ALTON ELLIS – I’m Still In Love With You, Boy (1967)

Alton Ellis OD (1938-2008) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter. One of the innovators of rocksteady, he was given the informal title "Godfather of Rocksteady". In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQn_jPaC6mQ I'm still in love, with you girl.I'm still in love, with you girl.I'm still in…

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TRINITY – Three Piece Suit

Trinity (1954-2021) was a Jamaican reggae deejay and producer, whose career began in the mid-1970s and continued into the 1990s. After working as a deejay on several Kingston sound systems, he made his debut recording in March 1976 with "Set Up Yourself" for producer Joseph Hoo Kim. "Words of The Prophet" followed for Yabby You,…

GAVIN PORSCHE – Karma Chameleon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0udC0lSG2Y Desert loving in your eyes all the wayIf I listen to your lies, would you sayI’m a man (a man) without convictionI’m a man (a man) who doesn’t knowHow to sell (to sell) a contradictionYou come and go, you come and go Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma chameleonYou come and go, you come and…

ALTHEA & DONNA – Uptown Top Ranking [studio/live] (1978)

Althea & Donna were a Jamaican reggae vocal duo, consisting of Althea Rose Forrest and Donna Marie Reid. They are best known for their 1977 single "Uptown Top Ranking", which was a number-one hit in the United Kingdom in 1978. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE-A5JULvRM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joh37lrvf-s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcMkgGwjIr0 See me in me heels and tingDem check, sey we hip and…

ALTHEA RANKS – Karma Chameleon (Culture Club)

Althea Ranks became known in the late 1970's and 1980's due to her reggae duo Althea & Donna. Not much information is available on-line about them. "Karma Chameleon" is a song by English band Culture Club, featured on the group's 1983 album Colour by Numbers. The single spent three weeks at number one on the…

SHABBA RANKS – Mr. Loverman

Shabba Ranks (born 17 January 1966) is a Jamaican dancehall musician. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of the most popular Jamaican musicians in the world. Throughout his prominence in his home country as a dancehall artist, he gained popularity in North America with his studio album, Just Reality, in 1990.…

MASEGO – You Never Visit Me (live from Brazil / 2022)

Micah Davis (born June 8, 1993), known professionally as Masego, is a Jamaican-American musician and singer known for incorporating the saxophone into his music. Masego released two EPs in 2016, The Pink Polo EP with Medasin, and Loose Thoughts. He gained widespread attention with his collaborative record with FKJ called "Tadow" in 2017. In 2018,…

SKATALITES – Live @ Rototom Sunsplash 2022

Rototom Sunsplash is a large European reggae festival which takes place every summer at Benicàssim, a few miles north of Valencia in Spain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f65cYOYD6Ao The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period, including "Guns of Navarone." They also…

MAX ROMEO – Hypocrites

Max Romeo (born Maxwell Livingston Smith, 22 November 1944) is a Jamaican reggae and roots reggae recording musician who has achieved chart success in his home country and in the United Kingdom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NQopSI263k … Dip for diplomatic;'Yp for hypocratic;Dry for dry-land tourist;Tup for Topper Norris! … See de 'ypocrites, them a-galang deh!See de 'ypocrites, them a-galang deh!See…

JULIAN MARLEY – Live @ Summerjam Festival 2022 | Rockpalast

Ganz in der Tradition seines berühmten Vaters Bob Marley stehend, ist Julian Marley ein gläubiger Rastafari, dessen Musik und Leben von Spiritualität geprägt sind. Marley ist ein Humanist und Philanthrop, der sich musikalisch von vielen Kulturen inspirieren lässt und dabei stets Rastafari bleibt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYkspD7yCOU 1975 wird der jüngste Sohn von Bob Marley in London geboren.…