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Grazmmazone label keeps it positive 12:30 am
PRODUCER Claude James said he saw the need for more positive music and decided to play his part in this regard while promoting new talent.His 13-year-old Grammazone Music label released the Sand Stone rhythm in late March.
Robert Daley hopes to inspire
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ROBERT Daley believes he has an eye for talent and an ear for good reggae music. He makes his musical debut as executive producer for the 10-song compilation set Reggae Congo Riddim .
Shaggy gives life lessons
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Shaggy is imploring emerging acts to adopt a more businesslike attitude to their music operations in order to take full advantage of the local and international opportunities.
Robert Daley hopes to inspire
Thursday, May 13, 2021
ROBERT Daley believes he has an eye for talent and an ear for good reggae music. He makes his musical debut as executive producer for the 10-song compilation set Reggae Congo Riddim .
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Africa shows IRAWMA love
Thursday, May 13, 2021
AFRICAN acts will be a feature of Sunday's virtual staging of International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA), according to organisers.
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Grazmmazone label keeps it positive
Thursday, May 13, 2021
PRODUCER Claude James said he saw the need for more positive music and decided to play his part in this regard while promoting new talent.His 13-year-old Grammazone Music label released the Sand Stone rhythm in late March.
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U-Roy's farewell set for May 19
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
VETERAN toaster U-Roy is scheduled to be interred in Dovecot Memorial Park and Crematory in St Catherine on Wednesday, May 19, according to partner Marcia Smikle.The funeral is slated for a 1:00 pm start time.
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Bounty warns fellow artistes
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
BOUNTY Killer is no stranger to face-offs with fellow artistes. On Monday he put the spotlight on players in Jamaica's entertainment industry who are funding criminality and warned that they too will meet their demise.
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Dubbing it with Stick Figure
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
STICK Figure tops the US Current Reggae Albums chart with their latest effort Fire and Stone: Prince Fatty Presents Stick Figure . The set sold 572 copies in its opening week.
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Tuning into Marcy
Wednesday, May 12, 2021
DownSound Records artiste Marcy Chin is in high spirits after her song, Soy Bonita , was used in two American television series.
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Doctor in Bob's house
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
THE death of reggae superstar Bob Marley on May 11, 1981 came as a shock to many. Among the shaken was his personal physician, Dr Carlton “Pee Wee” Fraser, who was part of the small inner circle with Marley when he journeyed to West Germany in September that year for...
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Marley's throne still empty
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
BOB Marley's death on May 11, 1981 robbed reggae music of its king. The search was on for his successor. But who?
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Memories of an I Three
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Former I Three member Judy Mowatt says the back-up trio was integral in executing Bob Marley's vision.
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Marketing Marley in 2021
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
BOB Marley had no shortage of well-heeled admirers. Stevie Wonder, Roberta Flack, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Carlos Santana befriended him or sang his praise when he was alive.
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Marley's music still relevant
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Today, the Jamaica Observer 's Entertainment Desk concludes its series of stories titled Bob Marley — The Last 40 Days to commemorate the 40th anniversary of his passing.
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Only one Bob
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
AUDIO engineer Errol Brown manned the consoles for several of Bob Marley and the Wailers' albums: Survival, Uprising, Confrontation , and the mega-seller, Legend.
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Sister Sledge pays tribute to a legend
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Sister Sledge were scheduled to perform at Radio City Music Hall in New York City when they got news that Bob Marley had died in Miami at age 36.
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Bonding with dad
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Ziggy, Bob Marley's eldest son, readily admits that while he admired a number of things about his father, including his search for a connection to a higher power and being guided by purpose, there is one thing he disliked.
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