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  • Did you Know? Issue 8

    Did you Know? Issue 8

    1961: Trenchtown Ras Irice: “As a young man I had the privilege of attending the university of adversity in a Back-o-wall Kingston where I met Bob Marley in 1961, neither of us knowing where he was going because he was so humble. We would see...

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  • Interview with Billy Mernit

    Interview with Billy Mernit

    Billy Mernit is a brilliant writer and composer who had the opportunity to jam with Bob Marley one smokey night in New York, at famous Blue Rock recording studio in July 1973. These are his amazing memories. “Back in 1973, my first solo residence in...

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  • Intervista a Bunna degli Africa Unite

    Intervista a Bunna degli Africa Unite

    Finalmente il magazine è riuscito ad incontrare Bunna leader assoluto insieme a Madaski degli Africa Unite la massima testimonianza della scena reggae italiana. Sicuramente il piacere di incontrarlo ha compensato in modo assoluto la fatica di alzarsi dal letto questa mattina per andare a lavoro....

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  • Interview with Sammy Blue

    Interview with Sammy Blue

    “I met Bob in Chicago about 1974 or 75. I moved to Chicago to work for Alligator Records and use to go out to the clubs every night. That year was the first year that Jamaican bands began performing in the US. Taj Mahal had...

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  • Wailers concerts from the sixties

    Wailers concerts from the sixties

    These are 3 original concert advertisements from the sixties: The Wailers performed at Regal Theatre on april 8, 1965 at Glass Bucket Club on october 9, 1965 and at Carib Theatre on december 13, 1966. So this is my updated list of the concerts in...

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  • Interview Salim Jaffer

    Interview Salim Jaffer

    Stevie Wonder travelled to Jamaica in october 1975 to perform alongside The Wailers at the National Stadium. It was the last time the three most famous Wailers (Marley, Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh) performed together on the same stage. That night, Stevie gave a full...

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  • Did you Know? Issue 7

    Did you Know? Issue 7

    1971: Winston Francis TF-Mm hmm. So I imagine you were also providing a lot of background vocals for other artists as well? WF- Oh yes. Oh Yes. Between ’68 to ’71, most of the records that came out I’d be in within some way. Because...

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  • Interview with Miguel Ribeiro of Secrecy

    Interview with Miguel Ribeiro of Secrecy

    “SECRECY WERE BORN IN 2001 OFF THE ASHES OF TWO PREVIOUS PROJECTS (IGNOTO DEO AND MY FALLEN ANGEL). IN THAT SAME YEAR THEY GET SPONSORED TO RECORD A DEMO CD, WHICH LATER HAD WON PRIZES FOR “BEST DEMO” AND “BEST SONG” (“COLD AS ICE”). IN...

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  • Interview with photographer Cookie Kinkead

    Interview with photographer Cookie Kinkead

    We love the pic in the back cover of Catch a Fire album: it was taken by photographer Cookie Kinkead in 1972. Bob has his famous “screw face” expression and his sever look. They are musicians but they look like jungle guerillas. Cookie Kinkead: “It...

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  • The Bob Marley Reader

    The Bob Marley Reader

    Hank Bordowitz, Editor Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright: The Bob Marley Reader (date of release: june 2004) Foreword by Roger Steffens A collection of the best writings on Bob Marley, the late, legendary musician and world cultural icon who brought reggae music and Jamaican...

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  • Interview with Alvin Campbell

    Interview with Alvin Campbell

    Marco Virgona: – Is it true that you helped Bob Marley for the harmony vocals on his last album “Uprising”? Alvin Campbell: Dear Marco, it would be a pleasure to answer your questions, but each member of the group has their own memories and stories...

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  • Interview with Mika of Entwine band

    Interview with Mika of Entwine band

    This Finnish gothic metal supergroup Entwine have travelled a long way from their death metal-ish roots. Founded by Aksu Hanttu (drums), Tom Mikkola (guitar, also vocals at the time) and T.Taipale (bass) in 1995, it did not take long for them to get bored with...

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  • Interview with photographer Alan Messer

    Interview with photographer Alan Messer

    In 1973 Bob Marley and the Wailers played at BBC for the Old Gray Whistle Test. Photographer Alan Messer recalls that show Alan Messer: “Dear Marco, I remember that day very well. Bob Harris was the presenter of the show. The band played two songs,...

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  • Bob Marley Gibson Les Paul Special

    Bob Marley Gibson Les Paul Special

    Poet . . . prophet . . . musician . . . Bob Marley was many things to many people, and the instrument he played is as unique as he was. Painstaking research and detailing was done using Bob’s original Les Paul Special to create...

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  • Interviews with Larry Fallon

    Interviews with Larry Fallon

    Larry Fallon is well known in the music industry as a composer, pianist, arranger, orchestrator, music director and producer. His musical legacy includes Broadway credits featuring “Seesaw” (orchestrator), “Barnum” (orchestrator) and “Peg”, starring Miss Peggy Lee (musical director and orchestrator). Film credits include “Ruby’s Dream”...

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