Louie Rankin Dies
Leonard Ford, Jamaican dancehall deejay and actor known for the hit 'Typewriter' and film roles in 'Belly' and 'Shottas,' died in a car crash on Highway 89 near Shelburne, Ontario, Canada.
Leonard Ford, Jamaican dancehall deejay and actor known for the hit 'Typewriter' and film roles in 'Belly' and 'Shottas,' died in a car crash on Highway 89 near Shelburne, Ontario, Canada.
'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.
