Ernest Ranglin – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
Ernest Ranglin is the best guitarist to ever emerge from Jamaica. [Lynn Taitt and Dwight Pinkney are also VERY talented] He began to make his mark with Clu J’s Blues Blasters. He was there when the very first Ska recordings were made. He would go on to play an important role with the Skatalites, help […]
Sir Coxone Dodd – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Clement ‘Coxone’ Dodd is a legendary figure in terms of Jamaica’s music industry. From the late 50s his Downbeat Sound System was one of a select few that ran things in Jamaica and he turned its success into one of the most respected record companies ever—Studio One. Born in 1932, Dodd was young, hip […]
Duke Reid – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid was a pioneer in terms of the technical side of music in Jamaica. His Trojan multi-set Sound System alongside that of Tom the Great Sebastian’s and Sir Coxone Dodd’s Downbeat pioneered the early days of Jamaica’s fledgling industry. His success through the 50s gave birth to his most excellent ‘Treasure Isle’ […]
Tony Rebel – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Tony Rebel is famous for his ‘Rebel Salute’, the annual tribute to his friend, the late Garnett Silk, each January in St. Elizabeth [originally it was held in Mandeville, Manchester]. Roots and Culture have been his ‘stock-in-trade’ since the days when he linked with Silk on the Destiny OuterNational Sound System in Manchester. Combining, […]
Lord Creator – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Alongside Cuban born Rolando Alphonso, Barbadian Jackie Opel and fellow Trinidadians Lynn Taitt and Lord Bryner, Lord Creator was an important and positive ‘outside’ influence during the early development of the Jamaican music scene. Born Kentrick Patrick in San Fernando Trinidad, Lord Creator moved to Jamaica in 1962 due to the huge popularity he […]
Miss Lou – Louise Bennett Coverley – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: A highly decorated poet, raconteur and observationist, Jamaica’s Miss Lou [Louise Bennett Coverley ] is well loved and respected…the world over and this love affair with Miss Lou has been going on now for quite a long time. She recognized and revealed colonial mentality for what it was. She was committed to uplifting Jamaica […]
The Cimarons – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: The Cimarons got their recording career underway in Britain during the late 70s. Their brand of Reggae was unique to the sound being created by their counterparts in Jamaica. They were the first self-contained Reggae band across the ‘pond’. They learned their ‘chops’ well, backing many of the touring Jamaican artists during the late […]
Aswad – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Aswad has been a British mainstay in the Reggae arena for well over 25 years. Their horn section was second to none. For close to a decade they were the foremost Roots band in Europe. They were so talented as musicians that they also worked as a session band for Jamaican artists like Johnny […]
Admiral Tibet – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Admiral Tibet [aka Kenneth Allen] was one of the few successful conscious singers of note during the ‘slack’ era of digital Dancehall. Along with Yami Bolo, Tibet kept the positive doors open during the late 80s until people like Garnet Silk, Tony Rebel, Everton Blender and Luciano would arrive and place the conscious vibes […]
Admiral Bailey – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Admiral Bailey emerged from Prince/King Jammy’s Super Power Sound during the early to mid 80s. As a performer it was clear that Glendon Bailey liked to have fun. His sense of humour was well received by a large audience and his ‘Nuh Way Nuh Better Than Yard’ is truly an anthem. Albums/Recordings Mi Big […]
