30 April 1976 saw the release of Bob Marley and the Wailers' eighth studio album Rastaman Vibration. The album was a great success in the US, becoming their first release to reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart peaking at number 8. … [Read more...] about 30 APRIL, 1976 – RASTAMAN VIBRATION RELEASED
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BOB MARLEY AND THE BIRTH OF ZIMBABWE
On April 18 1980, Rhodesia gained its independence from Britain and became Zimbabwe. To celebrate the occasion, Bob Marley and The Wailers were invited to perform at the official ceremony at Rufaro Stadium in Harare. Bob had inspired … [Read more...] about BOB MARLEY AND THE BIRTH OF ZIMBABWE
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BUNNY WAILER
On April 10, 2023 Neville O'Riley Livingston (OM) aka "Bunny Wailer" would have turned 76 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
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO SCULLY
Noel Bartholomew Simms aka "Scully" was born on 18 March, 1935 in the Smith Village area of Kingston and received his education at the Alpha Boys School. Initially, he worked as a singer in a duo with his schoolfriend Arthur "Bunny" … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO SCULLY
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BURNING SPEAR
Winston Rodney was born 01 Mach, 1945 in Saint Ann's Bay, Saint Ann, Jamaica, the same region where Bob Marley and Jamaican political hero Marcus Garvey grew up. Both men had a profound impact on Winston's life and work, especially with … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO BURNING SPEAR