On Easter Monday morning, 1964, 14-year-old Marcia Griffiths stepped onto a stage for the very first time. The occasion was an annual concert held at the Carib Theater in Kingston, Jamaica. The late ...
Explore some of the most iconic songs by reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff and how they shaped global music history. Celebrate his ...
Cliff, at the request of singer Desmond Dekker, invited Bob Marley to record his first song Judge Not at Federal studios in ...
Cliff, best known as the singer behind ‘I Can See Clearly Now’ among several other Reggae songs, died at the age of 81. Learn ...
Walk through any mall, and you’ll see stores filled with racks of clothes in the red, green and gold of Jamaica. Stroll through any college campus, and you may hear the sounds of Bob Marley’s “Legend” ...
Late last night it was confirmed that a kingpin of the reggae world has passed away. Winston Riley entered the reggae scene in the '60s as a singer with The Techniques, and from there he started ...
The ska and reggae legends in Toots and the Maytals have long been known for their unique fusion of gospel, ska, soul, reggae and rock. From its origins at Studio One in Kingston, Jamaica, the group ...
The two-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer had hits with “Wonderful World, Beautiful People,” “You Can Get It ...
After peaking with The Harder They Come, Cliff had some downtime in the late ‘70s but did steady session work for decades ...
The Dallas City Mod Club’s party, The Smoke, at Sons of Hermann Hall had DJs Jason Harris and Marcos Prado spinning 60s Northern Soul and other early 60s hits on Friday night. From there, our ...