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Churches Amplify Use of Reggae Music for Emancipation | Entertainment
In Jamaica in the early 1800s, the church played an important role in the dismantling of slavery. Baptist missionaries, in particular, have expressed their distaste for this evil system. So, on Sunday, it's no surprise that…
Bunny Wailer reggae music icon funeral date set
By Steve Osaka
Jamaican reggae music icon Neville O'Reilly Livingston, known as Bunny Wailer, formerly of the Wailer's Band, is finally to be buried on June 18…
Miss Pat, my reggae musical journey
Miss Pat, the founder of Vice-president files, published a dissertation entitled Miss Pat: My reggae musical journey. The book, part memory and part photojournal, is a compelling account of the journey and life lessons of the reggae music…
Interview with the author: talking to Miss Pat about her “reggae musical journey”
By Noah Schaffer
Miss Pat, the Sino-Jamaican reggae matriarch, looks back on a life in riddim.
Jamaican popular music has evolved considerably from the ska sounds of the early 1960s, but there has been one constant: the Chin family. In…
England’s Shropshire Council orders church to stop playing reggae music
In a move that seems to bring back memories of apartheid in South Africa, the Shropshire Council in England has reportedly chosen reggae for brutal treatment, demanding that St. Anne's Church in Lea Cross stop playing " amplified…
Bunny Wailer: Reggae music giant and founding member of The Wailers
In 1963, Bunny Wailer formed a group with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. Along with Wailer's harmonious vocals and percussion, they became the greatest exponents of reggae music and Jamaica's most famous musical export.The band that would…
OPINION: The history of reggae music is a bigger part of black history than you might think | New
"It doesn't matter where you're from," sang Peter Tosh on his 1977 album Equal rights. "As long as you are black, you are African." The song is a Tosh classic, a forceful declaration of unity among blacks across the diaspora, stretching…
Jamaican singer Busy Signal is grateful after Raila says he listened to his song Tuko.co.ke
- Raila showed his admiration for the Jamaican star by revealing he listens to her song- The politician, in a tweet, even mentioned part of the lyrics, which got many excited - Signal came across the tweet and showed appreciation…
Joanna Espeut (Joanna Marie) recalls her introduction to reggae music: South Florida Caribbean News
Jeanne-Marie
by Howard Campbell
- The Paddington…
Emeritus Tackle ‘Global Crisis’ With Reggae Music | Entertainment
Since their formation in Madrid, Spain several years ago, the Emeterians, a reggae trio, have consistently delivered reggae albums with electrifying verve combined with a soulful mix of lyrical, soulful and uplifting roots…