Roots of Reggae

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Biography

The story about the Legend “Yabby You” – By Dadaman

.... "Be you, yabby yabby you" .... Heard a man with dreadlocks in 1969 in Jamaica. The storm interrupted one of the many discussions he had with his Rastafarian friends about who is the true God on earth - Jesus or Haile Selassie. Trough crackling thunder, he claims, he heard voices saying: "Be you, yabby yabby you". His name was Vivan Jackson, and in the Rastafarian communes where he lived, he received, due to his religious beliefs, the frivolous nickname […]

todayMarch 11, 2018 241 1

Album Reviews

Ken Boothe has released a new album

Ken Booth shortened of Kenneth George Boothe, has released his new album as part of the Inna De Yard project. This excellent Jamaican singer crowned his career with another album, which he states is one of his greatest achievements in his career. The reason why the "Inna De Yard" project was labeled so, lies in the fact that they all started their musical career in their own backyard. Additional motive and inspiration to Ken Booth are the facts that this […]

todayNovember 22, 2017 28

Album Reviews

Ken Boothe drops acoustic album in November

Along with several other reggae veterans Jamaican vocalist Ken Boothe was featured on Inna de Yard's comeback album The Soul of Jamaica, released earlier this year. His two cuts on the album – Let the Water Run Dry and Artibella – were among the best cuts on the set. Now Ken Boothe has teamed up with Inna de Yard for a brand new full-length album scheduled for release on November 10. The first single off the set is a heartfelt […]

todayNovember 6, 2017 12

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