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As ska's conquering ruler, Derrick Morgan delivers freedom sounds to a new generation
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDerrick Morgan is a legend — a rougher than rough, tougher than tough, onetime rude boy who helped shape the sound of ska in the 1960s. Singing braggadocious tunes and loving duets for more ...
Mystic Bowie's 'Talking Dreads' show adds island vibes to Talking Heads lyrics + 3 more concerts to...
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMystic Bowie learned to love Talking Heads music growing up in Jamaica, then got a chance to play...
World Ska’s Stupendous Supernova: A Rude Dispatch From Virginia
SPIN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Supernova International Ska Festival at Fort Monroe, Virginia is ground zero for ska fans who...
Terry Hall, frontman for English ska-punk band the Specials, dies at 63
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTerry Hall of the Specials performs in 2022. (Dimitri Hakke / Redferns via Getty Images) Terry Hall,...
10 reggae records that every bass fan should know
Guitar World via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto of WAILERS and Aston BARRETT and Bob MARLEY, Bob Marley performing live on stage at the Odeon with Aston 'Family Man' Barrett Released in April...
The Elovaters Are Quickly Selling Out Clubs & Building a New Name for Its Reggae-Influenced Sound
Billboard via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Elovaters are one of those bands who don’t neatly fit into any one genre of music, but instantly...
An old VHS tape gives a son a glimpse of his father's shot at fame in 1960s Hollywood
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRobert Meeks, left, with his father, Robert Meeks Jr., in Los Angeles. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles...
‘The Harder They Come’: Inside the Stage Musical Adaptation of the Movie That Introduced Reggae to...
Billboard via Yahoo News· 1 year agoReggae brings vivid images to mind. Stripes in red, gold, black and green. Sun-kissed palms lining...
DID RAP REALLY COME FROM JAMAICA?
SPIN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoRap's roots lie in the toasting traditions of Jamaica's sound-system live events, where DJs thrilled crowds with deliveries evolved in part from...
Listen up: Cape, Vineyard music hits some new notes this summer
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoEditor's note: Due to a change in the musicians' schedules, Fiesta Latina at Payomet in Wellfleet...