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Grub Cooper taps out of Fab 5

After 52 years with the Fabulous Five, Grub Cooper is leaving the band for which he has been drummer, vocalist, and artistic director since inception.....Read more

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Jamaica Observer - Howard Campbell -Jul 13
2023

Calypsonian, ska, rocksteady artiste, Lord Creator, has died

Trinidadian-born calypsonian, ska and rocksteady artiste, Lord Creator, who eventually made Jamaica his home, died on Friday. He was 87.....Read more

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Loop News - July 1. 2023

Jamaica Music Museum to honour late Rastafari elder Douglas Mack

On Sunday, June 25, starting at 2 p.m., the Jamaica Music Museum will host a programme honouring the memory of the late Rastafari elder,......Read more

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Jamaica Gleaner - June 24
2023

50 years with reggae

The Rasta and hippie movements swept Jamaica and the United States in June 1973 when Roger Steffens discovered reggae......Read more

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Jamaica Observer - Howard Campbell -Jun 25
2023

The (Not So Clear-Cut) History of the Flying Cymbal

Although often written out of reggae histories, the "flying cymbal" or "flyers" style was a key part of the music’s mid-'70s evolution.....Read more

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