Ziggy Marley, son of Reggae music icon Bob Marley, won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for the album “Fly Rasta”, which was released in April 2014. Ziggy has won this coveted award 6 times. In 1989 and 1990 he won as lead singer of the band Ziggy Marley and Melody Makers. As a solo artiste he won […]
Bob Marley, born Robert Nesta Marley (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981), Nine Miles, St Ann, Jamaica. He was a singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was one of the most popular musical icons of the 20th century. Marley’s Debut While living in Trench Town, Marley along with Bunny Wailer received vocal training from […]
The Early Years 1961- 1967 | Ska Era The Wailers Early Years features several of the Ska compilation of the Wailers group between 1961 and 1967. The Judge Not compilation features the first single ever produced by Bob Marley, “Judge Not”. It also includes early songs produced by Leslie Kong. The original album The Wailing […]
Ska music was originated in Jamaica in the late 1950’s. It is a fusion of the Jamaican Mento music with American Jazz and Rhythm and Blues. It is Jamaica’s first indigenous commercial music and was made popular in the early 1960’s. The first recorded Ska music was Easy Snappin by Thephillus Beckford in 1959. The first international Ska hit […]
Welcome to Rocksteady: The Golden Era of Jamaican music. During the late 1960’s Ska music began to evolve into a slower, more relaxed and soulful tempo called Rocksteady. The bass became heavier and prominent, horns took a supporting role in the background and was replaced by the electric guitar,organ and piano. It is believed that the genre […]
Stranger Cole, born Wilburn Theodore Cole in Kingston in the year 1945. He is a singer and songwriter of Ska Rocksteady and Reggae genres. He debuted in music as a songwriter with the song “In and Out the Window”, which was written for the Ska legend, Monty Morris. In 1962 he did his first singles with […]
Mento music has its origins in Jamaica in the 19th century and is a fusion of African rythms and Anglo traditions. By the late 1940’s Mento became the unique style of Jamaican music. Typical Instruments: banjo, acoustic guitar, home made saxophone, bamboo flute , rumba box and a gourd shaker. Click link for the […]
Tracks: Un Amor (2014) 1. No Me Rendiré 2. Live Another Day (Feat. Ky-Mani Marley) 3. Agua De La Fuente (Un Amor) 4. Chileno Del Roots 5. Continente 6. Dos Hacen Uno 7. Solamente Tu 8. Cada Cosa En Su Momento 9. Amor Prohibido Interlude 10. Amor Prohibido 11. Continente (version en portugués) 12. Agua De […]
Toots Hibbert, born Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert is a Jamaican songwriter and singer . He was lead singer of the group called The Maytals. He was born on December 8, 1942 in May Pen, Clarendon. In 1961, he formed and became the lead vocalist of the vocal group, Toots & The Maytals, which was originally called The […]
JC Lodge is a reggae singer, actress and artist. She was born June Carol Lodge on December 1,1958 in London England to a Jamaican father and a British mother. She became exposed to Reggae music after she was taken to live in Jamaica as a child. In 1980 she recorded her debut single “Someone Loves […]
