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Reggae Music Skanking in Cyberspace
- by Dennis Howard and Adrian Nelson
Reggae has always been at the forefront of all technological changes in the music business. We have produced an amazing amount of top quality music employing both low technology and high technology. Now that the Internet seems poised to be the new engine for growth, many players are already taking advantage of this new technology. The birth of MP3 has made possible, the ability to get reggae into the global market, which was not available to many makers of reggae music. |
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Reggae has not benefited from the massive distribution and marketing networks which the major international record companies have at their disposal.
With the exception of a few reggae artists such as Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Third World, Peter Tosh and Inner Circle, reggae acts have been left to the mercy of small independent record and distribution companies whose distribution is very limited [ Back | Get the Magazine ] |
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 Desmond 'Desi Roots' Young - by Adrian Nelson
Desmond ‘Desi Roots' Young, has had a long and distinguished career with the Jamaica Federation of Musicians which spans over 28 years. Now in his 5th year as president of the organization, Mr. Young since joining the J.F.M in 1972 has also spent six years in the vice-presidents chair.
Before taking on the business aspect of the music industry, Desi started out as a singer, boasting two albums to his credit. A graduate of the Camperdown High School, he later worked at the Government Savings Bank before he started his career while a student at the Jamaica School of Agriculture. After forming Desi and the Roots (which included Jacob Miller and Smokey ‘Slar' Robinson) the group had their first hit single, I Don't Know Why I Love You (a cover of the Stevie Wonder original) in 1971 [ Back | Get the Magazine ] |
Money, Power, Respect (part 2 of 3)
The Future of Jamaica's Music Industry - by Andrea Davis
Ska, a genre originating in Jamaica in the late 50's/early 60's, is enjoying its third wave in the internet fueled by an abundance of new young white Ska bands from the US having been fueled by young white skinheads in the UK during its second wave It is unfortunate that Jamaica has not produced its next generation of Ska musicians and thus an opportunity lost may be the result.
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| The appeal of Jamaican culture has impacted on popular cultures around the world with our music, dance, fashion, cuisine and lifestyles being infused with the youth culture from North America to Japan. |
The Reggae colours of red, gold, green and black have spawned cottage merchandise industries from Europe to Guatemala. As with Ska however, Jamaica scarcely realizes any returns from these aspects of the music product.[ Back | Get the Magazine ] |
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