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Reggae Gets a Boost
The Global Reggae Industry recently received a well needed boost with the launch of the industry’s first computerized chart compilation. The chart dubbed “Global Reggae Top 40” utilizes a specially written software that collects and aggregates quantitative and...Actor Owen Wilson is a New Dad
Actor Owen Wilson is a New Dad "Wilson spokeswoman Ina Treciokas did not release additional details, but the Los Angeles Times reports the child, named Ford Linton Wilson, weighed in at 6 pounds, 13 ounces.Wilson...
'No Woman, No Cry' songwriter Vincent Ford dies
Kingston, Jamaica - Vincent Ford, a songwriter credited with composing the Bob Marley reggae classic "No Woman, No Cry," has died in Jamaica at 68 from complications of diabetes. He's also been credited with...
created by Mary Richard | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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916 views | 26 recommendations | 7 comments
Feud Brewing Over Marley Guitar
BOB MARLEY's former bassist ASTON BARRETT has launched a bid to recover a guitar he claims the legendary rocker gave him as a gift.Barrett - a founding member of Bob Marley and the Wailers - alleges the reggae... Robert Dubwise - The Multi Talented Musician
A Superbly talented musician, Robert has been making quite a name for himself on and off the music-happy island of Jamaica. After school at the prestigious Jamaica College, Robert went straight into the family...Blues Man Taj Mahal Still Kicking After 40 Years In The Biz
At 66, Taj Mahal says he still has left quite a few musical stones unturned."There's so much music out there, you could have a series of a thousand lifetimes and still not do it all," says the Harlem-born,...The Heritage Behind Reggae & Soccer
Many people are surprised to hear Bob Marley was a fanatic soccer player and fan. That doesn't seem to fit their image of world's most legendary reggae star: The lazy reggae beats, the dreadlock Rastafari easy...Bob Marley And The Buffalo Soldiers
Adrian Cruz acknowledges that before she began working at Fort Leavenworth, what little she knew of the Buffalo Soldiers came from hearing the Bob Marley song.She and other Kansans gathered Wednesday at the... Ganja Smoke Irks Anti-Drug Activist At Ziggy Marley Concert
An anti-drug activist told an agency overseeing a Del Mar, Calif., fairground she was appalled to see abundant marijuana smoking at a Ziggy Marley concert.Lisa Silverman, 49, a drug prevention specialist, told the...
created by reggaewire | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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1924 views | 4 recommendations | 4 comments
Serbian Village Unveils Monument to Bob Marley
Perhaps not internationally known for its penchant for reggae music, the Serbian village of Banatski Sokolac has, in a bid to promote "peace and tolerance" in the region, unveiled a monument to Bob Marley that is...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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379 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Bob Marley Statue Reunites The Balkans
A Serbian village unveiled what it said was Europe's first statue to the late Jamaican reggae star Bob Marley, to promote tolerance in a region still recovering from war.Two Balkan musicians, one from Croatia and one from Serbia, unveiled the monument in the village of...Burning Man Burning Spear, Recaptures Musical Freedom
Reggae artist Burning Spear (a.k.a. Winston Rodney) says his musical career started to take off when he ran into a young Bob Marley in a field in Jamaica. Marley told him to head over to the Studio One recording... Rohan Marley Breaks Silence On Lauryn Hill
Finally, someone is speaking on behalf of Lauryn Hill.And it's not a media savvy record label publicity staffer or an unnamed source; it's the reclusive rapstress' five babies' father, Rohan Marley.In the Aug. 18...
created by reggaewire | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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30300 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
The Bob Marley Legacy - Damian At 30
It’s been three years since Damian Marley’s third album, Welcome to Jamrock, put the youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley on the musical map with dance-floor slammers such as the title track and...Delaware Festival Honors Bob Marley & Mother
The 14th Annual People's Festival drew thousands from all over the US east coast on Saturday to Wilmington's Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park to honor the memory of the the mother of Reggae greatest musician, Bob...
created by reggaewire | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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