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Has the Jamaican Community Become Desensitized to Murder?
On Thursday 13 March, Vybz Kartel (real name, Adidja Palmer) was found guilty of murdering former associate Clive ‘Lizard’ Williams following a 65 day trial – the longest in Jamaica’s judicial history, writes Nadine White.
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Tagged Adidja Palmer, Adidja the Teacher, Christopher Coke, Christopher Dudus Coke, Clarks, Clive Lizard Williams, Clive Williams, Daggering Condoms, Dudus, Free Kartel, Gaza Slim, Jah Vinci, Lizard, Mark Duggan, Neo-Bob Marley, Popcaan, Ramping Shop, Street Vybz Rum, Summertime, Teacher, Tivoli Gardens, Tommy Lee, unemployment, Vybz Kartel, Wyclef Jean
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Portland Paradise: Errol Flynn, the Blue Lagoon, Boston Jerk Centre and Frenchman’s Cove
In 2011, Beenie Man released Sex on the Beach (above), a risqué track with a first verse styled as telephone conversation which concludes with the rapper telling a lonely lady to meet him for fun and drinks at the exclusive … Continue reading
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Tagged 50 Cent, Anna Banana's restaurant, Beenie Man, Blue Lagoon, Boston Jerk Centre, Butch Stewart, Cocktail, Elizabeth Taylor, Ella Wilcox, Errol Flynn, Errol Flynn Marina, Frenchman’s Cove, Geejam, Knight and Day, Marley family, Marlon Brando, Naomi Campbell, Orantes Moore, Port Antonio, Portland, Puff Daddy, Queen of England, Sean Paul, Sex on the Beach, Shaggy, the Beatles, Tom Cruise, Trident Castle, Trident Hotel, Winston Churchill
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Review: Dennis Brown 2013 Tribute Concert, Kingston, Jamaica
Last week, Bashment Vibes was privileged to gain VIP access to the annual Dennis Brown Tribute Concert, which took place in Kingston, Jamaica, on Sunday evening. Best described as a massive street party to celebrate what would have been the … Continue reading
Posted in Features, Gigs
Tagged 2013, 54-46 That’s My Number, Alaine, Alton Ellis, Beres Hammond, Big Yard, Big Youth, Bongo Herman, Carl Dawkins, Chronixx, Chuck Fenda, Cocoa Tea, Concert, Dean Fraser, Dennis Brown, Dennis Brown Tribute, downtown, Errol Dunkley, Heptones, Jacob Miller, Jah9, Jamaica, Junior Lincoln, Junior Reid, Kabaka Pyramid, Ken Boothe, Kingston, Leggo, Leggo Beast, Love Has Found Its Way, Mikey General, Nat King Cole, Noel Skully Simms, Ocean Drive, percussionist, Protoje, Ras Michael, Reggae Month, Richie Stephens, rocksteady, Show, Skatalites, Skully, Studio One, Toots Hibbert, Trevor Leggo Douglas, waterfront, Winston Niney Holness, Wolves and Leopards, Zinc Fence
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History of Jamaican Music
Below is a link to a brief history of Jamaican music featured on the education website Learning Live and used by teachers in the London borough of Hackney to support e-learning.
The £100m Reggae Robbery: Part 3
Below is the final installment of a three-part report, originally published in New Nation newspaper in 2004, exposing how record companies and so-called ‘collection societies’ deprived reggae artists of millions of pounds in publishing and royalty revenues. Read part one … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolute Reggae, ADAMI, André Bertrand, Bob Andy, Bunny Lee, Bunny Wailer, Charley Records, collection societies, Culture Press, EMI, Enzo Hamilton, Esoldun, European Commission, European law, France, Germany, Jimmy Cliff, John Holt, Marcia Griffiths, MCPS, record companies, record labels, SCPP, SPEDIDAM, Trojan Records
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The £100m Reggae Robbery: Part 2
Below is the second of a three-part report, originally published in New Nation newspaper in 2004, exposing how record companies and so-called ‘collection societies’ deprived reggae artists of millions of pounds in publishing and royalty revenues. Read part one here: … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolute Reggae, Andre Bertand, Bunny Lee, CD, contract, Darrell Rushton, Declaration of Rights, EMI, Fitzroy Bunny Simpson, Gladiators, Ice on Fire, in perpetuity, Island Records, John Reed, Johnny Clarke, licensing, Max Romeo, Mighty Diamonds, Mikey Dread, MP3, MPLA, publlishing, Right Time, roylaties, Tappa Zukie, Tapper Zukie, Trojan Records, U Roy, Universal Records, Virgin Records, War Inna Babylon
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The £100m Reggae Robbery
Below is the first of a three-part report, originally published in New Nation newspaper in 2004, exposing how record companies and so-called ‘collection societies’ deprived reggae artists of millions of pounds in publishing and royalty revenues.
Posted in Features
Tagged Absolute Reggae, ADAMI, André Bertrand, Beenie Man, Bob Marley Estate, Bob Marley Live in France, Bunny Lee, Burning Spear, collection societies, copyright, Culture Press, Definite Publishing, Elephant Man, EMI, Enzo Hamilton, Freddie McGregor, Get Busy, Horace Andy, intellectual property, Island Records, Jimmy Cliff, John Murray-Smith, licensing, Max Romeo, Millie Smalls, My Boy Lollipop, publishing, Sean Paul, Sly and Robbie, The Harder They Come, Trojan Records, Virgin Records, War Ina Babylon, Winston McAnuff, You Can Get It If You Really Want
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Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths @ Hammersmith Apollo, London (2003)
In 2003, Bashment Vibes co-produced the Young Gifted and Black concert, which featured Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths singing together in London for the first time in more than 30 years.
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Tagged Bob Andy, Dreamland, London, Marcia Griffiths, Steppin, Too Experienced, You Dont Know, Young Gifted and Black
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Documentary: Reggae and Dancehall in London (2002)
A short film we helped produce in 2002 about the changing face of London’s reggae and dancehall scene.
Posted in Features, News
Tagged Aswad, Bounty Killer, dancehall, Dennis Alcapone, Grove Music, London, Mikey Campbell, reggae, Robbo Ranks, Uptown Splurt
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