Bob Andy – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Bob Andy was one of the Rock Steady/early Reggae era’s GREAT song writers. His melodies were both beautiful and memorable. His lyrics…relatable and poignant. Andy wrote and recorded art. A founding member of the Paragons Bob [who’s real name is Keith Anderson] realized international success while recording duets with Marcia Griffiths who also turned […]
Barrington Levy – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Barrington Levy was one of a handful of singers who could compete with the DJs in terms of popularity in the Jamaican Dancehall of the late 70s – early 80s. Born in 1964, Levy hailed from Kingston and got his start with the group the Mighty Multitudes. As a solo artist he would become […]
Yellowman – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Yellowman was and is an oddity. At the height of his popularity in the early 80s he was at least as big as Bob Marley in Jamaica. Born Winston Foster, Yellowman came into this world back in 1959 in Kingston. An orphaned albino, Yellow’s formative years included time at the famous Alpha Boys School […]
Prince Buster – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Prince Buster was a sound man., a producer, a writer, a singer, a comedian, a force to be reckonned with virtually from the outset. He and Derrick Morgan ran a musical ‘feud’ that had almost the entire country buzzing and laughing. He challenged Duke Reid and Clement Dodd ‘up close and personal’ both with […]
Reggae SuperStar Wars Round Three
The votes are in and Round Two winner now move to Round Three of ReggaePlus Radio/jamaicans.com Reggae SuperStar Wars. Vote today for the artist you think would win the clash. There are currently 16 Reggae SuperStar Wars ‘clashes’ in MP3 format below. The clashes are also running on an on-going basis on ReggaePlus Radio. If […]
When Did Reggae Become Rap
When did Jamaican dance hall reggae become rap? Are we not putting the carriage before the horse? Contrary to what many may say Rap can trace its origins directly from Jamaican Dub Reggae & Jamaican style toasting. It is a fact that isn’t talked about by many in the main stream media but many of […]
Eric ‘Monty’ Morris – 1 Minute Jamaican Music Biography
RawHTML: Eric ‘Monty’ Morris helped the Jamaican music scene move forward when he took lyrics from traditional Folk and Mento songs and applied them to the new Ska style. A good friend of Derrick Morgan, Eric started recording just after Derrick. His work with Prince Buster included the song ‘Humpty Dumpty’ which saw Buster selling […]
History of Reggae: Beres Hammond
Beres Hammond… Beres Hammond started out singing R & B influenced songs and also enjoyed some limited success with the vocal group Zap Pow. In fact Beres spent quite a period of time ‘paying his dues’ before he became Reggae music’s premier male vocalist. Donovan Germain’s coupling of Bere’s voice with dancehall stars like Tony […]
History of Reggae: Rude Boy Music
Rude Boy Music … Rude Boy Music was a phenomenon that acted as a musical bridge in Jamaica in the mid 1960’s. As Ska was making its final impressions from its ‘hey-day’ and as Rock Steady was developing and emerging as the new musical style of choice, a significant number of artists took Ska and […]
Buy the Music of The Artists featured in Jamaican Music History
RawHTML: If you enjoyed all the music provided in the history of Jamaican music then browse and buy from the list of artists featured in the segments. Are you Ready – Clive Tennors Man Upstairs – Richie Stevens Reggae Songs of Praise, Vol. 2 Real Power- Lt. Stitchie Reggae Songs of Praise Victory Papa Sana […]