Revival Reggae Blog

Hezron

“It’s not the ejection that breaks you,

it’s closure.” -Hezron

Cherine Anderson

“Go after your dreams now,

you do not have forever.” – Cherine Anderson

Christopher Martin

“I know that I can make it.” – Christopher Martin

Prince Buster

In May 24th 1938,

Muhammad Yusef Ali aka Prince Buster (Cecil Bustamante Campbell) is born in Kingston Jamaica.

Julian Marley

“We play the music while we demonstrate.
Tell them we’re fed up of the war and hate.”

Capleton

The Fireman on the stage, Clifton George Bailey III, who was born on 13th April 1967, is one of the famous Reggae & Dancehall musicians.
On stage, he is popularly known as Capleton, The Fireman, and The Prophet.
 
From the rural village of Islington, Jamaica to the world of Reggae music, he has made his journey worthy.

Tanto Metro

Born in St Andrew Jamaica on May 27th, 1969. Tanto Metro (Mark Wolfe) is a Jamaican dancehall artist and DJ. He has been performing since 1987, and has recorded as a solo act with his partner Devonte.
 
Tanto Metro and Devonte are a Jamaican reggae duo, consisting of Tanto Metro (Mark Wolfe) and Devonte (Wayne Passley).
The duo has been working together since 1997 and have worked with artists such as Sean Paul, Beenie Man and Wyclef Jean. Tanto Metro was already a well known artist, he had sung a number of singles for labels like Shelter Rock and Shocking Vibes. Together, Tanto Metro and Devonte scored a major hit in 1997 with “Everyone Falls in Love,” .

Nationalist party in South Africa

The 1948 South African general election was held on 28th May 1948 to elect the members of the 4th Parliament of South Africa. The United Party, led by J.G. Strijdom won a narrow victory over the Herenigde Nasionale Party, led by Daniel François Malan.
 
General elections were held in South Africa on 28th May 1948. There were two parties: The United Party and the Herenigde Nasionale Party. The UP was aligned with the left-leaning Labour Party, while the Afrikaner Party sought to advance Afrikaner rights by allying with the HNP. Only few colored and Asian descent voted Africans were allowed to vote. Africans were also banned from voting because they were considered inferior races due to their skin color and culture.The HNP, pledged and implemented a strict policy of racial segregation and they names this new system as “apartheid” (“apartness” or “separation”)

Chronixx

Jamar Rolando McNaughton, is a famous Reggae artist, who was born on 10th October, 1992.
 
He was also known as ‘Junior’ to his father Chronicles.
 
His friends & loved ones gave him his stage name ‘Chronixx’.
 
A god gifted performer who was identified as a star from a very young age.
 
His famous singles & debuts are “Behind Curtain”, “African Heritage”, “Tell Mi Now”, “Ghetto People”, “Light It Up”.

Ziggy Marley

Ziggy Marley is a Jamaican musician and the third-born son of Bob Marley. He is known for his own musical style, which fuses elements of music from genres such as reggae, rocksteady, ska, and soul. He has released eight solo studio albums on his own record company, Tuff Gong Worldwide.
 
Marley has also ventured into acting and has been featured in films such as Shark Tale (2004), Into the blues (2005), and 50 first dates (2004).
 
In addition to his musical career, Marley is also known for his efforts in environmentalism, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. In 2014, Ziggy took action on climate change and global poverty by offsetting his Fly Rasta tour’s CO2 emissions by partnering with COTAP!