Bob Marley Dies
Passed at 36 from melanoma. Jamaica honored him with a state funeral on May 21.
Also on the calendar: Bob Marley was born — February 6th
Passed at 36 from melanoma. Jamaica honored him with a state funeral on May 21.
Also on the calendar: Bob Marley was born — February 6th
Christopher Palmer. Jamaican reggae/dancehall artist.
Steven Kapur. Jamaican reggae/dancehall artist.
'Jawaiian' music — the fusion of Jamaican reggae with Hawaiian slack-key guitar, ukulele, and island themes — emerged in the 1980s. Bruddah Waltah's Hawaiian Reggae album sold nearly 100,000 cassettes in Hawaii alone.
Hawaii Reggae Network is Hawaii's 24/7 reggae radio station, streaming live from Maui.
