FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – NEW YORK, NY – April 13, 2009: Jamaican master percussionist Larry McDonald is at the heart of MCPR Music and the record label’s “Drum Fusion” project. McDonald, who is highly regarded by many as a premier percussionist in the world / reggae genre is now residing in New York City but his career began at the heart of the Jamaican reggae/ska scene with a list of credits that includes but is not limited to collaborating with such beloved artists as: Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Toots & the Maytals, Bunny Wailer, Bad Brains, Taj Mahal, Earnest Ranglin, the Skatalites, Gil Scott Heron, Lee “Scratch” Perry and Soulfly. The boundary – pushing percussionist is also a founding member of two highly touted New York City reggae acts, The Rocksteady 7 and Dub is a Weapon. Continue reading LEGENDARY REGGAE PERCUSSIONIST LARRY MCDONALD TEAMS UP WITH MCPR MUSIC AND PRODUCER SIDNEY MILLS TO PRESENT AN INNOVATIVE RHYTHMIC MASTERPIECE ENTITLED DRUMQUESTRA
The Bob Marley School for the Arts Institute cordially invites you to come and support this Black Tie Fundraising event to fund the Bob Marley School for the Arts Institute’s Community Radio Station FREE-I RADIO-Falmouth at the Ky-Mani Marley Reggae Walk of Fame Induction Ceremony on April 10, 2009, 7:00PM at the Inverrary Resort Hotel, 3501 Inverrary Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale. Continue reading Bob Marley School for the Arts Institute
(Source/Photos: Brittany Somerset, Intrepid Reporter)
BOB MARLEY MOVEMENT OF JAH PEOPLE 103.5 THE BEAT & RUM BUM PRESENT THE 16th ANNUAL CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL
For 16 years, one of South Florida’s longest running festivals is still going strong and feeding the hungry. The 16th Annual Caribbean Festival is a day long celebration of music, arts, and crafts honoring the life and philosophy of the legendary reggae star, Bob Marley. Continue reading BOB MARLEY MOVEMENT OF JAH PEOPLE
The German clothing line YARD® have made an initial donation of more than four thousand US Dollars to a community library in Trench Town, Jamaica.
A community-library in Kingston, Jamaica, the Trench Town Reading Centre (TTRC), received an initial donation of 3.000 EUR (more than 4.000 US$) from the German based fashion brand YARD®. The YARD® style is known for its uniquely Caribbean and Dancehall flavour and is dedicated to the region and its people. YARD® created a special ‘TrenchTown’ charity shirt (www.yard-gear.com) as a means to continually support the TTRC. Continue reading The German clothing line YARD