Desmond Dekker News

 
Royal knees-up
This is Cornwall
Cornwall's premier eight-piece ska act have supported the likes of Desmond Dekker and Bad Manners. New wave covers band The Bubble will be performing hits from the likes of the Sex Pistols, The Jam and The Clash as well as some of their own originals.


 
Montreal Mirror
MUSIC REVIEWS
Montreal Mirror
Vegas demonstrates that he can pull off a rework of Desmond Dekker's classic “Israelites” as well as he can present a Jamaican answer to soca on Carnival favourite “Bruk It Down” and channel a gospel feel with “I Am Blessed.” Of course, Mr. Vegas has ...


 
Colleen Thibaudeau Balloon billboard aloft again
London Free Press (blog)
Any time, JBNBlog finds Bowie, Sheep Look Up, Desmond Dekker, Dwight Yoakam's single of Guitars, Cadillacs, two CDS of Cannonball Adderley on Emarcy etc. is good news indeed. But the best news was about mom's Balloon. Thanks again.


 
From Ghana to the misty hills of Jamaica, ambassador of cool, peace and love's ...
Montreal Gazette
Enter iconic reggae names, including Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff, Clement “Sir Coxsone” Dodd and Lee “Scratch” Perry to fill out the story of Marley's coming of age as he formed the Wailers with Livingston and Peter Tosh. We hear his first solo single ...

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Jamaica Gleaner
A good day for moms - Mona Visitors' Lodge gives mothers the perfect gift
Jamaica Gleaner
As mothers and their relatives made their way to their chosen tables, they were greeted by songs from artistes such as Eric Donaldson, Desmond Dekker and the Aces, and Fab 5. Some time later, after a number of the tables, bearing bandana or gold ...


 
25 de maio, Jesse Owens bate cinco recordes mundiais em 45 minutos
PT Jornal
Morreram a 24 de maio o Papa Gregório VII (1085), D. Pedro III, Rei consorte de Portugal (1786), Robert Capa, fotojornalista húngaro (1954) e Desmond Dekker, cantor e compositor jamaicano (2006). Hoje, assinala-se o Dia Internacional das Crianças ...


 
Reggae.es
The Abyssinians “Spirituality”
Reggae.es
Canciones como “Israelites” de Desmond Dekker, “Pomp and Pride” de Toots & The Maytals o “Young, Gifted and Black” de Bob Andy & Marcia Grifith son éxitos rompedores que logran traspasar las fronteras… Mientras, en el 25 de Baker Street, ...