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Bob Marley and sons take top 3 spots on Billboard
More than 26 years after his death, Bob Marley continues to sell records, topping Billboard’s year-end Top Reggae Albums chart. The list-capping title, “Forever Bob Marley” (Madacy Special Products/Madacy), is a set of songs from the reggae great’s pre-Island Records days. Bob Marley & the Wailers also come in at No. 9 with “Africa Unite: […]
Read More..>>Africa Unite Concert 2008
The Bob Marley/Rita Marley Foundation’s global initiative, Africa Unite concert, will be held in Jamaica for the first time on February 23, 2008 at James Bond Beach, St Mary. It will be a combination of two events with a host of national and international artistes at which the feature documentary, Africa Unite, will make its […]
Read More..>>Bob Marley’s Reggae Landmark
In 1973, a reggae group on the verge of breaking up released an album — its second that year — filled with militant anthems inspired by life in the Jamaican slums. It turned out to be Bob Marley’s big break. Burnin’ was the last album the reggae master released under the name “The Wailers,” […]
Read More..>>We should celebrate Lucky Dube’s life
Moretele Park was packed with music lovers who streamed to Mamelodi for the Tribute to SA Music Heroes Concert. Sunday was the 10th anniversary of the concert. Metro Police had their hands full sorting out traffic congestion and directing people where to park. Perhaps the most special performance of the day was when the late […]
Read More..>>Sunday Observer Interview with Queen Ifrica
After finding broad success and mass appeal with her string of catchy singles and her last studio album, Fyah Mumma, royal reggae empress Ventrice Morgan (known to fans as Queen Ifrica) says she is now poised for greater heights in the music industry. And we believe her. As soon as she kicks the first verse […]
Read More..>>Do We Own Reggae? - Charles Campbell
Recently, at the end of an interview with Empress and Steven Golding on NewsTalk 93 FM’s On The Corner, I was asked the programme’s question of the day, “Do we own Reggae?”
Unfortunately, because the programme was wrapping up for the main evening news, I did not have enough time for a comprehensive answer. I instinctively […]
