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In an unprecedented moment for Ghana’s creative and professional landscape, Mistah Brown, known in real life as Dennis Nana ...
Fade Away, released in 1974, was produced by Smith, a session musician whose credits also include songs by Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Ziggy Marley, The Melody Makers, and Lauryn Hill.
Legacy of Light and Love Though Garnett Silk’s life was brief, his legacy is immense. His voice continues to stir hearts and his songs remain staples in reggae playlists around the world. Artists ...
One of the most prolific reggae artists during the '70s, '80s and '90s, McLean's music stands the test of time. On "Nana's Medley" she borrows the "A Love I Can Feel" riddim and makes it her own.
The Most Recorded Guitarist of Reggae’s Golden Era Born on 6 August 1955, Earl “Chinna” Smith, also known as Earl Flute and Melchizedek the High Priest, has been active since the late 1960s. He is ...
February marks National Reggae Month — a time to celebrate the rich anthology of Jamaican music and honor the birthdays of late icons Dennis Brown and Bob Marley. This year, the second annual ...
For a mature artist like Solo, applying his skill on crossover projects was a cinch. “These genres (dancehall, drum ‘n’ bass and jungle) all came from reggae so the transition to sing on these genres ...
Dennis Brown concert to kick-start Reggae Month festivities Special programme of artistes committed to join line-up It’s all systems go for Reggae Month!
The film traces the beginnings of a used record store called Randy’s, founded by a Chinese-Jamaican couple in downtown Kingston in the early 1960s. The store evolved into a recording studio and ...
Influential Jamaican reggae artist Dennis Brown takes the stage at Switzerland's Montreux Jazz Festival in 1979 to perform some grooving tracks, including "So Jah Say," "Words of Wisdom" and ...
Among other tracks on the compilation are sought-after gems like bittersweet doo-wop-inspired ‘Cry’, performed by Angelique, an alias of singer Marie Pierre. Bovell, who along with Dennis Harris ...
A rough rule that reggae fans discover early on is not just to look at the name of the artist on a record that’s unknown to them, but to take notice of the people he’s working with. Reggae ...