Cynthia Jean Cameron Breakspeare (born October 24, 1954) — known as Cindy Breakspeare — is a Canadian-Jamaican jazz singer, musician and former model. Breakspeare was crowned Miss World 1976. Breakspeare is the mother of reggae musician Damian Marley, through her relationship with Bob Mar...
He is best known for his work during the 1960s and 1970s when he helped shape the Southern soul and Memphis soul genres. As a songwriter, Hayes, alongside his writing partner David Porter, penned numerous hits for other artists, including Sam & Dave's "Soul Man." However, his most ...
Reggae star, Cocoa Tea, dies aged 65 Jamaican singer-songwriter had been struggling with pneumonia in his final months, his wife said Inga Parkelin New YorkTuesday 11 March Jamaican singer-songwriter Colvin Scott, better known by his stage name Cocoa Tea, has died at the age of 65. The r...
The album comes rushing to a sensational close with “Gargoyles,” a brilliant piece by Renee Rosnes and Walt Weiskopf that Palermo learned from Billy Drummond’s 1993 album The Gift (though it’s better known from Rosnes’s 2001 album With A Little Help From My Friends). It’s a ...
Flashing Lights Reggae Refix by Rick Rockswell “Flashing Lights”: A Deep Dive into Kanye West’s Classic Song Kanye West is known for his innovative and boundary-pushing music, and his song “Flashing Lights” is no exception. From its passionate and haunting vocals to its complex production...
Reggae legend Bob Marley was behind several powerful protest songs, including this acoustic ballad from his ninth album. Preaching for emancipation from both physical and mental slavery, it seeks redemption through the pursuit of pure freedom. This was Marley's last single, as well as the last ...
The Police (1983):The ultimate lesson on leaving at the top of your game, the Police's last album is a dark and complex masterpiece that was light-years from the reggae-infused punk of their first few records. But it was tuneful and accessible enough to sell eight million copies and ha...
Check out the above videos on theTryHardNinjaChannel Composing, co-producing, and mixing the album The President of Mozambique by multimedia installation artist JJ Brine, the owner and operator ofNew York's Vector Gallery Collaborating with reggae-rap artist MenacE whose video for "Blood of the Wi...