By Howard Campbell--- Top: Sonny Roberts Bottom: Millie Small, Chris Blackwell and Wilfred Jackie Edwards-- OF the many Jamaicans who made their mark in the British music industry during
By Howard Campbell--- (From left) Keith Goodison; producer Sonny Roberts; Dandy Livingstone, singer/producer; emcee and radio personality Norma Brown-Bell; and organizer Kingsley Goodison at the launch of Tribute To The
By Natalia Bonilla--- Bob Marley's image in his homeland contrasts from the common international view of the late singer and musician as the epitome of reggae, Rastafarianism, marijuana and even
By Aileen Torres-Bennett Julian Marley, son of the late reggae icon Bob Marley, performs at a concert celebrating his father's … KINGSTON (Reuters) - The main event at fight night in Kingston,
Entrepreneur urges protection of small farmer KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Founder of Island Records and one of the most successful entrepreneurs in music business history, Chris Blackwell, is urging Jamaica to
Bunny Wailer says he is a survivor and the last keeper of the reggae flame, and he has little time for record companies, legal issues or stars such as Snoop
Millie Small-- By Shereita Grizzle-- The year was 1964, the song was My Boy Lollipop, and the singer was a teenage Jamaican girl named Millie Small. The single was only
Prince Buster--- To the highly incognisant music lover, the term 'Blue Beat' is limited to being just a synonym for 'ska' - a type of popular music that is fast, with a
By Chris Kornelis Adrian Boot/Island Records Bob Marley At the time of his death in May 1981, Bob Marley was 36 years old, the biggest star in reggae and the father
When reggae luminary Bob Marley died of cancer in 1981, he left the world greatly changed by the peaceful message of his still-blossoming and -lucrative legacy. But he didn’t leave