MichelleMoBay braces for Sumfest gains
BY RICHARD JOHNSON Observer senior reporter THE St James Parish Council is committed to investing in the staging of Reggae Sumfest in its capital city Montego Bay. For mayor…
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Happy Birthday Buju Banton
Buju Banton, born Mark Anthony Myrie on 15 July 1973 is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae musician. Banton has recorded pop and dance songs, as well as songs dealing…
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Happy Birthday David Hinds
David “Dread” Hinds was born on 15 June 1956, in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. David is the founding member, English rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning reggae band…
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Happy Birthday to the late Gregory Isaacs
Gregory Anthony Isaacs was born on 15 July 1951. He passed on 25 October 2010. Gregory was a Jamaican reggae musician. His nickname was the Cool Ruler.
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Happy Birthday Foxy Brown
Jennifer Esmeralda Hylton aka Foxy Brown is a reggae singer born in Jamaica. Her first introduction to the reggae charts was via the Steely & Clevie produced versions of Tracy…
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Tough love for Tessanne
By Kevin Jackson Observer Writer Count On My Love, the major label album from Tessanne Chin, debuted on the Billboard charts last week but with paltry sales. The set, released…
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Maxi Priest gets Billboard love
BY JAMAICA OBSERVER It has been a while since British reggae singer Maxi Priest entered the Billboard charts. His new album, Easy to Love, which was released July 1 by…
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Steel Pulse album, documentary pushed to 2015
The new Steel Pulse album, as well as the documentary The Definitive Steele Pulse, will be released in 2015. In an interview given to World A Reggae, Hinds was asked…
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Happy Birthday Michael Rose
Michael Rose was born in Jamaica July 11, 1957. He is a Grammy award winning reggae singer. Rose join the group Black Uhuru in 1977. He led them to international…
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Reggae’s Mad Scientist
The sounds inside Lee “Scratch” Perry’s head changed the world – reggae and rap wouldn’t exist without him and he did it all without ever learning to play an instrument…
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Tessanne Chin’s Album Sales Not Good
Soundscan is reporting that Tessanne Chin’s “Count on My Love” sales in its first week is 6.623. Upon the release of this report American music magazines are claiming that her…
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Cedella Marley Aids Womens Jamaica Soccer Team’s World Cup Bid
Cedella Marley, the daughter of the late Robert Nesta Marley OB, is campaigning to make the Women’s Jamaica Soccer Team become the first female Caribbean soccer team to play in…
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New Hezron single hits charts
By Jamaica Gleaner The baritone singer, who hails from the western parish of St James, is currently racing up the charts with the pro-female independence track called Check. In recent…
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