Clifford Smith aka Mr. Vegas was born 29 September, 1974 and was given the moniker "Mr. Vegas" by his schoolyard football-mates, who thought that he kicked the ball like a Las Vegas dancer. In his early years as a singjay, Vegas sang covers … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO MR. VEGAS
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BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EMPRESS MENEN ASFAW
Blessed Earth Strong to Empress Menen Asfaw, the Empress Consort of the Ethiopian Empire and wife of Tafari Makonnen, later Emperor Haile Selassie. She was born in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia as the daughter of Asfaw, Jantirar of … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO EMPRESS MENEN ASFAW
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
BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO OKU ONUORA
Orlando Wong aka "Oku Onuora" was born on 09 March, 1952. He is considered the "father of Jamaican dub poetry". He was born in Kingston and grew up in the slums of Eastern Kingston's Franklin Town and received an informal education from a … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO OKU ONUORA
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