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Ruby Turner – Signed, Sealed, Delivered

leslie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:04:46 +0000

We featured Ruby Turner back in December 2007. Here’s another video from the said artist entitled Signed, Sealed, Delivered. Enjoy!

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General Degree – Empire/Bumpa

leslie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:43:01 +0000

We featured General Degree back in July 2007. Here’s another video entitled Man Shortage. Enjoy!

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Greatest Bike Rider- Wayne Lonesome and Sugar Minott

leslie — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:30:12 +0000

Sugar Minott, born Lincoln Barrington Minott on May 25, 1956, in Kingston, Jamaica, is a Jamaican reggae singer , producer and sound-system operator. He began his career as part of The African Brothers along with Tony Tuff and Derrick Howard. Throughout the 1980s the hits kept coming. Being able to encompass different styles from rough roots to sweet lovers, through to classic dancehall, he was an artist of some influence.

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Richie Stephens – Strength Of Your Love

leslie — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:11:42 +0000

Richard Stephenson, better known as Richie Stephens, born December 5, 1966 in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, Jamaica, is a R&B , dancehall and reggae singer and producer. In the early 90s Stephens was a part of the 2-time Grammy winning act Soul II Soul and had recorded at Motown , besides producing reggae records and establishing his own label, Pot of Gold . Later that decade he published famed dancehall singles like Winner , Bus the Place and the mock operatic Slop Dem . In 2006, Stephens was rewarded the Jamaican Governor-General’s Achievement Award for contributing to civic, social and recreational projects in and around the parish of Westmoreland.

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Assassin – “I Don’t Care” Dub Plate

Dave — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:40:51 +0000

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Assassin is one of the hottest DJs in dancehall reggae music. He lives up to his name but “killing” people on the microphone whenever he gets the chance. He takes no prisoners.

Glamma Kid – Why

Dave — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:33:43 +0000

Glamma Kid, was awarded the best reggae act award back in 1998 by the MOBO awards. Glamma Kid is often referred to as the Puff Daddy of UK reggae.

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Wayne Wonder – “No Letting Go”

Dave — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:06:25 +0000

Wayne Wonder, better known to friends as Von Wayne Charles has been making music in Jamaica since 1987 when his self-titled disk, Wayne Wonder came out. He is still going strong today and is better known for his mainstream hit, “No Letting Go” which features the Diwali Riddim.

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Ruby Turner – I’d Rather Go Blind

leslie — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:53:55 +0000

Born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Ruby Turner moved to England when she was 9, and her major musical break was in the mid-1980s, when she joined Culture Club. Her first album entitled Women Hold Up Half the Sky was released in 1986, to critical acclaim.

Ruby Turner was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica. She moved to Handsworth, Birmingham, England when she was nine years old. Her major break came in the mid 1980s, when she joined Culture Club. A solo recording contract with Jive Records closely followed. Her first album, Women Hold Up Half The Sky, was released in 1986, to critical acclaim.

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Boring Gal by Assassin

Dave — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:51:02 +0000

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Boring Gal was the first single and first video off the “Gully Sitn” album which dropped in August.

General Degree – Inna (Diwali Riddim)

Dave — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:37:18 +0000

This Diwali Riddim originally by Lenky is the base for General Degree’s dance hall hit Inna. This beat never gets stale.