There is an ideal of the “American Dream,” but very few get to experience it. Young El’s evolution in the industry is truly “Like a Dream”. Coming from Cameroon, West Africa years ago, his vision for his music was radically changed by his immersion into the American Hip-Hop culture. He started in Houston, Texas and got a taste for that exploding... [+] Read More

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born in luanda ANGOLA capital hip hop mc and producer,start in 1992,participated in a tv contest like american idol but in portugal was at the final then have a deal for participate on sony music compilation with various groups, the first one in portugal, and in one of the songs feat.CATARINA FURTADO one of most famous tv,... [+] Read More

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The artist 9ice, (born Abolore Akande on the 17th of January) known for his versatility, proverbial lyrics and unique style started his singing and writing career at the age of fourteen. Justifiable tagged “the hit maker”, 9ice conveys with his music, a new ethnic flavor and eclectic style that is uniquely his. In 1994 he produced his first demo... [+] Read More

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A member of the classic first wave of Jamaican ska artists, Derrick Morgan was among the genre's founding fathers, emerging alongside pioneers including the Skatalites, Laurel Aitken, Prince Buster and Desmond Dekker. Born in March, 1940, Morgan was raised in the Kingston area, exposed to a variety of musical sources spanning from New Orleans... [+] Read More

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Jonathan Tobin is a budding young musician who plays music in many various genres. A versatile singer, rapper, and songwriter, he plays many different styles; the most prominent ones being r&b, soul, reggae, blues, hip hop, and rock. Like two of his influences, Lenny Kravitz and Stevie Wonder, he plays most of the instruments on his songs, as... [+] Read More

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Since 1985 the Mystic Jammers have been touring as the premier U.S. reggae band in the northeast. If you like the idea of Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix playing together then this is for you. Inspirational lyrics, tight vocals, monsterous bass and stellar lead guitar, this is true reggae and rock combined. Pehaps you have seen the live show, John... [+] Read More

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Born in 1952, singing to my mother's smile, I enjoyed the flash of hurricanes In Jamaica, until transplanted to London, United Kingdom...
School, university, career as a journalist followed; 3D computer qualification after, and then new comittment as a media/IT teacher...
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Formed in 1962 by Winston Hewitt and brothers Sydney and Derrick Crooks, the Pioneers were one of Jamaica's finest harmony groups. Hewitt had been replaced by Glen Adams by the time the group began recording for Leslie Kong's Beverley label in 1965, and following a move to Caltone Records in 1967, the group was essentially down to just Sydney... [+] Read More

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Producer Lee "Scratch" Perry's longtime house band, the Upsetters appeared on some of the most legendary records in reggae history, including the early hits of the Wailers. The group was named after Perry's 1968 smash "The Upsetter," and the Upsetter tag was also applied to his record label; although the line-up was mercurial -- essentially the... [+] Read More

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The Maytals were key figures in reggae music. Comprised of leader Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, Nathaniel "Jerry" Mathias and Raleigh Gordon, all natives of Kingston, the Maytals are said to have been the first group to use the word 'reggae' in a song title with their Leslie Kong-produced "Do the Reggay."

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I live to a beat. I walk to a, breathe to a, am to a beat. Music is in my soul. I took piano lessons for three years in grade school, trumpet for a year, and finally guitar for two years. After a family tragedy I stopped taking lessons and I walked away from music, but it was only a few years before I picked up the guitar again. I was 15 years... [+] Read More

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Theirs is the ultimate musical marriage, a partnership that, once formed, re-etched the very landscape of not just Jamaican music, but the entire world's. Such hyperbole is oftentimes rolled out by publicity machines whenever two musical talents come together, but in the case of drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare, it really was an... [+] Read More

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Woodbelly is the ultimate combination of reggae, blues, jazz, funk, ska, rock, and pop. With fat thumping bass lines, a clean pocket groove drumbeat, and unmatched soulful vocals, this band always leaves the audience wanting more.

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Probably no other Jamaican artist has brought more international acclaim to his island home than Desmond Dekker, barring, of course, Bob Marley, but Dekker came first. Most people's introduction to the island's unique musical sound came via the singer's many hits, most notably "Israelites" and "0.0.7. (Shanty Town)." Needless to say, he was even... [+] Read More

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Multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter Gilberto Gil joined his first group, the Desafinados, in the mid-'50s and by the beginning of the 1960s was earning a living as a jingle composer. Although known mostly as a guitarist, he also holds his own with drums, trumpet, and accordion.

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You'll feel the sand between your toes as you enjoy the authentic Caribbean calypso steel drum music of Harry Best and Shabang, the premier Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area steel drum band. Their engaging melodies and lyrics set to the infectious rhythms of Calypso, Reggae, Zouk, and Soca, and highlighted with the indigenous sound of... [+] Read More

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It's one of life's great ironies that today, outside of reggae circles, Jimmy Cliff is better known for his film appearances than his music. Even after a string of hits, the singer never quite managed to break into the mainstream, although in the late '60s/early '70s, he seemed poised for international stardom. The singer was born in St.... [+] Read More

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In a crowded field, Junior Delgado stands out amongst Jamaica's consummate roots performers, one whose distinctively expressive, and slightly husky, vocals have seen his popularity remain undiminished, even after styles changed and his original forte was pushed away by dancehall. Born August 25, 1958, in Kingston, Jamaica, Delgado began singing... [+] Read More

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Ken Boothe was one of the most popular and soulful singers of the rocksteady era, arguably second only to Alton Ellis. Where Ellis was silky smooth, Boothe's vocals were deeper and grittier, earning him a reputation as Jamaica's answer to Wilson Pickett. First rising to popularity as part of a ska duo with Stranger Cole, Boothe forged a solo... [+] Read More

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