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Wise Kwai's Thai Film Journal (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
The 7th World Film Festival of Bangkok thudded to a mellow bass-heavy end on Sunday night, with the outdoor screening of Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae , a documentary on the artists of the Jamaican musical genre that built the bridge from the frenetically upbeat ska to the laid-back reggae. Directed by Stascha Bader, the Swedish-Canadian production caught the star Jamaican recording artists of the...
Watch Us Explode! (Free subscription) | 09/15/2009
Fresh from my inbox comes news that will delight lovers of reggae music who’ll be in London on 30th September. In conjunction with the launch of a CD by the same name, there will be a screening of Rocksteady: The Roots of Reggae, described as a heartwarming homage to the golden age of rocksteady. The film [...]
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 09/06/2009
Retirement age is 60 and 65 for women and men, respectively, with early retirement starting at 55. Music, however, disregards the norm, making it one of the few professions with a long life span.
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Catalogued songs by Alton Ellis, The Paragons, Skatalites and Marcia Griffiths will get a second life through a new online distribution deal with US-based Independent Online Distribution Alliance (IODA) and Jamaican label owner Sonia Pottinger.
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
At age 59, Marcia Griffiths says most people would call her brand of reggae "old school," but she's quick to add that "it's the good school. Bob Marley's work will never go in vain."
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
The National Alliance Foundation, a non-profit network committed to promoting peace and harmony while raising funds and awareness for cancer, announced today plans for the Annual National Alliance Foundation's Reggae Summer Fest for Cancer Research reggae show. The annual concert will again bring top-flight reggae and entertainment to Washington DC.
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 08/09/2009
When Bunny Wailer wrote Electric Boogie for Marcia Griffiths, the track crackled with the energy of childhood friendship then intermittent contact in later years as their musical paths crossed (Wailer remembers Griffiths coming to Camperdown High to sing as a teenager, then auditioning her as part of a group at Studio One).
Afrobella (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
In the music industry today, finding artists who truly understand the importance and effect of their image is rare. Even moreso when it comes to females. It can seem like socially conscious musicians like Queen Latifah, Lauryn Hill, Tanya Stephens, and India Arie are anomalies of the industry. Compare their success to the stars who [...] Related posts: The Glorious Return of Afrobella of the Month...
You & Me on a Jamboree! (Free subscription) | 08/03/2009
Um compilado de produções de Coxsone Dodd! The Sound Dimension - More Scorcher Barry Llewellyn - Sad Song Jackie Mittoo - Ram Jam Keith Mccarthy - Everybody Rude Now Marcia Griffiths - Feel Like Jumping Jeff Dixon - The Rock The Hamlins - Soul And Inspiration Roy & Enid - Rocking Time The Sound Dimension - Scorcia The Jennors - Pressure & Slide Roy & Enid - Reggae For Days...
Zero G Sound (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
. Harry Johnson, or Harry J as he's better known to fans around the world, was a prolific producer of top-notch reggae, and continues to run one of Jamaica's most legendary studios. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1945, after leaving school Johnson worked as an insurance salesman. Interest in music, however, led him to schedule time at Studio One in 1968 to record the vocal group the Beltones. The resulting...
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 07/26/2009
Joe Higgs, the man credited with nurturing the career of the Wailers, will be one of the honorees at the Tribute To The Greats show scheduled for the Curphey Place in St Andrew on August 1.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/24/2009
The Original Wailers are only 30 percent original, but they'll keep the Marley beat going 100 percent at the Reggae Rising Festival on the Eel River where Mendocino and Humboldt counties meet. More than 30 other acts include Luciano, Marcia Griffiths, Toots...
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 07/22/2009
The 90-minute film features interviews with some of the genre's leading performers and musicians. It premiered earlier this month at the Montreal International Jazz Festival which had a slot dedicated to the sound.
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
With just 5 days before the major concert event kicks off @ The Westchester County Center in White Plains NY, news of the latest ‘bomb’ dropped on the already explosive line up of Reggae icons Beres Hammond, John Holt, Frankie Paul and Culture with Kenyatta Hill adds Mykal Rose of Black Uhuru and the Honorable Marcia Griffiths O.D. of Bob Marley’s I-Three’s to the frontline...
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 07/07/2009
Beenie Man, Capleton, Marcia Griffiths, Cocoa Tea, I-Wayne, Mahmoud Ahmed from Ethiopia, The Itals, Jovi Rockwell, Fire Star, Lionize, Image Band, The Iternals, S.T.O.R.M. AND MANY MORE....
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