John Holt, a legendary Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae singer and songwriter was born John Kenneth Holt, In Kingston (July 11,1947 – October 16, 2014). In 1963 he initiated his musical career with the single “I Cried A Tear” produced by Leslie Kong. He also recorded duets with Alton Ellis that same year. In 1964 he joined the […]
Ken Boothe born Kenneth George Boothe, is a vocalist and songwriter of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae genres. He was born in Kingston on March 22, 1948. Musical Career The year 1963, Boothe began his musical career when he formed a Ska Duo with Winston Stranger Cole called Stranger and Ken. The first song made by […]
Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh in Westmoreland, Jamaica (October 19, 1944 – September 11, 1987) He was a Reggae singer, songwriter and musician who played several instruments including the guitar, keyboards, melodica, drums and violin. In 1963 he founded the Wailers Group along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer. In 1974 Tosh along with Bunny Wailer […]
This genre which started about 1981 captures all the elements of the dub art form. Rub-A-Dub marked the start of the era of digitally engineered sound. By this time the melodic talk-over was no longer being done by disc jockeys but by artistes known in Jamaica as deejays, who mastered the skill of rapping flawlessly to dance rhythms. It […]
There is hardly any marked difference between Rub-A-Dub and Dancehall. Many believe that Dancehall simply became the preferred name for the Rub-A-Dub music that was developed after 1985. For though the style of the deejays vary over time, the culture of “toasting” to digital sounds is also present in Dancehall. Both Dancehall and Rub-A-Dub are described in Jamaica as DeeJay […]
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Joe Higgs is a Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae vocalist and guitarist. He was born Joseph Benjamin Higgs on June 3, 1940 in Kingston Jamaica. He died on December 18, 1999. In 1958 he released his first song “Oh Manny Oh” which was a duet with Roy Wilson. One of the greatest hits of Higgs and Wilson […]
Sugar Minott, born Lincoln Barrington Minott in Kingston Jamaica (May 25, 1,956 – July 10, 2010). He was a Reggae singer and also one of the pioneers of the Rub-A-Dub genre which dominate the 1980’s. He launched his music career in 1,969 as a member of the group The African Brothers which was known for its […]
Prince Buster, born Cecil Bustamante Campbell on May 24, 1938 on Orange Street in Kingston Jamaica. He is a singer, songwriter and producer whose work has contributed significantly to the development of Ska and Rocksteady music in Jamaica. His involvement in commercial music started in 1957 while he worked with Coxsone Dodd’s sound system. He […]
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