MichelleHappy Birthday to Super Cat
William Anthony Maragh aka Super Cat, Don Dada was born in Kingston, Jamaica, 25 June 1963. He achieved widespread popularity during the late 1980s and early 1990s dancehall movement. Super…
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Alborosie doubles up on new set
By Jamaica Observer SINCE moving permanently from his native Italy to Jamaica in the late 1990s, singer Alborosie has logged countless hours in the recording studio. Much of that time…
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Happy Birthday to Duckie Simpson
Derrick “Duckie’ Simpson was born in Jamaica, West Indies June 24, 1950. Duckie is the founder of Black Uhuru a Jamaican reggae group formed in 1972, initially as Uhuru (Swahili…
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Neville Garrick Puts Colour In Reggae
Melville Cooke, Gleaner Writer Neville Garrick is happily a part of the Jamaican support group for Brazilian football. Just before Mexico tackled Brazil last Tuesday, he told The Gleaner, “I…
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Presenting Gussie Clarke
By Jamaica Observer GUSSIE Presenting The Right Tracks, a multi-song collection of producer Gussie Clarke’s work in the 1970s, is scheduled for release on July 22. It will be distributed…
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Number one ‘bassie‘
By Jamaica Observer ROBBIE Shakespeare, who has played on some of the great reggae songs of the past 40 years, has been named Top Reggae Bass Player by the Largeup.com…
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Artistes won’t take the blame for violence
Shereita Grizzle, Gleaner Writer Jamaica’s music industry players are still mulling the statements made by Minister of National Security Peter Bunting, even a month after those comments. In his sectoral…
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JACAP talks tough
JACAP talks tough By Cecelia Campbell-Livingston Observer staff reporter [email protected] Wednesday, May 28, 2014 The Jamaica Association of Composers, Artistes and Publishers (JACAP) has intensified its campaign to ensure…
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Third World Honors Bunny Rugs
Third World Band has dedicated their 24th album to their former lead singer, late Bunny Rugs who passed on February 2, 2014. The 14 track album titled UNDER THE MAGIC…
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Tony Rebel files appeal in copyright case
BY PAUL HENRY Crime/Court Desk co-ordinator [email protected] Tuesday, May 27, 2014 SINGER Tony Rebel has filed an appeal against the Supreme Court’s refusal to reinstate his defence in the…
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ENGLAND’S LEGENDARY SOUND SYSTEM AND NIGHT CLUB OPERATOR, COUNT SUCKLE.
Wilbert Campbell aka Count Suckle was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He passed away on May 19 in London, England at 80-years-old. Count Suckle’s Life (Nine Night), will be this Thursday 29th May,…
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Will.i.am goes Dancehall
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer writer Monday, May 26, 2014 WILL.I.AM… samples deejays Aidonia and Bounty Killer Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am does a little dancehall on his latest song,…
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adminJay Z samples Sizzla on Magna Carta Holy Grail album
Sizzla Kalonji’s Solid As A Rock has been sampled for the third time by an American rapper. The song, released in 2002 on Sizzla’s EP entitled Da Real Thing, was…
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