All hail the queen of raggae
If Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley was the “king”, Alpharita Constantina Anderson, better known as Rita Marley, must definitely be the “queen” of Reggae music.

Looking at her life objectively, one can say Rita Marley, 62, the widow of Bob Marley, is an ordinary woman with the same struggles and pains that […]

Alton Ellis still rocking despite illness

Despite his ongoing battle with myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cell which is an important part of the immune system that produces antibodies to help fight infection and disease, veteran singer Alton Ellis is still set on rocking as many stage shows as he can.
Ellis is currently in […]

ow to survive an Auburn reggae concert
Probably the world’s most auspicious current assemblage of world reggae musicians?
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More than 3,000 people comfortably ensconced at Auburn’s Regional Park and ready to get their reggae on?
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The Meditations on learning from Marley

Ansel Cridland, frontman for the reggae trio The Meditations, learned an early lesson from the master.
Cridland’s band experienced success in Jamaica with the single “Woman Is Like a Shadow,” which was recorded in 1974 and released two years later. The smooth harmonies of Cridland, Danny Clarke and Winston Watson caught […]

Jamelody chooses reggae over soca

Trinidad is known mostly for soca music, but this is not the route along which Jamelody wanted to make his musical trod. Instead, it is reggae.
Jamelody, whose real name is Michael Williams, is from Port of Spain, Trinidad. He said he was hardly exposed to carnival and soca music.