By K’Shema Francis—  Major plans are underway to celebrate the life and legacy of the great Peter Tosh. Some of the activities include the highly anticipated grand opening of the Peter Tosh Museum, in addition to a concert featuring Tosh’s original band, Word, Sound and Power and a symposium. Music News understands that members of the Peter Tosh Museum are working assiduously to meet its grand opening on Tosh’s birthday, October 19. Pulse CEO, Kingsley Cooper who is spearheading the project, revealed on Sunday, during the Running African Forum with Ka’Bu Ma’At Kheru that the Pulse Center which will house the museum has been renamed the Peter Tosh Square. The museum which aims at honoring the lifeworks of Peter Tosh will feature fascinating Tosh memorabilia and artifacts including his famous M16 guitar. … Read entire article »

BY TMZ STAFF EXCLUSIVE One of reggae legend Peter Tosh‘s family members totally sold him out — unloading a couple of treasured pieces of memorabilia to a pawn shop … TMZ has learned. The late singer’s 1987 Grammy now belongs to Dylan McDermitt of LBC Pawn in Somerville, MA. McDermitt says a Tosh family member came into his store about 5 months ago, looking to unload the Grammy for Best Reggae Recording and one of Peter’s Martin acoustic guitars. McDermitt jumped at the opportunity and snatched the Grammy for $4k and the guitar for $2k more. He hinted the relative — whose name he doesn’t want to reveal — was hocking the items due to a family battle over Tosh’s estate. The OG Wailer did not have a will when was shot and killed in 1987. If … Read entire article »