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Friday, 17 April 2015 09:30
Countdown to Musical Bliss: The International Women of Reggae
Written by CPR Reggae Brooklyn, N.Y., April 16, 2015... Brooklyn is getting ready for the convergence of resplendent songbirds set to take the stage at 8:00PM on April 25, 2015 for the staging of the highly anticipated International Woman of Reggae, #IWOR. Over the past two months, the Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music (CPR)…
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Thursday, 09 April 2015 16:25
What do President Obama, Bob Marley and Jamaica Have in Common?
Written by CPR Reggae President Obama made headlines when he landed in Jamaica approximately 7:31pm on Wednesday night, the first US President to visit the Caribbean country in over thirty-three years. Moments after arriving, the President made an unexpected visit to the Bob Marley Museum on Hope Road in Kingston to pay tribute to…
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Wednesday, 01 April 2015 22:44
My Most Interesting Women's History Month to Date
Written by CPR Reggae For all thirty one days of March, I was deeply immersed in the rich history and fascinating world of female reggae artist. The Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music celebrated Women's history month in a great way this year with education, entertainment and social media outreach as everyday, patrons of the…
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Wednesday, 25 March 2015 07:32
CPR Successfully Launches Song Bird Challenge on Social Media
Written by CPR Reggae Spring is in the air, birds are chirping, reggae enthusiasts are singing and for an entire month, Coalition to Preserve Reggae Music (CPR) is imploring reggae lovers to share their rendition of a favorite song on social media. The CPR Songbird Challenge starts today and on the 25th of April,…
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Tuesday, 24 March 2015 10:30
TICKETS NOW IN OUTLETS FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF REGGAE. GROUP DISCOUNTS ALSO AVAILABLE
Written by CPR Reggae Brooklyn, N.Y., March 23, 2015... Tickets to the International Women of Reggae, scheduled for Saturday, April 25 are now on sale in local outlets in Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens in addition to the box office at Whitman Theatre, Brooklyn College where the event will be held and on the websites…
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Nadine Sutherland's career history fits none of the stereotypes commonly attributed to Jamaican popular music stars. She made her stage debut at the age of nine as a winner of Jamaica’s popular Tastee’s Talent Contest. International reggae superstar Bob Marley, signed her to his Tuff Gong label while she was…
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A native of South London, Sandra Cross is the only girl among seven brothers. She started singing in the Pentecostal Church and led the choir when she was nine. At 14, she recorded with a friend as Love & Unity. Their recording was the first prize for winning a talent…
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Reggae music is amongst the myriad of genres in music who have left timeless tributary selections on record. One would venture to say that a substantial amount of lyrical content have been created over the past decades, however if we listen closely the messengers of music do not always speak…
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EVER-G is a root’s rock reggae artist who recalls that the first song he ever heard is “One Love” - the Ska version and as he recalls, “it made me want to dance”. He is a vocalist, plays the rhythm guitar and has recorded five albums. Of those, “World Peace”…
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Alfarita Constania Anderson was born on July 25, 1946 to parents Cynthia “Beda” Jarett and Leroy Anderson. She is affectionately called “Rita” an abbreviated version of her birth name Alfarita. During Rita Anderson’s early childhood her parents separated and she was adopted by her Aunt Viola a well-respected seamstress. They…
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Sunday, 08 March 2015 17:33
Women of Power, Women of Music, Women in History: A view from the Women of Power Summit
Written by CPR Reggae Swaying palms wrapped in sparkling lights illuminated the Fort Lauderdale Harbor Resort sea side venue, my table aglow with the warm flicker of candles and smiles emanating from the attendees of the Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit. Until this moment, I had never had such an opportunity to experience…
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JC Lodge, (born June Carol Lodge, 1 December 1958, London, England), is a reggae singer, actress and fine artist. Her breakthrough hit "Someone Loves You, Honey" became the best-selling single of 1982 in the Netherlands. Lodge is also an accomplished painter, having exhibited in Kingston art galleries, and has acted…
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"It all started for me at Studio One, the record label that was like the Motown label in America. It was owned by Coxson Dodd, the master mind behind us all. He signed me in the early 1960’s, and I had the pleasure of working with so many wonderful performers…
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Judy Mowatt OD (born 1952) is a Jamaican reggae artist who rose to fame as part of the trio the "I Threes", the backing vocalists for Reggae legend, Bob Marley & The Wailers. She was born Judith Veronica Mowatt in Gordon Town, in the parish of St. Andrew in Jamaica.…
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