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You might remember the angst a year ago when Billboard named Joss Stone’s Water for Your Soul the reggae album of the year and Joss Stone the reggae artist of the year. Manyqueried the reasonableness of declaring a non-reggae artist the reggae artist of the year and some, myself included,…
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Pat Bailey was a renaissance woman, a pioneer who blazed her way into the hearts and households of millions for nearly half a century. I am humbled to say she was a mentor to me. She along with her husband Gil were the first to put me on the air.…
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My grandmother was the sweetest person I ever met. She never got angry or upset. She always laughed and had a good word to share. She never used "foul" language; I never heard her swear. She always sang or hummed a tune. She taught me to be respectful, kind and…
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Tuesday, 27 December 2016 10:21
Be a Beacon and Channel Positive Vibrations
Written by Sharon Gordon
Hey Family, been keeping quite these day but I have to say something...why do so many folks get on social media and shame people for believing in Christmas? For celebrating Christmas? "Oh, it's a pagan holiday," they say and on and on. This practice speaks volumes about them, more than…
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October 5, 2016, Brooklyn, N.Y. The Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music's annual staging of Reggae Culture Salute scheduled for Saturday, November 5, will not take place as previously announced. With artists plagued by challenges in securing Visas and Work Permits, multiple artists scheduled to appear are no longer available and…
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Wednesday, 05 October 2016 20:22
Etanaism: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Written by Carlyle McKetty
Etana’s misguided foray into activist punditry seems destined to be career-altering, much like that of the Dixie Chicks, more than 13 years ago, when that group’s comment regarding President George W. Bush altered their career trajectory. In time, the Dixie Chick got back on course, having won thirteen Grammy awards…
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Questions for Our Souls: What is Reggae In 2015, Billboard Magazine determined that Joss Stone’s album, Water for Your Soul was the reggae album of the year and declared Joss Stone the reggae artist of the year. Over the past ten years, artists from various genres (reggae, soca, dancehall, hip…
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Once again, we are back at summer and this one is special. This summer marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of CPR... It was the summer of 2005 that Sharon Gordon and I brought together a coalition of reggae industry practitioners to plan and stage the first Reggae Culture…
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Sunday, 07 June 2015 10:33
Bob ‘Skanks’ to the Top (by Kevin Jackson, Observer writer)
Written by CPR Reggae
BOB Marley & the Wailers' Easy Skanking in Boston '78 is number one on the Billboard Reggae Album chart. Released in February, it is the only title on that tally this year which has posted double-digit sales. Featuring two historic live shows at Boston's Music Hall from June 1978, the…
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The 6th Jamaican Diaspora Conference is fast approaching and there has been much discussion about state of things. Representative for the North East Advisory Board, Immigration Attorney Joan Pinnock, has been making the rounds hosting town hall meetings with the community about the conference in Montego Bay, June 13th through…
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In a recent story in the Weekend Star, Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest person ever, and the first man to hold both the 100 meters and 200 meters world records, a recipient of the Order of Jamaica national honor, was described as a “horrible neighbor” and the story continues to…
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According to a report in the Sunday Gleaner of May 31, 2015, Patricia Chin, co-founder of VP Records, says the label is celebrating the revival of vinyl. The veteran producer, who started the label with her late husband Vincent Chin in 1979, and has pushed reggae and dancehall music in…
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Sunday, 31 May 2015 19:04
Who Mash Up Reggae – Part 5: What You Don’t Know Could Hurt Your Pocket
Written by CPR Reggae Calling all Singers, Songwriters, Producers, Promoters, Publicists, Radio DJs, Managers, Booking Agents, Record Label Owners, and all other music Practitioners. Are you getting paid like you think you should? Do you have the basic information you need to ensure your success or is lack of information holding you back? Don’t…
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News comes out of Hackensack, North Jersey that 35 year old Jawara McIntosh, son of the late, Peter Tosh, reggae legend and founding member of the internationally known Wailers, of Bob Marley and the Wailers fame, will head to trial in September for charges against him and a companion, 24…
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