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Tag: Reggae

Artist Profiles

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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Artist Profiles: Alpha Blondy

Angel Romero September 25, 2018 1 Comment Alpha BlondyIvory CoastReggae

Alpha Blondy has become one of the world’s biggest reggae stars. Inspired musically by Jamaica, and specially Bob Marley, Blondy also sings about struggle, revolution,…

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Affirmative Reggae from Guam

Angel Romero August 7, 2018 No Comments For Peace BandReggae

For Peace Band – Always Love (Rootfire Cooperative, 2018) Award-winning For Peace Band is a rising act in the American reggae field. The band from…

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Reggae on the River Announces Phase 1 of 2018 Festival Line Up

World Music Central News Room June 28, 2018 No Comments ReggaeReggae On The River

Music festival Reggae on the River has announced the first set of artists scheduled to perform in 2018. The 34th Annual Reggae on the River…

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Artist Profiles: Rocky Dawuni

Angel Romero June 21, 2018 1 Comment AfrobeatGhanaReggaeRocky Dawuni

Rocky Dawuni was born January 22, 1969 in Ghana. He burst onto the African reggae scene in the early 1990s as the lead singer of…

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A Reggae Tribute to the Grateful Dead

Angel Romero April 28, 2018 No Comments Grateful DeadReggaeRoots of Creation

Roots of Creation – Grateful Dub (Bombshelter Records, 2018) American reggae and jam bands have had a strong connection for many years. Roots of Creation…

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