10 things you didn’t know about Tenor Saw
Clive Bright AKA Tenor Saw is generally regarded as one of the greatest voices of the dancehall era. Like too many artists from this period in Jamaica, Tenor Saw died too young, his lifeless body...
View ArticleJunior Reid w/ Black Uhuru Live, The Ritz, NYC, 1986
Included here is the NYC debut of Junior Reid as lead vocalist for Black Uhuru. After winning the first ever Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for 1985’s Anthem, Black Uhuru is dropped by Island...
View ArticleFrom Kingston 14 to Georgia Avenue: The Delroy Wright Interview – Part III
CLICK HERE TO READ FROM KINGSTON 14 TO GEORGIA AVENUE: PART I CLICK HERE TO READ FROM KINGSTON 14 TO GEORGIA AVENUE: PART II “I need to clarify something with regard to dates. I pushed my good...
View ArticleFreddie McGregor: Riddim So Nice
Freddie McGregor is a once in a generation talent. Aside from his brilliant work at Studio One as a singer and master drummer, he has arranged and produced some extraordinary records. When you think...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE! Rare photos of Bob Marley, Wailers at the Apollo Theater, 1979
On Saturday, November 29, 2014, the Wailers band led by original bassist Aston “Family Man” Barrett, will play the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, NYC 35 years after Bob Marley and the Wailers made...
View ArticleCan Jamaica still claim reggae music as its own?
Writer Shereita Grizzle penned an interesting article titled ‘Can Jamaica still claim reggae music as its own?’ which appeared in the Jamaica Gleaner a few days ago. Ms. Grizzle deserves much credit...
View ArticleBlack Uhuru feat. Junior Reid, Live, Sunsplash San Carlos, CA 1986
Here is a very rare performance by Black Uhuru featuring Junior Reid on lead vocals. After being dropped by Island Records, Michael Rose leaves Black Uhuru and is replaced by Waterhouse singer Junior...
View ArticleDoctor Dread reveals ‘The Half That’s Never Been Told’ in new autobiography
On March 3, 2015 Brooklyn, NY’s Akashic Books will release The Half That’s Never Been Told: The Real-Life Reggae Adventures of Doctor Dread. The publisher describes the book as “[a] passionate memoir...
View ArticleFrom Denham Town To Georgia Avenue: The Delroy Wright Interview – Part I
Today I find myself at a home in Gaithersburg, MD sitting across the kitchen table from one Delroy “Barry” Wright, record producer and owner of Live & Learn records. I had been seeking to link...
View ArticlePeter Broggs “No Ism Pon The Riddim”/”Jah Jah Voice” (Extended)
The man behind what is perhaps the greatest roots reggae album ever recorded has passed. Rastafari Liveth was the first LP issued on Doctor Dread’s RAS Records and it is one of the first reggae albums...
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