Chris Blackwell— Legendary music producer Chris Blackwell, who is credited with introducing The Wailers — Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer — to the international market, is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) at its honour awards ceremony set for February 26 at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston. This event, will be used to wrap up a month-long series of activities in observance of Reggae Month. The British-born Blackwell, who established Island Records in 1959, was among the first to record the Jamaican popular music that eventually became known as ska. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, into which Blackwell was inducted in 2001, has designated him ‘the single person most responsible for turning the world on to reggae music”. According to chairman … Read entire article »