Monday, November 16, 2009

Jimmy Cliff


Jimmy Cliff

"If you go out to hollywood you'll find a lot of fantastic plastic people there in the business and a lot of people in life generally, They find it so hard to be themselves that they have to be plastic."--Jimmy cliff


jimmy Cliff is better known for his apperences in films then for his music. Even after a string of hits, the singer never quite managed tp break into mainstream, although in the late '60s/early '70s, he seemed poised for international stardom. This singer was born in St. Catherine, Jamacia on April 1, 1948

Toots and the Maytals # 1




Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The maytals, are considered legends of ska and Reggae music. Their sound is unique, original combination of gospel, ska, soul, Reggae and rock. frederick "Toots" Hibbert, the leader of the group, was born in May Pen in the Parish of Clarendon, Jamaica. He was the youngest of seven children. He grew up singing gospel in a church choir, but moved to Kingston in 1961 when he was 16.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Toots and Maytals # 2


The Maytals were key figures in reggae music. Comprised of leader Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, Nathaniel "Jerry" Matthias, 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." Formed in the early '60s when ska was hot, the Maytals had a reputation for having strong, well-blended voices and a seldom rivaled passion for their music.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Bob Marley






Bob Marley

"I love the development of our music, that's what I really dig about the whole thing. How we've tried to devolope, y'know It grows. That's why every day people come forward with new songs, music goes on forever" -- Bob marley, Augest 1979


Bob marley was a founding member of the Wailers, he is one of the most popular reagge aristist out there. His real name is Robert Nesta Marley. he was born Febuary 6, 1945, St. Ann, Jamaica and he died May 11, 4981, Miami, Fl. His fathers was Norval Sinclair Marley was a white man in his 50s and his mother, Cedella Booker, was a black woman who was 18 years old.

Bunny wailer


Bunny Wailer

Bunny Wailer is a reggae artist, he was a founding member of the Wailers.He was born in Neville O'Riley Livingston on April 10, 1947, in Kingston, Jamacia, the young Livingston actually spent his earleyest years in the village of nine miles in St. Ann's. It was there that he first met Bob marley.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Peter Tosh


Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh is a reggae artist, his real name is Winston Hurbert McIntosh. He was born in Grange Hill, Jamaica on October 9th 1944. Peter was raised by his aunt and he left home in his teens and headed for the slums of Kingston, jamacia, known as trenchtown. There he found Joe Higgs, who offered free music lessons to youth and throught him he met his fellow bandmates, Bob Marley and Bunny wailer.