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ZIGGY MARLEY IS PROUD OF THE COLLABORATIONS ON “FLY RASTA!”
Ziggy Marley— The anticipation mounts as the date for the release of ZiggyMarley’s Fly Rasta album approaches. Scheduled for an April 15 release date, the album is expected to put reggae music on a higher plain worldwide. Fly Rasta is Marley’s fifth studio album and the son of the late reggae legend says it was an honor working with persons such as the great U-Roy and well-known producer Dave Cooley. “These are persons that I have a lot of respect for. Cooley has … Read entire article »
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ALBUM REVIEW BY MARLON BURRELL: “REAL REGGAE MUSIC” BY RICHIE STEVENS!
Someone knew what they were doing when they decided to name this album “Real Reggae Music” because that is exactly what you get. The formula here is very simple. Some original well-written songs, a couple of updated reggae classics over some well-produced authentic reggae rhythms, many of which are familiar, with one of Jamaica’s finest vocalists doing the crooning. Top that off with some classic rhythms supplied by the legendary Bunny Lee from his 1970’s … Read entire article »
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THE OSTRODA REGGAE FESTIVAL TO ROCK POLAND AUGUST 9-11!
By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston— Promoter Piotr Kolaj (right) and veteran reggae artiste Max Romeo. THE Ostroda Reggae Festival, an offshoot of the 1980s Ost-Rock Festival, has been held annually in that Polish town since 2001. Promoters say this year’s show (August 9-11) will be its biggest. “We are moving to a new place, also in Ostroda town. We were already very limited by the original spot, turning from an empty military base to a developed neighbourhood and too small to … Read entire article »
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UNSUNG: KING TUBBY THE SOUND CREATOR!
By Brian Bonitto—– In commemoration of Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of Independence from Britain, the Jamaica Observer’s Entertainment section recognises 50 persons who made significant, yet unheralded, contributions to the country’s culture. This week we feature King Tubby. KING TUBBY… created a whole new sound which redefined Jamaican popular music in the 1960s and 1970s THE annals of Jamaican dancehall would be incomplete without mentioning pioneer studio engineer Osbourne ‘King Tubby’ Ruddock. King Tubby — an electrician by profession — … Read entire article »
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REGGAE SUMFEST TRIBUTE MAKES BIG PROMISES TO JAMAICA 50!
Pinchers Reggae Sumfest, now into its 20th staging, has also been dubbed a Jamaica 50 event. As such, the producers have arranged for a Jamaica 50 tribute to take the Sumfest patrons on a journey through the musical decades. To help celebrate the country’s Golden Jubilee, John Holt, Yellowman, U-Roy, Leroy Sibbles, The Mighty Diamonds, Leroy Smart, Derrick Harriott, Frankie Paul and Pinchers are all on board. The various highly acclaimed artists will bring their unique flavour and … Read entire article »
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SHAGGY AND WAYNE MARSHALL ARE THE ONLY DANCEHALL ACTS TO MAKE THE LIST FOR LONDON’S 02 ARENA!
BY RICHARD JOHNSON——- JAMAICA’S dancehall is noticeably absent from the line-up of the 13-day concert to be staged in London’s O2 Arena on July 25 to August 6 this year. Of the raft of prominent ska, rocksteady, roots reggae and dub poetry acts listed for the event, diamond-selling artist Shaggy, and singjay Wayne Marshall are the only two dancehall acts listed for the series. From left: Rob Hallett, head of AEG Live; music insider Copeland Forbes; reggae singer … Read entire article »
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AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN THE VAULT – HISTORIC REGGAE RECORDINGS ARE BROUGHT TO LIFE!
By Janice Brown—– For the past several months, reggae producer Clive Chin and The Kennel chief engineer Billy “Prince Polo” Szeflinski have been working to digitize, catalog, embellish and mix hundreds of hours of previously unreleased recordings by some of the biggest stars of the golden age of ska and reggae. As The Kennel reports on its blog, the archive consists of hundreds of hours of reggae music recorded from 1968-1978 by Clive Chin and his father, Vincent “Randy” Chin, at the legendary Studio 17 … Read entire article »
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REMEMBERING THE LEGENDARY ARTHUR “DUKE” REID OF TREASURE ISLE RECORDS!
Duke Reid’s Sound System at work. By Roy Black—– When Duke Reid was crowned king of sound and blues at the Success Club in Kingston in the late 1950s, he was well on his way to becoming one of, if not the most colourful and popular record producer in early Jamaican music. His vision, energy and taste for music were good foundation for the production of hundreds of top-class ska, rocksteady and reggaerecordings during the 1960s and ’70s on his … Read entire article »
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CD REVIEW: “THEY CALL ME MR. MELODY” – A MUST HAVE!
Title: They Call Me Mr. Melody Artist: Singing Melody Label: Shem Records Rating: **** “This is the first album I’ve done in many years since taking time off from my solo career to work with my group…when I made the decision to return to the studio, I didn’t intend to spend two years working on this record…” declared Singing Melody. The fact that it took two years to complete “They Call Me Mr. Melody” is a testament to the … Read entire article »
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SINGING MELODY RELEASES HIS LATEST ALBUM!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 – //// – THE two years spent by singer Singing Melody to record his latest album has certainly paid off. The artist — best known as one member of the quartet LUST — launched his sixth studio album, They Call Me Mr Melody, last Friday at the weekly live music jam session Plug ‘N Play at the Wyndham Kingston Hotel in front of an extremely receptive audience. Singing Melody voicing one of his hits. … Read entire article »
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