The time has come for a marketing plan for reggae music
The News Review:
- The time has come for a marketing plan for reggae music
- Performers enjoy ‘original’ music
- Rwanda: For the Love of Bobby Lucky And Jimmi
- Mikey Dread gone from the control
The time has come for a marketing plan for reggae music
Jamaica bserver – May 26, 2008
The time has come for a marketing plan for reggae music – JAMAICABSERVER. The proclamation earlier this year of February as Reggae Month – albeit there were those who said it was more like Marley Month – was a significant milestone in the history of reggae music and a turning point in the right direction.
Performers enjoy ‘original’ music
Jamaica Gleaner – Mar 9, 2008
“Nice vibeHerman who said he attended the street dance most Sundays said “Mi come down yah come listen some a di good tune dem from inna di early ’60s. It (the dance) violence-free people from all walks of life come here Japanese Americans and English. It’s generally just a nice vibe di real type of reggae music where it all start from. “Herman also confessed that “Sometime mi come down ya come hear some a my songs dem wey mi not even remember bout. “Errol Dunkley another veteran Jamaican artiste who was also there said the Rae Town experience was vital “because it nuh only play authentic reggae music it is well known all over the world. Is a place where a lot of foreigners wish to know and they know whenever they come here they’re gonna hear foundation music”. According to Dunkley he was not overly concerned about the rumours of Rae Town street dance being limited by the mayor’s office “but I just want to know that it will always be going on because Rae Town has become a heritage a legacy”.
Rwanda: For the Love of Bobby Lucky And Jimmi
AllAfrica.com – Apr 21, 2008
I loved Bobby because if you listen to his songs these are real songs with a real message. They talk about having love for each other God and peace" Kassim explains. To him reggae music is life. Most of the Doves’s songs for instance talk about Rwandan culture and things happening in society. What really annoys Kassim are songs without a message. "The reason why many musicians rock the scene and then suddenly fade away is because what they sing doesn’t contain any message. Musicians should not think about money but about the message… Reggae talks about peace and love so I preach peace and reconciliation through the music. ""If you want to have the real vibe and rhythm of music go reggae" adds band-mate Ras Tche who was inspired to become a musician by seeing his father play the guitar as an altar boy. "They say that reggae music is Nyabingi in Jamaica but we have Nyabingi in Rwanda. Nyabingi is the rhythm that comes out of the drums when you are playing reggae music. Nyabingi also was a prophet in Rwanda and it’s where Rwandans used to pray to God. It was through Nyabingi that their prayers where answered by God. After realizing that we had Nyabingi here I went into reggae.
Mikey Dread gone from the control
Jamaica bserver – Mar 16, 2008
Although it was late night he still managed to popularise dancehall music and bring it to the masses” was the perspective of Dennis Howard who also worked on JBC Radio in the post-Mikey Dread era. And Irie FM’s disc jockey GT Taylor hailed the late Mikey Dread as a role model. “Reggae music in Jamaica owes a lot that that brother. He was one man who stood up for reggae in the early ’70s bringing the music to the forefront. He is one of my inspirations. Veteran singer Freddie McGregor attested to the fact that “Mikey Dread was one of the persons fighting the struggle for reggae music. Mikey and I did a lot of shows together over the years.
Written by admin on June 4th, 2008 with
no comments.
Read more articles on News.