Riddimjamaica (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The movie, filmed in six weeks in 1977 at the Kingston ghetto Trenchtown and two weeks in Ocho Rios, is an authentic representation of the Jamaican culture during that era because all the characters portrayed themselves. The loosely written and improvised storyline is a reggae version of Robin Hood. “When we made that movie everybody was laughing because nobody was no actor,” Lewis said.…...
Sir Charlie Palmer (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
http://www.mediafire.com/?gw2kyiunmzz Recorded for the BBC In Concert show during the 1973 Catch A Fire Tour just when the Wailers were starting to break through in Britain. With Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingstone in the band I prefer this earlier stuff which still had the rawness to it. Recorded on 24th May 1973 this comes from a rebroadcast of the gig by BBC Radio 6
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Reggae and a 30-year-old movie about its Jamaican culture has become popular with a new generation.
The Hip-Hop Cosign (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Two brand new roots & culture releases featuring Kiddus-I, Chinna Smith, Horsemouth and more launch NAYA RECORDS… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Go to Naya Records website for free downloads! Naya Records, an upstart indie label founded in Boston, MA and run by visionary label president and accomplished drummer/engineer/producer Nathan Sabanayagam, is proud to announce...
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
The relevance of reggae legend Peter Tosh may be waning, as deejays usurp his online popularity and position on the charts.
JeyamArticle (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
For a long time we have used the video store as one of our main ways to access movies. Now, with internet usage exploding, movie downloads are becoming very popular. You will find just about any movie you want with a good movie download site. Below is a small sample.
Riddimjamaica (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Today as I remember my mother and my brethren Peter Tosh who shared the same birth month and who still remain a part of my trench town family and livity, I must also bring to mind those from trench town who have passed away. My mother was one of the many trench town mother of mothers who cared for all of us during those rough and difficult days in trench town. She knew them all and cared for all of...
Musical Stew Daily (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
Hitting the road? Check out this great mix from The Lost Art Of The Mixtape. Brighter Days – Mofro Flux – The Jazz Mandolin Project Che Che Cole – Anitbalas Afrobeat Orchestra Can’t Wait – The Benders By My Side – Mofro Darlene – Led Zeppelin Magic Fingers – Béla Fleck & The Flecktones Free – Mofro Willy’s Song – The Benders...
The Untrusted (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
The Vandals took Carthage in 439. John Jay was sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in 1789 and the First Battle of Ypres began in 1914. Born today: John leCarré (1931), Michael Gambon (1940), Peter Tosh (1944-1987), Sam Allardyce (1954) and Amy Carter (1967). It is Constitution Day in Niue. Today's image has squat to do with any of today's events. It...
Poéfrika (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Peter Tosh (October 19, 1944 – September 11, 1987) was the guitarist in the original Wailing Wailers, a pioneer reggae musician, and a trailblazer for the Rastafari movement. Born Winston Hubert McIntosh, Peter grew up in the Kingston, Jamaica slum of Trenchtown.His short-fuse temper and unveiled sarcasm usually kept him in trouble, earning him the nickname Stepping Razor after a song written...
Riddimjamaica (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
It grew in the narrow lanes of Kingston, Jamaica in the 1960s but reggae music has now developed into a universal genre and one of Gemany's best-known exponents of the style, Jahcoustix will give a concert, by courtesy of the Goethe Institut, at the Alliance Francaise in Accra on October 20. Jahcoustix, rea…
Travel (Free subscription) | 18/10/2009
By Joni Powell Until recently, if you wanted to watch a movie, a trip to a video store like blockbuster was your only option. Now, with internet usage exploding, movie downloads are becoming very popular. You will find just about any movie you want with a good movie download site. Below is a small sample. Red River: One of the best American adventures is a Western Mutiny on the Bounty. Clift rejects...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
There was an interesting little tidbit of information out of Aspen last week, with the Aspen Daily News reporting Wednesday on the opening of a fourth medical marijuana dispensary in the tony ski town known for its laissez-faire attitude toward drugs.
Travel (Free subscription) | 15/10/2009
By Rosemary Velazquez For a long time we have used the video store as one of our main ways to access movies. These days you can stay at home and get movies from a movie download site. Below is a sample of some of the movies you can find using movie download sites. Tropic Thunder: Desperate to get more out of his spoiled actors, while filming an epic war Vietnam War film, director Damien Cockburn makes...
twentyfourhours (Free subscription) | 12/10/2009
I´ve been meaning to post some Sir Billy stuff for a long time now but somehow I tend to forget it. It won´t happened again, I promise. Still, he´s been getting lots of love from many, many blogs all over the net and if you do a search I´ll promise you´ll find some of his excellent edits and mixes. Until next time enjoy this edit of Peter Tosh. Download : Peter Tosh -...
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