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King Tubby The Father of Dub Osbourne Ruddock, (January 28 ,1941 – February 6, 1989) better known as King Tubby, was a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer, known primarily for […]
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Jan
Jan
King Tubby The Father of Dub Osbourne Ruddock, (January 28 ,1941 – February 6, 1989) better known as King Tubby, was a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer, known primarily for […]
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Marlon James Man Booker Prize 2015 Marlon James became the first Jamaican to win the Man Booker fiction prize on Tuesday for ‘A Brief History of Seven Killings’, inspired by […]
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Raging Fyah Kumar Bent Raging Fyah is one of the hottest, most captivating and powerful entertainment packages coming from a long awaited Jamaican reggae renaissance in the last few years. […]
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Paul Bogle Chronicle “Today I stand here a victim but the truth is I’ll never die.” PAUL BOGLE, JAMAICA NATIONAL HERO Paul Bogle (1822–October 24, 1865) was a Jamaican Baptist […]
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Mark Johnson Playing For Change Mark Johnson is a Grammy Award Winning Producer/ Engineer and Award-Winning Film Director. For the past 15 years, Mark has worked with some of the […]
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Alton Ellis Godfather of Rocksteady Alton Ellis OD (September 1, 1938 – October 10, 2008) was a Jamaican vocalist best known as one of the innovators of rocksteady, a romantic, […]
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International Reggae Day This Is My Reggae International Reggae Day (IRD) celebrated its 21 anniversary this year. All of Jamaica, New York, Miami and Fort Lauderdale in the United States; […]
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Cali Roots 2015 It’s A Movement California Roots isn’t just a music festival; it’s a movement. It’s a way of life. It delivers a cosmic blend of good vibes, true […]
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Haile Selassie I King of Kings of Ethiopia, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah Haile Selassie was an emperor of Ethiopia whose influence as an African leader far surpassed […]
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From Babylon to Zion A History of Reggae Music Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae that deals with the everyday lives and aspirations of the artists concerned, including the […]