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 his influence on the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby’s innovative studio work, which saw him elevate the role of the mixing […]
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 his influence on the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby’s innovative studio work, which saw him elevate the role of the mixing […]
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 an attempt to kill reggae star Bob Marley, and said he hoped more Caribbean writers will follow. The 686-page novel, which uses Jamaican patois, Harlem […]
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. They are an authentic, soul-filled, roots/rock/reggae band with a contemporary flair that will set your soul on fire! The ‘Fyah’ was ignited in 2006 by […]
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 deacon and is a National Hero of Jamaica. He was a leader of the 1865 Morant Bay Protesters, who agitated for justice and fair treatment […]
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 most renowned producers in the music, film and television industries, and with such musical artists as Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, Keith Richards, Sara Bareilles, Bono, […]
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, rhythm and blues styled jamaican music genre which was a successor of ska and a precursor to reggae. The soulful Alton Ellis was referred to […]
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; Honolulu in Hawaii; London in England; and Mumbai in India were the cities chosen to carry out the celebration of July 1. The event, which […]
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 happiness, family, peace, love and joy to all who enter. When Jimi Hendrix torched his guitar at the Monterey Pop Festival in the late ‘60’s, […]
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 the boundaries of his country. Although his popularity declined near the end of his sixty-year reign, Selassie remains a key figure in turning Ethiopia into […]
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 spiritual side of Rastafari and the honoring of God, called Jah by Rastafari. It also is identified with the life of the ghetto sufferer, and […]