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BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CARLTON “CARLY” BARRETT

December 17, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Carlton "Carly" Barrett was born on 17 Dec 1950 in Kingston. As a teenager he built his first set of drums out of some empty paint tins, and had initially been influenced by Lloyd Knibb, the great drummer from the Skatalites. He and his … [Read more...] about BLESSED EARTH STRONG TO CARLTON “CARLY” BARRETT

Filed Under: Artist, Birth Strong, Birthday, Bob Marley, Reggae, Rocksteady, Roots Tagged With: Blessed Earth Strong, Carlton 'Carly' Barrett, Reggae In Seattle

19 OCT 1973 – WAILERS’ BURNIN’ ALBUM IS RELEASED

October 19, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Burnin' is the sixth studio album by Jamaican reggae band The Wailers, released on 19 October 1973. It was written mostly by bandleader Bob Marley and produced by Chris Blackwell. It was the last Wailers album before Tosh and Bunny departed … [Read more...] about 19 OCT 1973 – WAILERS’ BURNIN’ ALBUM IS RELEASED

Filed Under: Album, Anniversary, Artist, Bob Marley, Culture, History, Jamaica, Reggae, Roots Tagged With: Album Release, Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Burnin, Peter Tosh, Wailers

REMEMBERING MIKEY SMITH

August 16, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Michael Smith, usually referred to as MIKEY SMITH (14 September 1954 – 17 August 1983), was a Jamaican dub poet. Along with Linton Kwesi Johnson, Mutabaruka and Oku Onuora he was one of the best-known dub poets. In 1978, Smith represented … [Read more...] about REMEMBERING MIKEY SMITH

Filed Under: Artist, Culture, Jamaica, Reggae, Roots Tagged With: Dub Poetry, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Mikey Smith, Oku Onuora

LEONARD HOWELL: THE FIRST RASTA

June 16, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

LEONARD PERCIVAL HOWELL (June 16, 1898 – February 25, 1981), also known as The Gong or G.G. Maragh (for Gong Guru). He was the first Rasta preacher alongside Joseph Hibbert, Archibald Dunkley and Robert Hinds and is known by many as The … [Read more...] about LEONARD HOWELL: THE FIRST RASTA

Filed Under: Anniversary, Culture, Haile Selassie, History, Jamaica, Rastafari, Roots

UPRISING RELEASE ANNIVERSARY

June 10, 2022 By Roland Lundberg

Uprising was the last album by Bob Marley to be released in his lifetime. Less than one year later he would be dead from cancer. The day Uprising reached the shops on 10 June 1980, Bob Marley and the Wailers opened for Fleetwood Mac at … [Read more...] about UPRISING RELEASE ANNIVERSARY

Filed Under: Album, Anniversary, Artist, Bob Marley, Culture, History, Jamaica, Reggae, Roots Tagged With: Album, Anniversary, Bob Marley, Uprising

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