#jamaica 50 celebration

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Jamaica Festival Song History - 1971 to 1980

#Jamaica Festival Song #History - 1971 to 1980 now posted

The second decade of the Jamaica Festival Song competition burst onto the scene with tremendous energy, delivering a continuous stream of chart-topping hits. Even today, Jamaicans continue to groove to the soulful rhythms of Jamaica Festival Song champions from 1971 to 1980. Toots and the Maytals Here’s a nostalgic journey through those remarkable years: 1971: Eric Donaldson with the timeless…

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María Félix (Doña Barbara, La Mujer sin Alma, Rio Escondido, La Cucaracha)—Maria Felix is still possibly the most well-known Mexican film actress. She turned down multiple-roles in Hollywood and a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer in order to take roles in Mexico, France, and Argentine throughout the 1940s, 50s, 60s. She was so famous and so respected as a dramatic actress that she inspired painters, novelists and poets in their own art--she was painted by Diego Rivera, Jose Orozco, Bridget Tichenor. The novelist Carlos Fuentes used her as inspiration for his protagonist in Zona Sagrada. She inspired an entire collection by Hermes. In the late 1960s Cartier made her a custom collection of reptile themed jewels. She considered herself to be powerful challenger of morality and femininity in Mexico & worldwide--she routinely played powerful women in roles with challenging moral choices and free sexuality. But even still, years after he death, she is celebrated with Google Doodles, and appearances in the movie Coco, and holidays for the anniversary of her death.

Maureen O’Hara (The Parent Trap, The Quiet Man)—They called her the Queen of Technicolor. That right there should help introduce people to the fiery, wonderful, stunning Maureen O’Hara. She was from Ireland, born in 1920, and started in theater at the age of ten. At 15, she was winning drama awards, including one for her performance as Portia in the Merchant of Venice. At 16, she was the youngest pupil to graduate from the Guildhall School of Music. By 18, she transitioned to film, starting off with a bang alongside Charles Laughton in Hitchcock’s Jamaica Inn, and proceeded to work steadily up through the early 1970s. She was in adventures and comedies and romances, spent a lot of time in westerns giving merry hell to John Wayne (and less merry hell to the indomitable John Ford — she held her own even when he was verbally abusive and demeaning to her). She was in The Quiet Man, which was the first American-made film entirely filmed in a foreign country. She helped make American Christmas what it is with Miracle on 34th Street. She played a lineup of headstrong, forthright women second only, perhaps, to Katharine Hepburn. She was married three times, lived for a while with a boyfriend in Mexico, sued for custody of her daughter in the 1950s, AND sued a magazine for libel in the same era. After mostly retiring from acting, she edited a magazine. She eventually sold the magazine to spend more time with her grandson, but even then ran a ladies fashion store. She was an outspoken, brilliant, passionate lady, with amazing red hair, a career to envy, and — well — that face!

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María Félix:

She's Thee Hot Vintage Movie Woman of México. She's absolutely gorgeous and always looks like she's about to step on you. you WILL be thankful if she does.

"María Félix is a woman -- such a woman -- with the audacity to defy the ideas machos have constructed of what a woman should be. She's free like the wind, she disperses the clouds, or illuminates them with the lightning flash of her gaze." - Octavio Paz

María Félix is one of the most iconic actresses of the Golden Era of Mexican Cinema. La Doña, as she was lovingly nicknamed, only had one son, and when her first marriage ended in divorce her ex-husband stole her only child, so she vowed that one day she’d be more influential than her ex and she’d get her son back. AND SHE DID! María Félix rejected a Hollywood acting role to start her acting career in Mexico on her own terms with El Peñón de las Ánimas (The Rock of Souls) starring alongside actor, and future third husband, Jorge Negrete. She quickly rose to incredible heights both in Mexico and abroad, later on rejecting a Hollywood starring role (Duel in the Sun) as she was already committed to the movie Enamorada at the planned filming time. Of this snubbing she said, quote: “I will never regret saying no to Hollywood, because my career in Europe was focused in [high] quality cinema. [My] india* roles are made in my country, and [my] queen roles are abroad.” (Translator notes: here the “india” role means interpreting a lower-class Mexican woman, usually thought of indigenous/native/mixed descent —which she had interpreted and reinvented throughout her acting career in Mexico— and what abroad was typically considered the Mexican woman stereotype, with the braids, long simple skirts, and sandals. This also references the expectation of her possibly helping Hollywood in perpetuating this stereotype for American audiences that lack the cultural and historical contexts of this type of role which would undermine her own efforts against this type of Mexican stereotypes while working in Europe) She was considered one of the most beautiful women in the world of her time by international magazines like Life, París Match, and Esquire, and was a muse to a vast number of songwriters (including her second husband Agustin Lara,), artists, designers, and writers. Muralist Diego Rivera described her as “a monstrously perfect being. She’s an exemplary being that drives all other human beings to put as much effort as possible to be like her”. Playwriter Jean Cocteau, who worked with her in the Spanish film La Corona Negra (The Black Crown) said the following about her, “María, that woman is so beautiful it hurts”. Haute Couture houses like Dior, Givenchy, Yves Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Hérmes, among others, designed and dressed her throughout her life. She died on her birthday, April 8, 2002, at 88 years old, in Mexico City. She was celebrated by a parade from her home to the Fine Arts Palace in the the city’s Historic Downtown, where a multitude of people paid tribute to her. Her filmography includes 47 movies from 1942 until 1970, and only two television acting roles in 1970. She has 2 music albums, one recorded with her second husband, Agustín Lara, in 1964 titled La Voz de María y la inspiración de Agustín «The voice of María and the inspiration of Augustín», and her solo album Enamorada «In Love» in 1998. Her bespoke Cartier jewelry is exhibited alongside Elizabeth Taylor’s, Grace Kelly’s and Gloria Swanson’s. In 2018, Film Director Martin Scorsese presented a restored and remastered version of her film Enamorada in the Cannes Classics section of the Cannes Festival and Google dedicated a doodle for her 104th birthday. On august 2023 Barbie added her doll to the Tribute Collection.

Maureen O'Hara:

I thought she was one of the most beautiful women in the world when I was a kid and I have yet to really change my mind. Always loved her temper and her red hair. Plus she was kind of a MILF in The Parent Trap

Haughty, red hair, hot.

I would have to give up my passport if I didn't submit Maureen O'Hara but also have you seen her? Not only did she look like that (she was called the Queen of Technicolor, though she wasn't a big fan of that sobriquet), she was also very funny and tough as nails. She faced off against Walt Disney in a contract dispute and the legend goes that when someone mentioned her at his deathbed, he sat up and said 'That bitch!'. Her comment on that story is "At least he didn't think of me and say, 'That wimp'." She struggled to get serious roles for a time, saying ""Hollywood would never allow my talent to triumph over my face," so she plays the sexy princess/pirate/harem girl in a LOT of early movies that she referred to as "Tits and Sand" films, she being the tits in question. She also turned down so many leading men and studio bosses (Errol Flynn and Howard Hughes are among her rejects) that there were rumours spread that she was a lesbian. Many egos were battered it seems. I'm including the infamous Lady Godiva scene in the photo propaganda for the sheer Moment of it [link] . It was a bit of a flop critically, but it was one of Clint Eastwood's first film appearances and she said he told her later that he was very glad of the money at the time.

She was a very proud Irish woman and when she went for her American citizenship they insisted on referring to her as British (the timeline of Irish independence is a bit wibbly wobbly, we won't get into it here). She refused to accept American citizenship under that condition and argued her way through every level of US immigration she could find, supposedly saying "I'm not responsible for your antiquated records here in Washington", until a judge finally gave up and said "Give her what she wants, just get her out of here". This made her the first ever person seeking US citizenship to be proclaimed Irish on the record!

The hair. The accent. The figure. The acting chops. The perfection.

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Those looking for a hip-hop starting point have landed on one, turning this year into a 50th-birthday celebration. Aug. 11, 1973 was the date a young Clive Campbell, known as DJ Kool Herc around his Bronx stomping grounds, deejayed a back-to-school party for his younger sister in the community room of an apartment building on Sedgwick Avenue. Campbell, who was born and spent his early years in Jamaica before his family moved to the Bronx, was still a teen himself at that time, just 18, when he began extending the musical breaks of the records he was playing to create a different kind of dancing opportunity. He’d started speaking over the beat, reminiscent of the “toasting” style heard in Jamaica. It wasn’t long before the style could be heard all over the city — and began to spread around the New York City metro region. Among those who started to hear about it were some young men across the river in Englewood, New Jersey, who started making up rhymes to go along with the beats. In 1979, they auditioned as rappers for Sylvia Robinson, a singer turned music producer who co-founded Sugar Hill Records. As The Sugarhill Gang, they put out “ Rapper’s Delight ” and introduced the country to a record that would reach as high as 36 on Billboard’s Top 100 chart list, and even make it to No. 1 in some European countries.

50 years ago today!

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I think your analysis of the current BRF situation is SPOT ON.

However, as a Brit, I would like to add one further caveat. Whether the Sussexes become working royals is not down to the Sussexes, Charles, the Palace or anyone. It is down to the British public. The ENTIRE job of the British royal family is to bring a sprinkle of royal fairy dust and magic to an event or cause in a neutral, apolitical way that everyone can support. Be it the Duke of Gloucester popping into a local school initiative which is subsequently then reported in the local paper, or a glittering State banquet with many royals and tiaras garnering international headlines, that is what they do. In addition, a very few royals (currently William and Catherine, Charles and Camilla) have enough star power and magic (some combination of their titles and personal charisma - William has enough of both that he can bring people together on a global basis) that they can bring people together and CREATE events and initiatives (Earthshot, the Prince's Trust, the Early Years work, Queen Camilla's Lit Fest etc. etc.) but still it is the event, cause or initiative that is the important thing. Harry used to be in the latter camp, with his involvement and name being vital to creating things like Invictus or Sentebale but he has now thrown most of that goodwill away. Meghan has NEVER understood that she was supposed to be casting a spotlight on others, instead of making things all about her own celebrity (as is happening now with Invictus). Together they have created a Sussex brand that is so damaged and polarising that, rightly or wrongly, they would only bring negative publicity to whatever cause or event they were sent to support and people wouldn't want them there. The royal job only works if most people involved agree that royal attendance is a plus. These two have pissed off at least 75% of the British public. There is no way they can do the job, even if H&M, Charles, William and the Govt wanted them to, until their support is round 40-50% at least. That's why these polls happen. Yes, maybe they could embark on a long term rehabilitation process as has happened with Camilla and to a lesser extent the Edinburghs, but as you rightly point out, they a) don't have the patience b) would hate doing all the boring, small, bread & butter events that would entail c) are not getting any younger or more glamorous d) are being rapidly overtaken by the immense star power of the Wales kids. In fifteen years who would you rather attends your event? Bald Uncle Harry and his ageing sex kitten wife? Or young, beautiful Charlotte, Princess Royal?

Yep. It's the one thing universally understood: people in positions of power are only there by popular support. Doesn't matter whether it's soft power (eg celebrities, royal families, influencers, athletes) or hard power (eg governments, corporations, media).

There are also two ways to get popular support: by public consent (eg votes, likes, follower counts) or by leadership force (eg invasion, coups, control).

It looks like Harry and Meghan understand this, but they actually don't. They see Charles and William blocking their ascent to power via consent of the public, which leaves them no choice but to force their way to the top. It's is exactly what they've done: they're controlling press and media coverage (tell-alls about the horrors of the royal family while making sure there's only positive coverage of them), they've established a rival court, and they're securing allies (WME, Tyler Perry, Jamaica, veterans). All the signs are there: the Sussexes are launching a hostile takeover of the royal family. But where they keep fucking up is by not accounting for the British public.

They think if they just get rid of Charles and William, the public will love them. That's why all previous attempts of hostile takeovers (Oprah, Netflix, Spare) have failed; they don't realize that the British public is completely separate from the royal family.

Which is ironic because that's literally the lesson from Diana - the British public will support the people they like irrespective of what the royal family/monarchy tells them to do.

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The Jam 50 list created by HG Tudor

The 50 people who might receive jam from MEgain Markle & the notes made on the delivery manifest forms.

I'll attempt to update with the actual names of the 50 grifting celebrity influencers.

50Charles

49Corden

48Clooney

57Markus

46Tom Cruz

45Omit-waiting at the door

44Shouty Shola

43William-a warning shot fired over the head of the delivery person, "decided not to deliver" 😂

42Serena Williams- "i suppose i'll have to take it"

41Eugenie

40Nonoo

39Dorak

38Boozy

37Amber Heard

36Dorito-did not answer the door, plant based smell evident

35Goop-returned w/letter from attorney

34Martha Stewart-returned w/letter from attorney

33Alba-returned w/restraining order

32Taylor

31

30Colbert

29Ellen-returned jam in baby bottle

28Gayle King-put on ebay

27Cameron

26Jill Biden

25Joe Biden

24Glo

23DiCaprio

22Bezos

21Obama. Ross dead flowers

20NOprah Bully Teigen & John Stephens

19Cait Blanchett-stop bothering me. Paid by Better Up & Spotify

18Kim k Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

17 Robins Jamaica Paramount Wife unglued

16Archie-address not found

15Lily-address not found

14Harriman-took photo but said it wasn't manipulated & began sobbing

13Jack Nicholson Kris Jenner

12Jada

11Pope

10Delphina. & Repeat by Sparry's polo husband bloody mess

9Putin. Heather, a Friend maybe received a jar

8Beyonce-no answer

7Spotify-returned w/demand for repayment of $5 million

6. Thirsty Tyler Perry-gave to staff. Suits BFF ROTGL dogfood

5Soph

4Mandela's grave

3WME-Ari rolled eyes & slspped forehead. Repeat Trevor Engleson's grifting grief friend

2-Sparry Sparry's toyboy Nacho 2 of 2 raspberry

1-Duchess of Sus-pretended to be surprised by delivery

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Missing: Kevin Costner, Anna Wintour, Kellie Pickler, Mike Ross, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Gardner

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50 Cent Trolled By Celebrity Jeweler He's Suing With Giveaway Stunt In His Old Hood

Queens, NY –  50 Cent has received a taste of his own medicine after being trolled by TraxNYC, the celebrity jeweler he is suing for trademark infringement. In a video shared on Instagram on Tuesday (October 15), the New York-based jeweler made his way to 50’s old hood of South Jamaica, Queens and started giving away bars of silver which he claimed were worth over $50,000. The jeweler, whose real…

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Celebrity jeweler TraxNYC goes to 50 Cent's neighborhood in South Jamaica, Queens and gives away $50,000 worth of silver bars. This is in response to 50 Cent suing him for trademark infringement.

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Debbie Durkin's ECOLUXE Pre-ESPYS Sports Lounge Brings Pro Athletes, Olympians, and Celebrities to Beverly Hills

Exclusive event merges fitness and philanthropy during the biggest month in sports, taking place in advance of the ESPY Awards, MLB All-Star Game, and Paris Olympics

Posted by Don Rose

(Beverly Hills, CA) - On July 9, professional athletes, Olympians, and celebrities flocked to veteran producer Debbie Durkin's ECOLUXE Pre-ESPYS Sports Lounge, an exclusive private event merging fitness and philanthropy at a private residence in Beverly Hills to benefit Marley's Mutts Dog Rescue.

The popular event, a celebration of the ESPY Awards, featured NFL players reuniting with colleagues and opponents, as well as Olympians headed to the 2024 Paris Olympics set to start this month. Notable attendees included Marcellus Wiley, Willie Gault, Al Joyner, Crystal Manning, Sofia Milos, Ian Ziering, Shaun Toub, Petri Hawkins Byrd, Jarrod Bunch, Sundiata Gaines, Greg Louganis, Princess Martha Louise from Norway, and more.

The pre-ESPYs edition of the ECOLUXE Lounge created a unique and intimate ambiance of purposeful brands. Highlights:

ZENO VERSE WELLNESS: Stars received a 6-day luxury, all-inclusive wellness retreat stay at 420Wellness MediSpaTels in Jamaica, featuring an authentic cultural and culinary experience.

Fayah Athletics: Showcased innovative athleisure wear for men and women from Canadian designer Ayo, including SPF50 sun-protected swimwear and performance tees made from eco-friendly fabrics.

DadBodBootCamp: Ian Ziering and David Greenholtz launched a new brand aimed at men over 40, offering workout tips, mental health motivation, and healthy food swaps, complemented by healthy meal bites and mocktails.

Tru Treasures: Featured handcrafted, sustainable products of essential oils, beard oil, and purpose bracelets.

HOOPS Inc.: Offered Faith Honor and Triumph apparel for men, women, and dogs.

Lolita’s Guiltless Margaritas: Provided cold-press juices for margarita flavors, perfect for traditional margaritas or refreshing mocktails.

Artist Gabe Gault: Showcased modern pieces and gifted signed prints, with notable works including the largest mural in the U.S. and collaborations with major entities like Nike, NFL, and Meta.

Green Renaissance: Author/Activist/Navy Veteran JM Balbuena celebrated history and culture with the launch of her latest book ‘Green Renaissance,’ featuring a surprise on-site activation.

Natasha Moor Cosmetics: Featured a pop-up booth with cruelty-free, natural, sustainable cosmetics, offering 1-on-1 consultations, mini touch-ups, personalized beauty advice, and a showcase of high-quality products.

Bangin' Buns: Served mini chicken sliders, Nashville style hot chicken tenders, and Bangin' sauce.

Charity Partner:

Marley’s Mutts Dog Rescue Ranch: A 501(c)(3) non-profit making a positive impact by rehabilitating souls and creating second chances using the human/animal bond, with puppies and therapy dogs available for adoption and foster.

Celebrity Gift Bag Sponsors (Non-Attending):

RevealU Skincare: Guests received Fresh Face and Luxurious Glow sets infused with 24k gold.

ettitude: Provided luxury bamboo sheets and bath towels with a $50 gift card

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NEW FROM FINISHING LINE PRESS: The Lord Balfour Hotel by Suzanne Jones Weisberg

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Suzanne Jones Weisberg grew up on the southern tip of #Miami Beach, #Florida in the 1940’s and 50’s. Her family had business interests in the #Caribbean and as a child she spent time in Nassau, Jamaica, Haiti , Mexico, Panama, and Cuba. She has been variously, an attorney, a painter, and a poet. The Lord Balfour Hotel is her first collection of #poems. #chapbook

PRAISE FOR The Lord Balfour Hotel by NEW FROM FINISHING LINE PRESS: The Lord Balfour Hotel by Suzanne Jones Weisberg

Suzanne Jones Weisberg takes us on a grand journey of lost innocence and reclaimed glamour with The Lord Balfour Hotel. Cuban beauties, bullfighters, gamblers and gangsters, Latin music and sugar cane slices all dazzle in the balmy shtetl that was the Miami Beach of an earlier era. Along the way we learn how handsome men are like cakes and the shape of her chocolate truffle dreams. While bringing vivid life to every line, Weisberg captures the longing and wonder of her well-spent youth, with poems to be both celebrated and savored.

–Nancy Spiller, author of the novel Entertaining Disasters and memoir Compromise Cake: Lessons Learned from My Mother’s Recipe Box.

There’s more, much more, than mahjong tables and stuffed marlins and zoot suits in this nostalgic collection. Crime bosses and bullfighters and philosophers and neurotic relatives parade through these pages, and we end up on the shores of the Pacific enjoying the pleasures of ice cream and a modicum of contentment, but always hearing the powerful echoes of jazz and flamenco and artists’ young chatter in rooms that burned down long ago.

–Alex M. Frankel, author of So Many Mouths at the End of All Beauty.

There is something elegant and wise about a premier collection of poems composed late in life. In language well-seasoned, a reader finds a peppering of weariness, a salting of irony, some nuttiness and bitter humor, all ingredients in aging’s recipe. The narrator in Suzanne Jones Weisberg‘s debut chapbook, “The Lord Balfour Hotel,” is a kind of “wise guy” little girl who, like Eloise in The Plaza, grows up living in a hotel. Not just any hotel, but a “good fella” world in Miami Beach, where mobsters and Cuban dictators and their sultry mistresses check in and out. In Jones Weisberg’s capable hands, her poems soar in mystery, sorrow and loss that accompany long memory. The strange atonal cry of a pelican haunts her, leaving a sound in her mind like “a clanging of the suitcase room, where vipers go to expire.” Jones Weisberg’s language surprises. Her images are original and playful: “Cherries on top red as a diaper rash” … “the stuffed marlin pinned above the front desk smiles at me, as always.” Her writing is confident and taut. Her subjects range wide from the dark, possibly fatal allure of chocolate, to a dragon mother to lost love, bizarre hotel guests and the terror of a hurricane. In one poem she evokes Havana in the early 1950s — a lone cornet in the night, sugary humidity, other little girls peeking out of “sordid … curtains.” A love lyric resonates with the fact of death. “All we love means nothing without you laughing at the moon beside me,” she writes. She is so good at titles that the table of contents reads like a poem. The Lord Balfour Hotel is a wonderful debut, a truffle both sweet and dark, a bright moon over Miami.

–Georgia Jones-Davis, author of Blue Poodle and Night School.

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BOB MARLEY MOVIE ONE LOVE HITS THEATRES FEBRUARY 14TH

New Post has been published on https://plugzafrica.com/bob-marley-movie-one-love-hits-theatres-february-14th/

BOB MARLEY MOVIE ONE LOVE HITS THEATRES FEBRUARY 14TH

Bob Marley’s One Love tells the story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music. The movie celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, Bob’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music is shared.

One of the preview’s most intense moments comes during a scene chronicling December 1976, when a crew of men attempted to assassinate Marley inside his home with his wife and children. “No guns can stop this message,” Ben-Adir’s Marley says in the trailer, accompanied by a version of “Three Little Birds.”

Along with chronicling Marley’s rise to fame, One Love also highlights his historic performance at the One Love Peace Concert in Kingston, Jamaica in April 1978, which aimed to heal the rupture between the country’s two major political parties, Jamaica Labour Party and People’s National Party.

Outside of Ben-Adir, other actors in the cast include Lashana Lynch, who plays Bob Marley’s wife, Rita, James Norton as Chris Blackwell, Anna-Sharé Blake (aka Sevana) as Judy Mowatt, Naomi Cowan as Marcia Griffiths, Umi Myers as Cindy Breakspeare, Aston Barrett Jr. as Family Man Barrett, Gawaine “J-Summa” Campbell as Antonio ‘Gillie’ Gilbert, David Kerr (aka Davo) as Junior Marvin, Hector Roots Lewis as Carlton Carly Barrett, Sheldon Shepherd (Yardie) as Neville Garrick, and Stefan A.D Wade as Seeco Patterson.

Before Ziggy Marley approached Kingsley Ben-Adir to play his late father in the film, the actor had already portrayed larger-than-life historical figures like Malcolm X (in One Night In Miami) and Barack Obama (in the miniseries The Comey Rule). But Ben-Adir had no musical experience or capabilities. “I was completely convinced that there’s no point in auditioning for this,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “I can’t sing. I can’t dance.”

However, the director was looking to cast an actor rather than a musician to play the reggae icon. “I was more interested in his acting,” Green told The Observer.  “The same way that I approached King Richard, the two young actresses that play Venus and Serena [Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton] had no sports capabilities whatsoever. It’s about being great actors – and then training.”

Ben-Adir learned to sing and play guitar for the role, performing all the songs with his own voice during filming, while the final film combines his voice with Marley’s archival recordings. “Bob’s not someone you can choreograph or copy,” he told EW. “His singing and dancing are from an internal experience, so you really have to find your own version of that for yourself.”

The actor went to work studying Bob and listening to over 50 rare archival Marley interviews to learn his Jamaican Patois and way of speaking.  “The more I dug into Bob,” he shared, “the more I realized that music was really everything to him. It really saved him, and he separated himself from other artists around that time.”

The film was directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, who made his studio directorial debut with King Richard, which featured Will Smith as Richard Williams, who coached his daughters Venus and Serena into becoming tennis superstars. It received six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, with a best actor win for Smith.

The film was written by screenwriters Zach Baylin, who also worked on King Richard, The Wolf of Wall Street’s Terence Winter, and Shooting Stars’ Frank E. Flowers. The film was produced in partnership with members of the Marley family, including his wife Rita Marley, son Ziggy Marley, and daughter Cedella Marley produced.

Green also spoke on the family’s concern that Marley is portrayed “in a way that feels authentic and meaningful,” he told The Guardian.

Ziggy Marley shared a statement reflecting on the monumental biopic. He said: “Nothing happens before its time, and now is the time for the story of our father Bob Marley to be represented in a biopic theatrical release coming in 2024. You’ve heard the music, and you think you know the man but do you really understand what he went through and what moments shaped him into the person he became…this film will bring you to witness for the first time what it was like to be around the legend, to see his pain his sorrows his joys and his redemption.” He adds that “the cast and crew represent one of the most unique creations to ever come out of a Hollywood studio.”

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Today Is…The Start Of Black History Month

Today starts a month of celebrating Black contributions to British society and to foster an understanding the impact and achievements of Black figures who are not always given the recognition they deserve, a study found that 50% of Britons cannot name a single Black British historical figure so let’s put that right. Mary Seacole grew up in Jamaica under colonial rule and was a pioneering nurse…

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January 14, Day 14

Day 14 2015

Four ponies & a giraffe in a tent

#picofthday #project365 #day14 #mlp #toys #lifewithatoddler

Day 14 2016

Beautiful day 4 in Jamaica!

#beautiful #blue #january #beach #jamaica #water #evening #sunset #clouds #sky #sand #heaven #familyfun #picoftheday #project365 #day14

This day started out really difficult because a man snuck onto the resort beach and harassed me to the point that I had a panic attack when I finally got to an area I was safe. All I wanted to do was to get early morning pictures of the sunrise at the beach and some guy made it a nightmare. Thankfully, the day got better and I celebrated no-kids-thursday with my siblings! Then we all ended up at the water park to end the day.

Day 14 2017

Dining lights

#lights #wattanight #circles #circleoflife #january #picoftheday #project365 #day14

Day 14 2018

#bananas #banana #yellow #fruit #peeled #bunchofbananas #keyhole #cutout #differentview #january #picoftheday #project365 #day14 #2weeksdown #50weekstogo

I apparently was desperate for a subject this day! ha

Day 14 2019

Leo would not be happy if I tried to dress him up so it had to be Fluffy!

#stuffedanimal #hyena #fierce #masked #super #cantdressmycat #itsformyownsafety #dressup #dressupyourpetday #january #nationalday #nationaldaycalendar #picoftheday #project365 #day14

Day 14 2020

Thank you for a tea-rrific evening @laylandmuseum

Carrie's Brew-tea-ful Lemongrass Hibiscus Green tea!

#laylandmuseum #teablending #tea #create #taste #spice #floral #greentea #lemongrass #hibiscus #purple #violet #color #roygbiv #rainbow #january #january14 #2020 #picoftheday #project365 #day14

I am terrible at creating tea flavors because this stuff was just awful!! hahaha BUT the night was super fun with my friends!

Day 14 2021

A few things got me through this rough day. This orange was one of them.

#orange #smile #octopus #reef #clickmyheelsthreetimes #smileyface #lessstressmorefun #whateverthehelliwant #january #january14 #2021 #picoftheday #project365 #day14

Day 14 2022

If only I had scales

#david #scales #fins #sopretty #color #january #january14 #2022 #picoftheday #project365 #day14

David was such a beautiful betta!

Day 14 2023

Leo was blessed with a cat tree by a giving woman from the buy nothing group here.

#blessed #givewhenyoucan #leo #kitty #cat #cattree #furbaby #january #january14 #2023 #picoftheday #project365 #day14

My sweet baby boy took some time getting used the cat tree but he liked to sit up top and judge me. hahaha

Day 14 2024

A gentle, yellow sunrise

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Two weeks down only 50 more to go!

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Norman Manley Law School celebrates 50 years | News | Jamaica Gleaner

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U-Roy, Yellowman, Winston Reedy and Dennis Alcapone; O2 Indigo Arena, 28.07.12

There are no surprises at the Indigo’s latest instalment of the Jamaican fiftieth anniversary celebrations, as more of Jamaica’s reggae’s aristocracy skank into “London Town”. There’s much talk of “back in the day” and predictable dialogue about racism and freedom. Dennis Alcapone might say he’s “shocking and electric”, but in truth he looks more like an Iranian Barry White. And of course it doesn’t matter how much he toasts he’s Alcapone not Scarface, Al Pacino’s chainsaw wielding mobsters belong to yesteryear. 

Nevertheless reggae is musically fascinating and its bass led rhythms irresistible, from Bob Marley’s early dark notes of struggle to the dub experiments of Augustus Pablo. And in the same way that a certain ceremony the previous day, whose name dare not be spoken for fear of the marketing stasi, was a cliched exercise, Jamaica 50 is inevitably too. In its defence the music of the assembled  preserves the genre’s essential earthiness. Mixes, or in dub parlance, versions, abound, from Yellowman’s takes on fifties classics like ‘BLUEBERRY HILL’ and Elvis’ ‘IN THE GHETTO’ to country standards such as John Denver’s ‘COUNTRY ROADS’ and even ‘I’M GETTING MARRIED IN THE MORNING’. While the toasters come and go though, the backing band is relatively unchanged throughout.

“Jamaica team come with we. We are them security,” says Yellowman, dressed in combats and doing his utmost to emulate the gymnastics at the five rings event taking place across the consumption strip in, what is for the next three weeks, the North Greenwich Arena.  Skanking across the stage like he’s on strings there’s been no relaxing in his energy over the years. All this despite having a cancerous tumor excavated from his jaw in the mid ‘90s, which permanently disfigured one side of his face.  So called because of his albinism, in 1981 Yellowman was the first of the reggae dancehall artists to be signed by a US label, spending a large part of the eighties boasting of his sexual prowess until, belatedly, developing more socially conscious preoccupations in the nineties. Both are in evidence in his set here. As he removes his shirt to show off the washboard stomach that shows no sign of subsiding, simulates sex and performs press ups he also pokes mischief at the police.

In contrast, U-Roy has the gentle, wise and enlightened air of the ancient Kung Fu master. Although he’s the godfather of toasting, the chat over an instrumental riddim to which hip-hop owes a huge debt, his blend of mellifluous tunes, like the archetypal ‘SOUL REBEL’, form the evening’s only straight songs.

Sadly The Indigo is only half full as reggae no longer commands a young, black coterie. Nevertheless it remains a far and welcome cry from the soulless, corporate surroundings of the former Dome and is a reminder of the true values of popular music. A gig that, if not metaphorically offbeat, never feels downbeat.

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