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The story about the Legend “Yabby You” – By Dadaman

.... "Be you, yabby yabby you" .... Heard a man with dreadlocks in 1969 in Jamaica. The storm interrupted one of the many discussions he had with his Rastafarian friends about who is the true God on earth - Jesus or Haile Selassie. Trough crackling thunder, he claims, he heard voices saying: "Be you, yabby yabby you". His name was Vivan Jackson, and in the Rastafarian communes where he lived, he received, due to his religious beliefs, the frivolous nickname […]

March 11, 2018 255 1

Breaking News

23 Fun Reggae Facts

1. In the Caribbean, February is Reggae Month 2. The Rastafari practice of Ital – all about life energy - means many reggae musicians are vegetarian, including the late, great Bob Marley. Because meat is dead, Rastafarians believe it works against life's energy 3. Bob Marley's band The Wailers was once sacked on tour as a support band because they were proving much more popular than the main act 4. Marley's last words to his son? "Money can't buy life." […]

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Biography

Reggae legend Michael Prophet passed away

Reggae legend and one of the finest reggae vocals of all times Michael George Haynes (Michael Prophet), has passed away this morning at age of 60. Michael was diagnosed with lung and brain tumor. As the disease was diagnosed in the late stage, Michael had no chances of winning this battle. We are deeply saddened as this was indeed one of the last living reggae legends, a voice that touches very soul. Michael was born in 1957 Kingston, Jamaica. In […]

December 16, 2017 65 1

News

Mo’kalamity released a new video in collaboration with the famous duo “Sly & Robbie”

Mo'kalamity has released a new music video for the Kingdoms of Africa song, produced by the legendary duo "Sly & Robbie". With her origins from Cape Verde (Western Africa, former Portuguese colony) Mo'kalamity devoted yet another song to the promised continent, Africa. In the song "Mo" is mentioning the year of 1885, alluding to the Berlin conference when European leading countries (France, Portugal, Great Britain and Germany) agreed upon the exploitation and use of Africa's natural resources, in other words […]

December 6, 2017 72

Album Reviews

Ken Boothe has released a new album

Ken Booth shortened of Kenneth George Boothe, has released his new album as part of the Inna De Yard project. This excellent Jamaican singer crowned his career with another album, which he states is one of his greatest achievements in his career. The reason why the "Inna De Yard" project was labeled so, lies in the fact that they all started their musical career in their own backyard. Additional motive and inspiration to Ken Booth are the facts that this […]

November 22, 2017 28

Biography

How “Niney” the Observer got his nickname

Vinston Holns, better known under the pseudonym "Niney" the Observer, is a producer and singer who played a key role in the 1970s and 1980s when it comes to production and music engineering. What is interesting in particular is that Winston received a nickname after the accident in a workshop where he was left without a little finger. Traditionally, as men have tendencies for black humor, this accident was used for such purpose. Although it didn't immediately evolve into Niney(alluding […]

November 13, 2017 46

Biography

The creation of UB40’s ” Signing Off” album – by Dadaman

Read Dadamans's review of the unusual start of the band's work and the circumstances under which the album was shot: The debut album "Signing Of" of the British reggae band UB40 is, in the opinion of many fans and critics, their best work. The album was released on August 29. 1980, as an independent publishing house Graduate Records . The cover of the album is the UK Unemployment benefit card, according to which the band got its name. The band […]

November 13, 2017 77

Balkans Reggae

Hornsman Coyote released a new video – Tone of your voice

Serbian reggae artist Hornsman Coyote released a new video "Tone of your voice" which is a part of the new album "Sevengreen". Digital purchase of the songs/album can be found on This Link music (Sam Gilly, Manfred Scheer, Herb Pirker, Motasem Billah Syed) lyrics, vocal harmonies, horns arrangement (Nemanja Kojic) Nemanja (Hornsman Coyote) Kojic - Lead vocal, trombone Djurdjica Vali Gajic - Backing vocals Herb Pirker - Guitars Parvez Syed - Keyboards Manfred Scheer - Bass Sam Gilly - Drums, […]

November 7, 2017 128

Album Reviews

Ken Boothe drops acoustic album in November

Along with several other reggae veterans Jamaican vocalist Ken Boothe was featured on Inna de Yard's comeback album The Soul of Jamaica, released earlier this year. His two cuts on the album – Let the Water Run Dry and Artibella – were among the best cuts on the set. Now Ken Boothe has teamed up with Inna de Yard for a brand new full-length album scheduled for release on November 10. The first single off the set is a heartfelt […]

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