) to take up a job in the field of broadcasting in the early 1971. Magnus previously had stints with the Jamaica Telephone Company, a bank, and … Read entire article »

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JAMAICAN MUSIC PIONEERS WITHOUT NATIONAL HONORS!

JAMAICAN MUSIC PIONEERS WITHOUT NATIONAL HONORS!

 Kenneth Khouri—- Vere Johns … His Opportunity Hour and Opportunity Knocks shows were the Rising Star contests of the 1950s and 1960s. They helped launch the careers of Alton Ellis, Lloyd Charmers, John Holt, Bob Andy, Desmond Dekker, The Wailers, Jackie Edwards, Dobby Dobson, Boris Gardiner, Millie Small, Jimmy Cliff, the Blues Busters, Derrick Morgan, Lascelles Perkins, Higgs and Wilson, Bunny and Skully, Laurel Aitken, Jimmy Tucker and Rico Rodriguez. Johns, who worked at the Gleaner for many … Read entire article »

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UNSUNG: VERE JOHNS ONE OF JAMAICAN MUSIC’S TRUEST HEROES!

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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