It is a matter of record that in the global cultural sphere, Jamaica punches significantly above...
Author - Richard Hugh Blackford
The Birth of Rocksteady in Jamaica
Between 1961 and 1966 the dominant music in Jamaica was the Ska and a feature of its presentation...
Alton Nehemiah Ellis, O.D. – The Godfather of Rock-Steady
Alton Nehemiah Ellis is generally regarded as one of the best vocalist and perhaps the greatest and...
The Great “Bob Andy” – Dean of Jamaican Song-Writers
One of Jamaican music’s most prolific songwriters in the period 1966 -1986 was Keith Anderson...
Delroy Wilson OD, Was the Singer’s Singer
Delroy Wilson was Jamaica’s first child star and boy wonder, having started recording at 13 years...
Honorable ‘Toots’ Hibbert OJ, Posthumously Cops...
Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert, OJ, better known as Toots Hibbert scored a posthumous victory last...
Slim Smith –The Loss of This Vocal Talent Was a Jamaica Tragedy
The late 1950s to early 1960s was a defining period in the history of Jamaica music as the...
The Last Surviving Wailer Leaves The Stage. A Tribute To The Hon...
Jamaica’s music legacy suffered another huge blow when the Honourable Neville O’Reilly Livingstone...
Leslie Kong was a Legend in Jamaica’s Music History
The legendary Beverley’s Records and the “Beverley’s” record label literally came into existence...
Sonia Pottinger, OD Jamaica’s Matriarchial Record Producer
Most of us are acutely aware of the male dominance in Jamaican music, not only at its early years...