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Kyekyeku and Rocky Dawuni marry reggae and highlife
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Kyekyeku and Rocky Dawuni marry reggae and highlife

The two Ghanaians celebrate the beauty and strength of Africa in this song that preaches unity, blending the flow of reggaemen Rocky Dawuni and the highlife groove of guitarist-singer Kyekyeku. The video for “Africa till I die” is now released – a PAM premiere.

Bob Marley, the last prophet
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Bob Marley, the last prophet

The journalist Francis Dordor, author of the latest biography on the reggae icon, carefully documented and archived his meetings with the “Tuff Gong”. Interview.

Tyrone Downie, The Wailers’ fantastic keyboardist, is gone
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Tyrone Downie, The Wailers' fantastic keyboardist, is gone

The exceptional Jamaican keyboard player, key to Bob Marley’s Wailers, and sponsor of pan-African reggae died on November 6 at 66. What would “Three Little Birds” – Bob Marley & The Wailers’ timeless anthem, be […]

Nneka unveils her Love Supreme
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Nneka unveils her Love Supreme

The multi-faceted Nigerian-German singer announces her fourth album with “Maya”, a reggae flavored single. On “Maya”, Nneka combines rhythmic guitar melodies with her infectious gospel and reggae energy. The track follows the recent singles “With […]

Lovers Rock: when Sade reunited with her first love
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Lovers Rock: when Sade reunited with her first love

Twenty years ago, British-Nigerian soul icon Sade paid homage to a British subgenre of reggae with a homecoming album, Lovers Rock.

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Haile Selassie I: Machiavellian ruler, hero of pan-Africanism
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Haile Selassie I: Machiavellian ruler, hero of pan‑Africanism

Haile Selassie I, emperor of Ethiopia and pan-African instigator, created an apocryphal personality and reign that has resonated into the reggae Rastafari and Africa’s modern political backdrop.

The Upsetter and Captain of the Black Ark, Lee “Scratch” Perry, dies at 85
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The Upsetter and Captain of the Black Ark, Lee “Scratch” Perry, dies at 85

Lee “Scratch” Perry, born Rainford Hugh – who reportedly died in Noel Holmes hospital in Western Jamaica on Sunday, August 29th – was a visionary that shook up the musical order by jamming tape machines, slogging silverware, packing samples, and layering effects onto tracks that would bleed into hip-hop, r&b, and punk.

Chronixx announces new album and shares ‘Dela Move’ visuals
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Chronixx announces new album and shares 'Dela Move' visuals

Jamaican star Chronixx unveils new music video for “Dela Move”, the first single from his album Dela Splash which will be released later this year. Photo credit: Harry Eelman Jamar McNaughton aka Chronixx is back in […]