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ARE WE UNOFFICIALLY DRIVING DANCEHALL TO OTHER SHORES
It may come as a surprise to many, but I am satisfied that here are forces at play in Jamaica that believes that the best way of keeping...
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Aug 23, 20225 min read


Delroy Wilson-The Child Prodigy
DELROY WILSON'S EARLY YEARS In 1957, the Jamaican music scene was just beginning to find its footing. The idea of having people record...
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Aug 14, 20225 min read


CONVERSATIONS WITH KLASSIQUE SOUNDS’ SENOR DALEY (THE SUNDAY NIGHTS AT RAE TOWN STORY)
It has been said that there is a kind of symbiotic relationship between the development of the music industry on the island and the...
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Jul 13, 20225 min read


THE DOORS OF DEVELOPMENT OPENS AS CLAYTON TWINS GO PRO.
Jamaica Gleaner photo The headlines in the July 7, 2022, edition of the Jamaica Observer newspaper screamed “Clayton twins goes pro with...
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Jul 8, 20223 min read


JAMAICA'S MEDIA LAMPOONS RIGHTS ADVOCATES AND PLAYS TO THE GALLERY ON CRIME & PUNISHMENT.
Las May Cartoon- The Jamaica Gleaner I would like to posit that we have reached a sorry situation when the island's two most popular...
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Jul 4, 20225 min read


JAMAICA'S SKA AND THE DESIGNING OF OUR CULTURAL INDEPENDENCE" - Part 1.
It is just a little over one month away from the 60th Anniversary of Jamaica's Independence and as July got under way, there was the...
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Jul 2, 20225 min read


JAMAICA DANCEHALL -THIS IS OURS
I was 11 years old when I started secondary school at Kingston College in 1969 and by that time, I had developed more than a passing...
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Jun 28, 20226 min read


THERE ARE MUCH BIGGER ISSUES TO BE ASHAMED OF, PRIME MINISTER HOLNESS.
A few weeks ago, Guyana’s Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Robeson Benn announced the imposition of a ban on Jamaica’s dancehall artiste...
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Jun 16, 20224 min read


SONGWRITERS MERELY RECORDING THEIR EXPERIENCES
There is no arguing against the views regarding the lyrical content of what is being presented by the current generation of...
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Jun 10, 20223 min read


No Festival Song for Jamaica's Diamond Jubilee Celebration is a National Disgrace.
It was 1966, four years after the island had declared its Independence from Great Britain and things were not going well for the new...
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Jun 9, 20223 min read


Ten Reggae Songs I am listening to this week
This year Jamaica marks its Diamond Jubilee celebrations as it realizes the milestone of 60 years of Independence from Britain. If...
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Jun 3, 20221 min read
Mikey Bennett Jamaican Songwriter and Music Producer
In the corridors of Jamaica’s music industry, Michael “Mikey” Bennett has one of the most solid of reputations both as a songwriter and...
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Mar 25, 20224 min read


WITH LADY SAW'S PLANNED RETURN, WILL DANCEHALL BE NICE AGAIN?
The very minute former dancehall DJ turned preacher Marion Hall aka Lady Saw or Minister Marion Hall made the announcement, the space has...
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Mar 25, 20225 min read


OVERDUE: ROBERT NESTA MARLEY -NATIONAL HERO
It is generally accepted that a hero is a person who is admired and acknowledged for their courage, outstanding achievements, and noble...
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Mar 25, 20225 min read


Gunman Shift. Is it a Celebration of Violence or Jamaican Reality?
As Jamaica continues to grapple with its spiraling crime problems, once again the issue of dancehall tunes promoting violence stepped...
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Mar 25, 20225 min read


PETER TOSH, O.M.- He was indeed "The Toughest."
He likened himself to a " Stepping Razor” and at times with a ganja spliff dangling from his lips, his M-16 shaped guitar slung across...
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Mar 25, 20228 min read


It is time to Recognize Joe Higgs' Contribution to Jamaican Music.
The name Joseph Benjamin Higgs is one that is hardly recognizable in Jamaican music circles unless it is stated as “Joe Higgs” in some...
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Mar 25, 20223 min read


Jamaica's Yellowman is Dancehall's only King
Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay Yellowman From Rags Winston Foster also known as Yellowman , was born at 54 Chisholm Avenue, in...
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Mar 25, 20226 min read


The Burning Spear-Roots Reggae's Roving Ambassador
One of the greatest proponents of what we now know as Roots Reggae is the Jamaican artiste known simply as "The Burning Spear." In order...
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Mar 25, 20224 min read


BIG YOUTH-The All Conquering Dee Jay of the 1970s.
Big Youth's Beginnings Big Youth was born in the Rae Town area of Kingston, Jamaica on April 19,1949, and christened Manley Augustus...
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Mar 25, 20225 min read
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