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Actress Cush Jumbo Recalls Growing Up in London’s Projects With Her Rasta Dad’s Booming Reggae Music | My Family Story
The star of AppleTV+'s 'Criminal Record' tells the story of her family's name, struggles and the joy of being a part of an immigrant family in London.
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‘Bob Marley: One Love’ Stars Reveal Surprising Facts About The Reggae Icon
Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, and director Reinaldo Marcus Green collaborated closely with the Marley family to take on this triumphant journey.
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Reggae and Dub Icon Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry Dead at 85
The news of Perry’s passing was confirmed in a series of tweets from Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
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28 Days of Black Joy: The Ties That Still Bind Us Together
I’m a Black woman who was born and raised in Jamaica, an island in the Caribbean you might have heard of (whether for its music or its food or its incredibly fast track stars). Being Jamaican can almost seem synonymous with being Black, since over 90 percent of the population is of African descent (I…
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Singer-Songwriter Johnny Nash, Known for Hit 'I Can See Clearly Now,' Dead at 80
Johnny Nash, the singer, songwriter, and producer best known for the legendary hit “I Can See Clearly Now,” has died at the age of 80. Nash’s son, Johnny Nash Jr. confirmed he died of natural causes in his home in Houston on Tuesday. Born John Lester Nash Jr. on August 19, 1940, in Houston’s historic…
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Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert, a Founding Father of Reggae, Dead at 77
Toots Hibbert, the Grammy-winning Jamaican singer behind seminal reggae tracks like “Pressure Drop” and “54-46″, died on Friday. Hibbert, born Frederick Nathaniel, was surrounded by family when he died peacefully at hospital in Kingston, Jamaica, said a statement put out on his social media channels. He had been hospitalized with complications from COVID-19 and put…
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Replay, Revisit, Reject: Music as a Whole Could Be a Lot Better in 2020
We get it: With everything going on in the world, it can be difficult to carve out time to discover new music. Industry-pushed tunes that you may not even bang with like that could also get in the way of you finding something that tingles your consumer taste buds. While new tunes are usually released…
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Beenie Man and Bounty Killer Gave Us the Best Verzuz Battle So Far
If there’s one thing Jamaicans know how to do, it’s put on a show. And if anyone can put on a show it’s veteran dancehall artists Beenie Man and Bounty Killer, whose Verzuz battle on Instagram Live last night was reminiscent of a clash at a real life Jamaican concert. Before you accuse me of…
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Angela Lansbury Just Found Out About a Girl Named Maxine, Learns 'Murder She Wrote' Song Exists
If you catch Dame Angela Lansbury suddenly bustin’ out a dutty wine over tea, you can thank her newfound discovery. The 93-year-old iconic actor recently appeared on q, a radio show on CBC, where she learned something delightful and new. That’s right, she finally became aware of the 1993 Chaka Demus & Pliers reggae hit,…
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Grammy Award-Winning Artist and Actor Louie 'Original Don Dada' Rankin, of Belly and Shottas, Dies in Car Crash
Louie Rankin, the Jamaican dancehall singer (known as the “Original Don Dada”) and film actor has died, following a tragic car crash in Ontario, Canada, TMZ reports. Rankin was a Jamaican native who grew up in Saint Thomas Parish and East Kingston and was living in Toronto at the time of his death. According to…