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Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Rochester's resident roots-reggae group, will hold a CD release party for its latest album Live Up! Wednesday at the Water Street Music Hall, 204 N. Water St.
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The scheduled performers for the 83rd Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade gathered at Herald Square Tuesday evening to rehearse for the big day.
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Twenty-five recordings added to Grammy Hall of Fame
The Recording Academy on Tuesday added songs by James Brown, Bob Marley, the Beach Boys, Louis Armstrong and others to its Grammy Hall of Fame, bringing the total number of titles in the collection to 851.
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Babylon System Marley Inc worth millions
He died almost 30 years ago, but Bob Marley is still the centre of a global industry.
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Steady Eddy has no Equal in live arena
A VOCIFEROUS promoter of the culture of contemporary black people and an iconic figure in music since topping the charts, first with The Equals back in the Sixties, then in the Eighties as a solo artist, Eddy Grant has spent much of his long career making music on his own terms and pushing that of others.
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Few Jamaicans chart in Japan, US and Europe signalling, as pundits suggest, that international reggae doesn't need Jamaica.
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Gwinnett Gladiators Cruise to 5-2 Win Over South Carolina Stingrays
Despite surrendering a two-goal advantage early in the third period, Galivan rallied the Gladiators to the win.
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Sean Paul and Jah Cure IT has not been a good year for Jamaican pop music. Sales tracker, SoundScan, reports that music buyers in the United States showed little interest in what Jamaican artistes had to offer in 2009.
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Anti-gay reggae singer Beenie Man pulled from Big Day Out
Jamaican reggae artist Beenie Man has been pulled from the Big Day Out line up. It follows outrage over his lyrics, which among other things, encourage the execution of gay people.
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City band to share stage with reggae legends
MAGNIFICENT EIGHT: Rhythmonyx members John Pfeifer, Nick Garraway, Richard Hogan, Jonno Leask, Tom Smythe, Rhys White, Rumi Koda and Hemi Pickett.
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Tribute to reggae legend Bob Marley
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Julian Marley Performs With Brothers Stephen and Damian at the Arsht Center on Sunday
Julian Marley: "I just want to create music that speaks for itself." Details: Julian Marley and the Uprising With Stephen and Damian Marley.
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Reggae singer blamed for Springbok defeat
By Nomava Nobumba 16 November 2009 A former Springbok player says Ras Dumisania s tuneless version of South Africa's national anthem performed ahead of the match between the two countries in Toulouse had contributed to their defeat.
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Soundscan figures for reggae albums dismal
Data show that the sales for reggae albums are so weak that conscious reggae group Morgan Heritage and dancehall producer turned singer Serani were able to chart on Billboard, despite first week sales of 300 and 1,120 units respectively.
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The outcry over the inclusion of anti-gay reggae artist Beenie Man in the Big Day Out line-up has been heard: The homophobic Jamaican musician has been pulled from the January music festival in Auckland and a number of cities in Australia.
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Matisyahu evolves from his reggae and hip-hop
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