It’s a true story: I am the man who coined the word “reggae.” The music was in Jamaica playing, but no one knew really what to call it. I took the word from a slang word we have in Jamaica called “streggae”—that was just a nickname for people who don’t dress properly,...
Who invented reggae? Toots Hibbert, frontman of the legendary reggae band Toots and the Maytals, has died at the age of 77. One of Jamaica's most influential musicians, he helped popularise reggae in the 1960s with songs like Pressure Drop, Monkey Man and Funky Kingston.Similar...
I love reggae grooves particularly when they are as relaxing and as enjoyable and chilled out as this. Hollie is a musical child daughter of Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook and her mother Jeni was a singer in Culture Club with Boy George as her godfather. All the statistics in the world can...
I love reggae grooves particularly when they are as relaxing and as enjoyable and chilled out as this. Hollie is a musical child daughter of Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook and her mother Jeni was a singer in Culture Club with Boy George as her godfather. All the statistics in the world can...
Bunny Wailer, 73. A reggae luminary who was the last surviving founding member of the legendary group The Wailers. March 2. Carla Wallenda, 85. A member of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act and the last surviving child of the famed troupe’s founder. March 6. ...
His journey to international fame began in 1963 with the formation of Bob Marley and The Wailers, a band that played an instrumental role in popularizing Jamaican music worldwide. Marley's unique blend of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, coupled with his distinctive voice and songwriting skills, ...
The lead vocalist of Toots and the Maytals literally invented reggae, or at least gave it its name. Specifically, the genre took its name from his song “Do the Reggay,” the reggay then being the name of a dance craze in Jamaica; the word subsequently came to be applied to the nascent...
I had come up with a broad sweep of material, some upbeat, some R&B influenced, some reggae, some very light in tone, and some introspective or angry. I was surprised by the songs he liked best – the angry, cynical, depressive ones. The music was only partly complete, though; what...
We are every walk of life, existing in every known and unknown space in the universe since the dawn of time but we remained in the shadows until musicals were invented. We are all actively trying to kill Jennifer Coolidge and we love brunch. Like, love it. An iconic Season one episode ...
I love reggae grooves particularly when they are as relaxing and as enjoyable and chilled out as this. Hollie is a musical child daughter of Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook and her mother Jeni was a singer in Culture Club with Boy George as her godfather. All the statistics in the world can...