Reggae music is set to reign alongside tennis at the second staging of the World Tennis League (WTL) in Dubai, an event that Middle Eastern media have predicted will be an “unforgettable experience for tennis and music fans alike”, come December 23.
Calypsonian, ska, and rocksteady artist Lord Creator, best known for his hit song Kingston Town, later covered by UB40, died today (June 30).
Homely Girl and Cherry Oh Baby, hit cover songs recorded by the British Reggae band UB40, are now certified Silver in the United Kingdom (UK).
UB40’s cover version of Lord Creator’s 1970 song Kingston Town has been certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the trade body representing the UK’s recorded music industry.
Reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers have topped the Billboard Year-End Reggae Albums Artists chart, as well as the Year-End Reggae Albums chart with their greatest hits collection Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers—for the third year in a row.
One year shy of 40 years since its release, British Reggae band UB40’s chart-topping single Red Red Wine has been certified double-platinum in the UK.
Reggae group SOJA has received a modest bump in sales for their entire catalog after their Beauty In The Silence album recently copped the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.
Billboard revealed last month that Bob Marley & The Wailers’ Legend — a greatest hits collection first released in May 1984 by Island Records — was the best-selling Reggae album for the second year in a row, according to their Year-End Reggae Albums chart.
British vocalist and former member of UB40, Terence Wilson, better known by his stage name Astro, has died aged 64.
Jamaican athletes aren’t the only ones who’ve continuously scored Gold in this era. In the storied history of Jamaican culture, many of its musical acts have also struck gold — RIAA Gold to be precise.
Dancehall artist Rytikal and the Reggae King Bob Marley continue to top the Dancehall and Reggae music charts this week.
⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3 out of 5. British band UB40’s 21st album Bigga Baggariddim is characterized by beautifully arranged, groovy Reggae instrumentals, but sadly, apart from the stellar effort of the Kioko group and a few other artists, it is typified by a large number of amateurishly-written songs.
English Reggae and Pop band UB40 have announced their new ‘reggae collaborations’ album Bigga Baggariddim with artists ‘spanning four continents and seven decades of recording experience’.
While the threat of rain existed, the showers of blessing were not holding anyone back from attending this historical moment. UB40 with Ali Campbell and Astro brought the people of Nairobi exactly what they needed–some celebration of the real labour of love!