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Showing posts with label 1990's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1990's. Show all posts

Friday, 7 February 2020

Worl-A-Girl

Worl-A-Girl

Hip Hop and R&B influenced Reggae Group, Worl-A-Girl, began in 1991 and gained recognition for their contribution to the Cool Runnings Movie Soundtrack. They released 2 Albums and then faded. Group member Charmaine left Worl-A-Girl in 1995 and went on to do Gospel Music. There is no information available about their current status. Please take a listen here and have an enjoyable weekend: No gunshot, X-Amount, No woman no cry, Back to school and Jamaican Bobsledding Chant

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worl-A-Girl
Background information
Name: Worl-A-Girl 
Origin: US
Label: Columbia, EastWest Japan 
Members: Charmaine (Charmaine DaCosta), Miss Linda (Linda Scott?), Sabrina (Sabrina Cohen?) and Sensi (Angela Wilks?)

Thursday, 30 January 2020

Dub Poetry / Reggae Thursdays: Yasus Afari

Yasus Afari (born John Sinclair , 1962 Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica)

Jamaican Dub Poet, Yasus Afari, began scoring hits as a collaborator with his childhood friend, the late Garnett Silk. He worked as a Repair Technician at the Jamaica Telephone Company while pursuing his early career in the 1980's. He scored hits in the 1990's and remains active on tours. Please take a listen here and Happy Dub Poetry /Reggae Thursday:  I can see clearly now (with Garnett Silk) and Honor

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasus_Afari

Yasus Afari
BornJohn Sinclair
1962
Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
OccupationWriter, dub poet
NationalityJamaican
GenreDub poetry
Literary movementRastafari movement