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Ernest Wilson
Fitzroy Ernest Wilson was born on November 18, 1951, he was just a teenager (12 years old) when he formed the Clarendonians with his...
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Nov 6, 20242 min read


Junior Byles- Retracing the steps of his genius
Photo of Reggae singer Junior Byles It has been said that the decade of the 1970s was one the most culturally enigmatic periods in the...
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Oct 11, 20246 min read


Horace Andy, King Tubby and the Foundations of Dub Music
Horace Andy I was in third form at Kingston College (my high school back in Kingston, Jamaica) in 1972 when I first heard about the...
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Oct 1, 20244 min read


Jamaica's Track & Field needs investigating and the Sooner, the Better.
Jamaica's sustained 20-year period of success in Track & Field, which includes notable achievements such as Usain Bolt's world records...
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Sep 2, 20243 min read


Kamala Harris challenges History
On Thursday night, August 23, 2024, Kamala Devi Harris became the first non-white woman in American political history to be nominated by...
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Aug 25, 20245 min read


BUJU, what are you saying? I am not following you.
BUJU, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? I AM NOT FOLLOWING YOU… Mi Love mi cyaar, mi love mi bike, mi love mi money an ting...but most of all, mi love...
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Aug 19, 20246 min read


Can Vybz Kartel rescue Dancehall
Which direction will Dancehall take now that (arguably) it's greatest exponent Adidja Palmer aka Vybz Kartel is back on the streets after...
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Aug 1, 20243 min read


A CHANGING OF THE GUARD
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shericka Jackson Last night, Jamaicans around the world who follow Track & Field Athletics, witnessed what can...
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Jun 29, 20242 min read


Kenyan Reggae MC Mary Njambi Koikai "FYAH MUMMAH" Has Passed
Kenyan MC, radio host and prominent Reggae MC and activist, "Fyah Mummah" died this past Monday after a long battle with endometriosis....
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Jun 4, 20242 min read


Jamaica’s Female Dancehall Sensation Shenseea- Can she carry the Torch of Bob Marley's Legacy?
Image credits to DancehallMag The Dancehall scene in Jamaica has been electrified by the emergence of Shenseea, a talented female artist...
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May 29, 20243 min read


What went wrong with Black Uhuru
The group Black Uhuru was the first Reggae act to win a Grammy Award and came together during the 1970s in the Waterhouse area of...
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May 10, 20244 min read


Sunday Scoops Presents Tony Tuff (Dancehall Pioneer)
Reggae and Dancehall singer Winston Anthony Morris, better known as Tony Tuff, died on Saturday (April 20). He was 69. Tony Tuff is best...
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Apr 29, 20243 min read


Conversation with Reggae artiste Bushman
A few Sundays ago, Sunday Scoops hosted a conversation with Jamaican Reggae Artiste Bushman, born Dwight Duncan in the district of...
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Apr 17, 20243 min read


Disrespecting the Canons of Jamaican Governance
It has been my observation that there has been a significant increase in the level of disrespect for each other among the two major...
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Apr 2, 20244 min read


STOP THE IMPORTATION OF STUDENT ATHLETES
The curtains came down on Saturday (night) March 23, 2024 on the 114th staging of ISSA Boys and Girls Championships at the National...
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Mar 30, 20244 min read


The Wailers...How the Group Changed over Time
L-R: Bunny Wailer, Bob Marley, and Peter Tosh They came together in 1963, a union established when self-taught musician Hubert Peter...
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Mar 18, 20245 min read


B.B Seaton 1944-2024
One of the most endearing personalities to have graced the Jamaican music scene, Harris Lloyd Seaton aka B.B Seaton, fell silent on March...
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Mar 4, 20245 min read
Winston "Mr. Fixit" Francis
Winston “Mr. Fixit” Francis, who was born in Kingston in 1943. Francis served as an apprentice printer before relocating to Miami, Florida a
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Feb 12, 20242 min read


Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley- National Hero. Now is the Time
Over the last decade and a half, the month of February has taken on a special significance in the cultural life of Jamaica, particularly...
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Feb 5, 20244 min read


ROWE MADE HIS BED. HE MUST CONTINUE TO LIE IN IT.
On June 20, 2011, the Board of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) took a decision to name the players’ Pavilion at Sabina Park in honour
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Jan 21, 20244 min read
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