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Malcolm as a composer/arranger/producer and educator. In this book, Malcolm chronicles the journey and development of Jamaican ‘urbanized’ music, from its inception during the Post (WWII) War years to the present worldwide popularity of Jamaican Reggae and Dancehall music. “From New Orleans Jazz/Blues to Jamaican Reggae” is an easy revealing read, especially for students and aficionados of the history of Jamaica’s ‘urbanized’ music.

 “No one is better suited to write a personal history of postwar Jamaican music than Carlos Malcolm. New Orleans Jazz/Blues to Jamaican Reggae is an authentic work of scholarship by a renowned musicologist and one who through his own creative genius has created musical charts and given eyewitness accounts of his active participation in some of the watershed moments in the genesis and evolution of Jamaican ‘urbanized’ music and set the vogue for Afro-Jamaican Rhythms.” Hon. P.J. Patterson, ON, OCC, PC, QC, former Prime Minister of Jamaica.

Malcolm as a composer/arranger/producer and educator. In this book, Malcolm chronicles the journey and development of Jamaican ‘urbanized’ music, from its inception during the Post (WWII) War years to the present worldwide popularity of Jamaican Reggae and Dancehall music. “From New Orleans Jazz/Blues to Jamaican Reggae” is an easy revealing read, especially for students and aficionados of the history of Jamaica’s ‘urbanized’ music.

 “No one is better suited to write a personal history of postwar Jamaican music than Carlos Malcolm. New Orleans Jazz/Blues to Jamaican Reggae is an authentic work of scholarship by a renowned musicologist and one who through his own creative genius has created musical charts and given eyewitness accounts of his active participation in some of the watershed moments in the genesis and evolution of Jamaican ‘urbanized’ music and set the vogue for Afro-Jamaican Rhythms.” Hon. P.J. Patterson, ON, OCC, PC, QC, former Prime Minister of Jamaica.

. 13 January 1946, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Boris Gardiner, bass player, vocalist and musical director, has never been one of reggae’s most celebrated names, but he has remained a permanent fixture in the music and has three major UK chart hits to his credit. His bass-playing skills first emerged in the late 60s, and the bands he graced included Byron Lee’s Dragonaires, the Aggrovators, Crystalites and many more. His first brush with chart success was ‘Elizabethan Reggae’, recorded for Lee, which hit number 14 in January 1970. Gardiner toured the UK in support of his hit, which, at first, was incorrectly credited to its producer. His debut album, again produced by Lee, was released the same year. In its wake, Gardiner immersed himself in session work, regularly playing as part of the Now Generation band, and he later became a member of Lee Perry’s Upsetters, following Carlton and Aston ‘Familyman’ Barrett’s defection to the Wailers. His solid, incisive basslines were seldom prominent, yet always effective. In the 80s, as reggae was on the cusp of the digital era, an age likely to put paid to the careers of bass players, Gardiner’s mellow, soulful voice came to the fore on a MOR reggae ballad, ‘I Want To Wake Up With You’, which hit number 1 in the UK charts. Gardiner, who had been intermittently dogged by illness throughout the 80s, was finally receiving his due. His follow-up, ‘You’re Everything To Me’, went to number 11, and the seasonal ‘The Meaning Of Christmas’ also scraped the charts.

. 13 January 1946, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Boris Gardiner, bass player, vocalist and musical director, has never been one of reggae’s most celebrated names, but he has remained a permanent fixture in the music and has three major UK chart hits to his credit. His bass-playing skills first emerged in the late 60s, and the bands he graced included Byron Lee’s Dragonaires, the Aggrovators, Crystalites and many more. His first brush with chart success was ‘Elizabethan Reggae’, recorded for Lee, which hit number 14 in January 1970. Gardiner toured the UK in support of his hit, which, at first, was incorrectly credited to its producer. His debut album, again produced by Lee, was released the same year. In its wake, Gardiner immersed himself in session work, regularly playing as part of the Now Generation band, and he later became a member of Lee Perry’s Upsetters, following Carlton and Aston ‘Familyman’ Barrett’s defection to the Wailers. His solid, incisive basslines were seldom prominent, yet always effective. In the 80s, as reggae was on the cusp of the digital era, an age likely to put paid to the careers of bass players, Gardiner’s mellow, soulful voice came to the fore on a MOR reggae ballad, ‘I Want To Wake Up With You’, which hit number 1 in the UK charts. Gardiner, who had been intermittently dogged by illness throughout the 80s, was finally receiving his due. His follow-up, ‘You’re Everything To Me’, went to number 11, and the seasonal ‘The Meaning Of Christmas’ also scraped the charts.

Guardians

Jamaica...Island in the sun... our home,

So many areas of such beautiful warmth,

Waterfalls and rivers that astound eyes,

Beautiful scenes of majestic mountains and valleys.

What is this dark cloud that hangs over our land?

It is fed by palpable fear on every corner,

Tears are now the Waterfalls of dire note,

Mothers and fathers tense about our children safety.

Predators roam our Shores like Tyrannosaurus Rexes.

Preying on our citizens with ravenous blood lust,

Gangs so violent, no life is sacred or honored,

The 4 horsemen seem to be roaming our streets.

Wherefore art tho protectors of the kingdom?

Where are the guardians of our sacred peace?

Where are our Knights to keep our children safe?

Have we forsaken our hallowed communities?

Rise up bold Knights and stand in unison,

Protectors of the realm is our duty, our task,

Honor and love for our women and children,

Protect our Villages from dark forces so rampant.

We control our destiny, not the spawns of hell,

Gather ye Knights to guard our streets and homes,

Earth Angels is your new designation today,

Dutiful watchers, quick to action, peace you bring.

Watch and protect our people for we are men,

Shrink not in the face of danger for we are bold,

Maintain the peace, be wise and diligent,

We are the Guardians of our Communities.

Pontiak

Ska Is Back host Freddie Campbell will interview Emily Goole and other members of Some Ska Band who are from Rochester NY.

Ska Is Back host Freddie Campbell will interview Emily Goole and other members of Some Ska Band who are from Rochester NY.

Guardians

Jamaica...Island in the sun... our home,

So many areas of such beautiful warmth,

Waterfalls and rivers that astound eyes,

Beautiful scenes of majestic mountains and valleys.

What is this dark cloud that hangs over our land?

It is fed by palpable fear on every corner,

Tears are now the Waterfalls of dire note,

Mothers and fathers tense about our children safety.

Predators roam our Shores like Tyrannosaurus Rexes.

Preying on our citizens with ravenous blood lust,

Gangs so violent, no life is sacred or honored,

The 4 horsemen seem to be roaming our streets.

Wherefore art tho protectors of the kingdom?

Where are the guardians of our sacred peace?

Where are our Knights to keep our children safe?

Have we forsaken our hallowed communities?

Rise up bold Knights and stand in unison,

Protectors of the realm is our duty, our task,

Honor and love for our women and children,

Protect our Villages from dark forces so rampant.

We control our destiny, not the spawns of hell,

Gather ye Knights to guard our streets and homes,

Earth Angels is your new designation today,

Dutiful watchers, quick to action, peace you bring.

Watch and protect our people for we are men,

Shrink not in the face of danger for we are bold,

Maintain the peace, be wise and diligent,

We are the Guardians of our Communities.

Pontiak

Alpha Blondy (born Seydou Koné; 1 January 1953 in Dimbokro, Ivory Coast) is a reggae singer and international recording artist. Many of his songs are politically motivated, and are mainly sung in his native language of Dioula, French and in English, though he occasionally uses other languages, for example, Arabic or Hebrew.

First son of a family of eight children, Seydou Koné was raised by his grandmother, growing up in what he described as "among elders", which later was to have a big impact on his career. In 1962, Alpha Blondy went to join his father in Odienné, where he spent ten years, attended Sainte Elisabeth High School, and was involved in the Ivory Coast students movement. In high school, he formed a band, but this hobby affected his schooling and he was expelled due to poor attendance. His parents then sent him to study English in Monrovia in the neighboring country of Liberia in 1973. He spent thirteen months there and then moved to the United States of America to improve his English.

Alpha Blondy (born Seydou Koné; 1 January 1953 in Dimbokro, Ivory Coast) is a reggae singer and international recording artist. Many of his songs are politically motivated, and are mainly sung in his native language of Dioula, French and in English, though he occasionally uses other languages, for example, Arabic or Hebrew.

First son of a family of eight children, Seydou Koné was raised by his grandmother, growing up in what he described as "among elders", which later was to have a big impact on his career. In 1962, Alpha Blondy went to join his father in Odienné, where he spent ten years, attended Sainte Elisabeth High School, and was involved in the Ivory Coast students movement. In high school, he formed a band, but this hobby affected his schooling and he was expelled due to poor attendance. His parents then sent him to study English in Monrovia in the neighboring country of Liberia in 1973. He spent thirteen months there and then moved to the United States of America to improve his English.