Sports in Jamaica
Apart from music, sports is one of Jamaica’s biggest pastime activities. The most popular sports are athletics, cricket, football and netball. Athletics Athletics is perhaps the most successful sport in Jamaica’s history. Jamaica made its Olympic debut at the London Olympics in 1948 where they won one gold and two silver medals. The medals were won by […]
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Marcia Griffiths
Marcia Llyneth Griffiths (born in Kingston Jamaica on 23 November 1949). She is a singer of Jamaica’s Rocksteady and Reggae genres. She is often called the “Queen of Reggae”. She started her career in 1964 performing at shows with a popular band called Byron Lee and the Dragonaires. Later that year she initiated her first […]
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The Heptones
The Heptones is a jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal group which was formed in Kingston in 1965. The original members include Leroy Sibbles, Earl Morgan and Barry Llewellyn. In 1978 Sibbles left the group to start his solo career. He was replaced by Dolphin “Naggo” Morris. The Heptones has made significant contribution to the defining sounds of […]
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