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LIQUIDATOR TALKS REGGAE

Check out this interview with Liquidator Music's head honcho Toni Face where we talk social media, funny and Reggae. MORE ›››

100 GREATEST ROCKSTEADY TUNES

DanceCrasher.com has done an exhaustive list of the top 100 Rocksteady gems of all time with label scans and sound clips. MORE ›››

THE SKATALITES STORY

Check out the liner notes from the Heartbeat Records release "Foundation Ska" that help to tell the long history of the originators! MORE ›››

HIS STORY OF US SKA

David Hillyard (Slackers, Hepcat, Donkey Show, Rocksteady 7) gives his perspective on the history of US Ska. MORE ›››

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Lloyd Knibb of The Skatalites Has Passed Away

By Lawless On May 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Reports started being posted to Facebook suddenly late Thursday night that Lloyd Knibb, drummer of The Skatalites had passed away. Ken Stewart, manager for band confirmed the stories himself by posting the following to his page:

“I am sorry some of you are finding [...]

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Keith Stewart of Keith & Enid Passed Away

By Lawless On November 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment

VETERAN Jamaican singer Keith Stewart has died after losing his battle with cancer on the same day as Sonia Pottinger passed away.

Known as part of one of the island’s earliest duet combos Keith and Enid, Stewart recorded their signature 1960 tune Worried Over You, a haunting melody that is well known [...]

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Sonia Pottinger Has Died

By Lawless On November 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment

News is spreading that Sonia Pottinger has died. Rocka Shocka posted the above graphic and it was been confirmed by her niece on her blog.

Iriegal posted on her blog today “Many people know my Aunt Sonia Pottinger as accomplished reggae producer. She was the best in the business from the early [...]

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Gregory Issacs Died Today

By Lawless On October 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment

“The Cool Ruler” Gregory Issacs, king of ‘Lovers Rock’, died today Oct. 25 of lung cancer at his home in London after a long illness. His manager confirmed the news.

Read the full piece at the Washington Post. Rolling Stone, The Jamaica Observer,

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