Cops to talk to DJs
Members of the anti-crime unit, Operation Kingfish, say that they will be speaking to two of the country's leading deejays, Vybz Kartel and Aidonia, before this weekend about a picture police have in their possession.
About Reggae
Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term is sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, including ska, rocksteady and dub. The term is more specifically used to indicate a particular style that originated after the development of rocksteady.
The Jamaica National Anthem
Eternal Father, Bless our Land,
Guide us with thy mighty hand,
Keep us free from evil powers,
Be our light through countless hours...
Samuel Sharpe
Sam Sharpe was the main instigator of the 1831 Slave Rebellion which began on the Kensington Estate in Saint James which was largely instrumental in bringing about the abolition of slavery...
Jamaican Culture
Jamaica's culture, in the words of former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson, is 'the linchpin that bonds us as a people and is vital to our quality of life', and like that of any other country, is reflected in everything that we do. Our culture influences and affects our belief systems and the goals we set for our future...
Fantan Mojah
"Fantan Mojah's mission is to ensure that the world always remembers to "Hail The King" from giving thanks for the break of a new dawn to the celebration of the sunset ..." - Balford Henry
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| Born in the Fletcher's Land area of Kingston, Jamaica, on July 15, 1951, Gregory Isaacs arrived in the music business via the talent show circuit, a tried and true formula for many of the island's budding singing stars.... |
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| Born Neville O'Reilly Livingstone and dubbed Bunny Wailer, this crucial Jamaican singer and songwriter was raised as Bob Marley's brother from the age of nine. As co-founder of The Wailers (along with Peter Tosh), Bunny gave high chromatic shadings... |
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| Robert Nesta Marley was born February 6, 1945 in rural St. Ann's Parish, Jamaica; the son of a middle-aged white father and teenaged black mother, he left home at 14 to pursue a music career in Kingston, becoming a pupil of local singer and devout Rastafarian... |
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| Born Hubert Winston McIntosh on October 9, 1944, Peter Tosh was born in Grange Hill (Church Lincoln District),then moved to Belmont as a young child. His mother recalls his taste for music developing at a young age, playing music for the villagers to earn a few... |