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Tag: Jamaica

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: I-Threes

Angel Romero September 28, 2018 No Comments I-ThreesJamaicaReggae

The I-Threes are the most influential female singing group in the history of Jamaican music. In the early 1970s Bob Marley asked the three women…

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Artist Profiles: Fully Fullwood

Angel Romero September 28, 2018 No Comments Fully FullwoodJamaicaReggaeworld music

Hailing from Kingston, Fully Fullwood is one of the most popular and well-known reggae bass players in the world and has worked and recorded with…

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Artist Profiles: BB Seaton

Angel Romero September 27, 2018 No Comments BB SeatonJamaicaReggae

B.B Seaton christened Harris Lloyd Seaton, born September 3rd is a singer with a soulful voice, a qualified musician, producer and one of the most…

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Artist Profiles: Culture

Angel Romero September 27, 2018 No Comments CultureJamaicaReggae

Culture, featuring Joseph Hill, is reggae’s preeminent harmony group. Born in the 1970s golden age of reggae, Culture has garnered continual US and international acclaim…

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Artist Profiles: Buju Banton

Angel Romero September 27, 2018 No Comments Buju BantonJamaicaReggae

Mark Anthony Myrie, aka Buju Banton (born July 15, 1973) is the youngest of 15 children born to a ‘higgler’, street vendor mother in Kingston,…

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Artist Profiles: Bob Marley

Angel Romero September 26, 2018 No Comments Bob MarleyJamaicaReggaeworld music

“I love the development of our music.How we’ve tried to develop, y’know? It grows. That’s why every day people come forward with new songs.Music goes…

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Artist Profiles: Desmond Dekker

Angel Romero September 25, 2018 No Comments Desmond DekkerJamaicaReggaeska

Desmond Dekker (born Desmond Adolphus Dacres in Kingston, Jamaica on July 16, 1941) was a ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing…

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Captivating and Edgy Reggae

Angel Romero May 30, 2017 No Comments JamaicaMorgan HeritageReggae

Morgan Heritage – Avrakedabra (CTBC Music Group, 2017) Modern reggae masters Morgan Heritage continue to dazzle the listener with its irresistible rhythms and masterfully-constructed vocals…

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Artist Profiles: Queen Ifrica

Angel Romero April 12, 2017 1 Comment JamaicaJamaican musicQueen IfricaReggae

Queen Ifrica, born Ventrice Morgan on March 25, 1975 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, began her career in 1995 after attracting attention at a local talent…

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Ziggy Marley Wins Best Reggae Album Grammy Award

World Music Central News Room February 13, 2017 No Comments GrammyJamaicaReggaeZiggy Marley

The self-titled album Ziggy Marley (Tuff Gong Worldwide) by Ziggy Marley won the Best Reggae Album Grammy at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. The other…

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