Cali Roots Festival: Nine years young and growing
A Photo-Essay of the 9th Annual “Cali Roots” (Monterey, California; May 25-27, 2018) At page 273 of renowned reggae historian
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Larry McDonald: “I just wanted to be the conga player”
Larry McDonald is one of the most accomplished percussionists in the world. Honored in Jamaica in 2011 with a lifetime
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Safeguarding Bob Marley with “So Much Things to Say”
In reviewing Roger Steffens’s latest book, So Much Things to Say: The Oral History of Bob Marley, Hua Hsu asserts
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Born with albinism in 1956, dancehall music legend King Yellowman was rejected from birth. As a baby, he was found
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In the wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s tapping of Alabama senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney General, Bob Marley fans and
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If he were alive, the Honorable Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley, O.M. (Order of Merit), would have celebrated his 71st birthday on
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Early this week, The Gleaner, Jamaica’s oldest and most respected daily newspaper, reported on that country’s continuing efforts to pave the way for
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