No small country has packed a musical punch like Jamaica has. From Bob Marley to Buju Banton, here are its standout records ...
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Jimmy Cliff in The Harder They Come: he was given the lead role after entrancing the film’s director Perry Henzell with his mixture of arrogance, optimism and defiance - Everett Collection Inc/Alamy ...
Our list of the 10 best songs by the reggae legend, from "Dearest Beverley" to "I Can See Clearly Now." Few names are as synonymous with reggae music as Jimmy Cliff. The Grammy-winning artist, whose ...
Cliff, who died Nov. 24 of pneumonia at his home in Kingston at age 81, soon had a cult following that spread far beyond West ...
In 2011, Jamaican writer and activist Dutty Bookman coined the phrase “reggae revival” to describe artists like Protoje, Chronixx, Jah9, Kabaka Pyramid, Jesse Royal, and others who tended to favor ...
Jimmy Cliff, the two-time Grammy-winning Jamaican musician and reggae legend, has died. He was 81. Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, announced his death in a statement on his Instagram page Monday. “It’s ...
Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer who was instrumental in taking reggae global, has died. Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, and his family announced the news in a post on the singer’s social media pages, ...
KINGSTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican singer who along with Bob Marley popularized reggae, ska and rocksteady music over a six decade career, has died, his wife Latifa ...
I still haven’t written my best song I’m pursuing that all the time. If my music can uplift someone to make them want to live a better life and not give up, that is a big success for me.” Jimmy ...
Lee “Scratch” Perry, the eccentric, revolutionary Jamaican producer, songwriter and performer whose influence extended far beyond his historic role in the development of reggae music, died Sunday at a ...