BOB Marley and Dennis Brown were known to be great friends. They shared birthdays in February; Brown’s being on the 1st, and Marley’s being on the 6th.

Bob Marley, in a famous interview in the 70s declared: “Dennis Brown is I ‘n’ I favourite singer!”

The extensive and astounding musical legacy of these two needs no recounting.

On Friday, February 5, 2010, at the beginning of Reggae Month, the Jamaica Association of Vintage Artistes & Affiliates (JAVAA) kicks off what is expected to be another year of entertainment events in The Gardens, Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, with its annual tribute to “Bob Marley & Dennis Brown, the King & Crown Prince of Reggae”.

A star-studded cast is being assembled, to include Leroy Sibblies, George Nooks, Tanya Stephens, Sugar Minott, Johnny Clarke, Carlene Davis, Jimmy Riley, Bunny Brown, Bagadito, Dwight Pinkney, Althea Hewitt, Tinga Stewart, Winsome Benjamin, Abijah, Lloyd Parkes, Bongo Herman, Roy Rayon, Angel, Michael Rutherford, Ras Manasseh and Michael Pinnock.

At midnight on the night of the show, there will be a special observance of Bob Marley’s birthday, as well as a prize draw of a fabulous weekend for two at Travellers Beach Resort.

Backing bands will be the incomparable Fab Five and Unique Vision. Tommy Cowan, Heather “Brown Sugar” Grant and GT Taylor will be the emcees, while, at intermission, the audience will be treated to the wiles of comedian Tubeless!

This year’s show has the ingredients for a truly “jamming” experience, marked by many “inseparable” moments.

Gates open at 7:00 pm, and showtime is at 8:00 pm.