Bob Marley surprised the world when he rose from his birth on the small island country of Jamaica to become the King of Reggae music, known in countries around the globe. While he radically expanded listeners’ awareness of reggae musical forms, he was also renowned for his Rastafarian beliefs and his gifted lyrics. In reggae [...]

Damian “Junior Gong” Marley is one of Bob Marley’s children and a successful reggae musician whose most recent album, Distant Relatives, a collaboration with hip hop artist Nas, has earned him widespread critical acclaim and commercial success. Damian currently continues his life-long musical career, living between Miami, Florida, and Kingston, Jamaica. He continues the practice [...]

Simmer Down is a ska track that was the first big break for Bob Marley and The Wailing Wailers. In the image in this page features the heart and sould of the Wailers – Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer. Other members of the Wailers included Junior Braithwaite, Cherry Smith, and Beverley Kelso.
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Cristy Barber, VP Records‘ Vice President of Marketing and Promotions, has finally taken action to end the uneven representation of reggae acts at the Grammy awards. As an example, Barber notes that Tarrus Riley wasn’t nominated for Contagious, this year’s wildly popular lovers’ rock reggae album, nor was Queen Ifrica nominated for Montego Bay.
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Check out the latest from Major Lazer, the dynamic duo of DJs Switch and Diplo. Their first album, released this past summer, was Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do. Diplo and Switch recorded it at Tuff Gong Studios in Jamaica. Keep It Goin’ Louder is more Diplo/Switch dancehall derivative something or other, featuring Nina [...]