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VETERAN ARTISTS OUTSELLING THEIR YOUNGER COUNTERPARTS ON BILLBOARD DIGITAL SINGLES CHART!

VETERAN ARTISTS OUTSELLING THEIR YOUNGER COUNTERPARTS ON BILLBOARD DIGITAL SINGLES CHART!

By Kevin Jackson— Maxi Priest and Shaggy—– VETERAN artists are outselling their younger counterparts on the Billboard Digital Reggae Singles chart. The latest edition shows songs by Bob Marley, Shabba Ranks, Shaggy, UB40, Inner Circle, Chaka Demus and Pliers, Gregory Isaacs, Marcia Griffiths, Peter Tosh, Maxi Priest and Sister Nancy registering brisk sales, years after they were first released. Digital singles were first introduced in 2005. The current figures are a tabulation since that introduction. Marley and his band … Read entire article »

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REGGAE – THE JEWEL OF JAMAICA’S INDEPENDENCE!

REGGAE – THE JEWEL OF JAMAICA’S INDEPENDENCE!

By Gordon Robinson—- Since 1962, Jamaica’s Independence has shone through music. Jamaica created three original music beats. Reggae is the most famous, but before reggae came ska and rocksteady. It’s a widespread myth that ska evolved from mento. Actually, ska and all that followed came from our embryonic attempts to copy imported music to fuel 1950s sound systems’ fierce rivalry. The thirst for ‘exclusive’ popular music drove our fledgling industry. At first, records were imported and labels erased to … Read entire article »

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