Category: People
Shabba Ranks
Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon otherwise known as Shabba Ranks was born January 17, 1966 in Sturge Town, St. Ann, Jamaica. Many may know him as a popular Jamaican reggae and dancehall entertainer. However, Shabba was one of, if...
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The British Reggae entertainer Max Alfred Elliott, otherwise called Maxi Priest was born June 10, 1961. He grew up in Lewisham, London and is the second youngest of nine children. His parents are of Jamaican heritage, but they...
Read MoreLouise Bennett-Coverley
The creative Louise Simone Bennett-Coverley, or popularly known as Miss Lou, was one of the major shapers of the Jamaican culture. Born September 7, 1919, Miss Lou was a memorable folklore writer who warmed the heart of...
Read MoreDesmond Dekker
Affectionately called Desmond Dekker; Desmond Adolphus Dacres was born in Kingston on July 16, 1941. Known as the King of Ska, Dekker went to Alpha Boys School. After his mother died, he went to live in the parish of St. Mary...
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Mark Anthony Myrie, renowned as Buju Banton is a great Jamaican artist and was the youngest of 15 children for his mother. July 15, 1973 marks the day, when one of Jamaica’s reggae and dancehall icon arrive into this world....
Read MoreBob Marley
“One good thing about music, when it hits- you feel no pain.” – Bob Marley The classic story of the Jamaican singer, musician and songwriter, Robert Nesta Marley is one of poverty, superstardom and an early death. Born in...
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The self acclaimed King of the Dancehall, Anthony Moses Davis, better known as Beenie Man, the Girls Dem Suga or the Doctor is one of Jamaica’s artists who helped to shape Jamaica’s dancehall into what it is today....
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