Burning Spear, born Winston Rodney in St Ann’s Bay, Jamaica on March 1, 1948. He is a musician and Reggae singer. Burning Spear: The Group Rodney started his carreer in 1969 as the founder of a duo which was originally called Rodney’s. The group which included bass singer Rupert Wellington later changed its name […]
Sly Dunbar, a drummer (born Lowell Charles Dunbar, on 10 May 1952, in Kingston , Jamaica). Robbie Shakespeare, a bass guitar (born Robert Shakespeare, 27 September 1953 in Kingston, Jamaica). The duo Sly and Robbie are perhaps the most prolific artists in reggae music. Together they have produced or played on over 2,000 rythms. Since 1976 […]
Anen, born Antonio Enrique Ginocchio Donayre on December 04,1966 in Lima, Peru. He is a guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer of the Reggae musical genre. He comes from a family of musicians. His father and brothers are all Peruvian musicians. His Career Launch He iniciated his career in 1987, doing music projects such as Hojas CK’s.He was invited […]
Bunny Wailer, born Nevile O’Riley Livingston on April 10, 1947 in Kingston, Jamaica. He is a singer, songwriter and percusionist and founding member of the Wailers group along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. In 1962 he composed his first song “Pass It On” which was released on the Wailers album ‘Burnin” of 1973.He officially launched his […]
Protoje launched his latest album “Ancient Future” on Monday March 9, at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. “Ancient Future” features Reggae artistes such as Chronixx, Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, Mortimer and Sevana. The album became available worldwide on March 10. Chronixx, Kabaka Pyramid, Mortimer and Sevana who collaborated with Protoje on some of the album tracks, […]
Quique Neira, born Enrique Neira Leiva on April 11, 1973 in Santiago de Chile. He is a reggae singer, composer and producer who has risen to iconic status in Latin America as a Reggae singer. Known as the “Chilean Rootsman” he is considered to be one of the most famous musicians of Latin America and […]
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 […]
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 […]
