Jamaican singer, songwriter, and lead vocalist for the reggae and ska band “Toots and the Maytals”, Frederick Nathaniel “Toots” Hibbert will never be forgotten. He was a part of the creation of popular songs such as “Sweet and Dandy”, “That’s My Number” and “Beautiful woman” – just to name a few. He travelled to many different countries to share his
Read moreI was at a cocktail party on Martha’s Vineyard in the summer of 1981. The little get-together was to welcome a family coming in for a vacation from Ireland. As is common in those kind of events, there was a lot of polite conversation, joking about the rainy Irish weather, about the pubs in Dublin and so on. The family
Read moreOn a day when Caribbean diasporans reflect the nostalgia of growing up on sunny islands and the tradition of celebrating Easter Monday, the passing of Gil Bailey, Jamaica’s revered ‘Godfather of Reggae” shattered the silence of another day of quarantine from the COVID19 afflictions in New York. Resonating with sadness and grief that only a few will be able to
Read moreWriter: Camille Simms Whether It’s The Repetition Of The Number ‘2020’ Or For Some Other Personal Reason, We All Have, In One Way Or The Other, Vowed To Make This Year A Special One. For The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA), 2020 Marks 10 Years Since February Has Been Dubbed Reggae Month. Throughout The Years, Reggae Month Has Attracted An
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