Singer-songwriter Hollie Smith is a leading vocalist in the New Zealand music scene. She has collaborated with Trinity Roots, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Don McGlashan, One…
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Artist Profiles: The Meditations
Ansel Cridland, Danny Clarke and Winston Watson collectively known as The Meditations, recorded their first hit single “Woman is Like a Shadow” in 1974 at…
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Bridging the gap between Ska and Reggae, the soulful Rocksteady style dominated the Jamaican music scene for more than a decade. Formed in 1965 by…
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In 1973, a teenaged guitarist, cellist, and singer named Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore, then with the Inner Band left the safety of the ‘Circle’ to pursue…
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David Nesta “Ziggy” Marley was born October 17, 1968, in Kingston, Jamaica. He learned how to play guitar and drums from his father, Bob Marley,…
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Toots Hibbert was born in May Pen in the parish of Clarendon, Jamaica. He was the youngest of seven children and began singing in the…
View More Artist Profiles: Toots & The MaytalsArtist Profiles: Morgan Heritage
Morgan Heritage wa initially made up of 5 out of the 29 children fathered by reggae star Denroy Morgan – who released a gold-certified single…
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Long before the Itals became a reality, Keith Porter recorded his first hit single, “Hitey Titey,” with the Westmorelites on the Studio One label in…
View More Artist Profiles: The ItalsArtist Profiles: Stephen Marley
Stephen Robert Nesta “Ragga” Marley was born April 20, 1972 and is the second son of Rita and Bob Marley. He grew up in Kingston,…
View More Artist Profiles: Stephen MarleyArtist Profiles: Monty Alexander
Monty Alexander was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica where he began piano lessons at the age of six. As a youngster, he was often…
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