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For months I’ve been telling people California Senator Kamala Harris would be Joe Biden’s running mate. People would counter with
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High up in the Hollywood hills overlooking Babylon, on the cusp of Bob Marley’s 75th earthstrong, I interviewed his son,
Read moreLegendary drummer Santa Davis in a historic conversation (Part 1)
A Historic Conversation with Legendary Drummer Santa Davis (The Interview—Part 1) On December 1, 2019, I interviewed drummer Carlton “Santa”
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Unstoppable, Historic Career in Music (The Interview: Part 2) At the end of Part 1 of my interview of legendary guitar player
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King of Ska Derrick Morgan, a still-touring music legend who helped launch the career of (King of Reggae) Bob Marley
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In a career spanning fifty-five years, legendary reggae star Max Romeo’s many hit songs have brought joy to millions of
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Sly Dunbar is one of the most innovative and influential drummers of all time. Individually and together with his “riddim
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In his rollicking tell-all book, “The Half That’s Never Been Told: The Real-Life Reggae Adventures of Doctor Dread” (Akashic Books 2015),
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