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‘Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story’ of the woman behind the voice

Forty-two years after Jamaican dancehall deejay and singer Ophlin Russell, better known as Sister Nancy and Muma Nancy, did the iconic song Bam Bam on the Stalag 17 riddim.......Read more

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Jamaica Gleaner-February 2
2025-Neil Armstrong

Black Uhuru sealed the deal

Forty years ago, on February 26 1985, the first Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording was awarded to Black Uhuru for the Sly and Robbie-produced Anthem.......Read more

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The Jamaica Observer-February 2
2025 BY KEVIN JACKSON

‘Long live memories of D Brown’

Songwriter and producer Mikey Bennett remembers the first time that he collaborated with Dennis Brown, affectionately dubbed the Crown Prince of Reggae......Read more

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JAMAICA OBSERVER-BY KEVIN JACKSON-February 1
2025

‘Soul Man’ Sam Moore, the Miami R&B legend who sang for six presidents, has died at 89

Sam Moore, the towering tenor of the Sam & Dave soul music duo whose mid-1960s hits “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’ ” soundtracked the lives of countless fans and then heard in film and TV for generations, died Friday at a Miami hospital, his wife Joyce Moore said........Read more

 

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Miami Herald-By Howard Cohen-January 11
2025

Bob Marley, Toots make Rolling Stone mag’s 74 Best Albums of 1974 list

Natty Dread by Bob Marley and the Wailers (#4) and In the Dark by Toots and the Maytals (#52) are the only albums by Jamaicans which made Rolling Stone magazine’s 74 Best Albums of 1974 list.......Read more

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Jamaica Observer-BY KEVIN JACKSON-December 1
2024