So fucken true @riverflows
I hate when someone tries to be cool and thinks every reggae song is Bob Marley.
My husband will NEVER play Bob Marley because that's all he heard while working at the hotels in Jamaica.
When I meet a foreigner who reels of some singers like Gregory Issacs, Peter Tosh, Dennis Brown, Jimmy Cliff, George Nooks, John Holt, Ken Boothe and many other likes; then I can continue a conversation 😏😆
Ahahah Yes I can hold a reggae conversation that's for sure - please add some Dr Alimantado, THe Scientists, Judge Dread, JOhnny Clarke, Iration STeppas, Lee Scratch etc etc. To be honest the only reggae I knew when I left Oz was Peter Tosh (Dad had Bush Doctor, an album I love to this day) and Bob Marley as reggae wasn't a thing here, but when i moved to the UK i got to know it alright! Jamie used to do big reggae sound clashes and had a sound system with his mate in Brighton (talking '90's) and had tons of reggae records - i totally fell in love with both him and the tunes!
Now you're talking.
Oh.how.I.miss.those.days!!
In my early twenties I attended big reggae festivals in Jmaiaca, and I would stay till the wee hours of the morning when the sun came out and I needed by shades, just to watch those old acts perform. It was total bliss... got home showered, and would be on shift... but it was all worth it.
Those are some precious memories I have of growing up in Jamaica:))))
Amazing.. what awesome memories!!! You're lucky to have them..