On April 10, 2021 Neville O'Riley Livingston (OM) aka "Bunny Wailer" would have turned 74 years. He was the last of the legendary trio The Wailers and one of the standard-bearers of Roots Reggae music. Bunny grew up alongside Bob Marley … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BUNNY WAILER
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BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO ANTHONY B
Keith Blair aka "Anthony B" was born 31 March 1976 in Trelawny, Jamaica. His deeply religious family life (his mother was a Seventh-day Adventist and his grandmother a Revivalist) imbued him with a profound spirituality. During his youth, … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO ANTHONY B
MARCH 23, 1978 – KAYA RELEASED
Kaya is the tenth studio album released by Bob Marley and the Wailers. Exodus was still on the UK chart when its follow-up Kaya was released on 23 March, 1978. This was a testament not only to Bob Marley’s phenomenal popularity at this … [Read more...] about MARCH 23, 1978 – KAYA RELEASED
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO KEN BOOTHE
Ken Boothe was born on 22 March 1948 in Denham Town, Kingston and attended Denham Primary Elementary School where he developed an interest in music after receiving encouragement from his eldest sister, Hyacinth Clover, who was an … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO KEN BOOTHE
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY
Lee "Scratch" Perry aka "Upsetter" (Rainford Hugh Perry) was born on 20 March, 1936 in Kendal, a small town in the rural parish of Hanover, Jamaica. His mother had strong African traditions originating from her Yoruba ancestry that she … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY