Including Bob Marley’s visit to Southampton featuring Don John, Mykaell Riley, and Melton Geddes, Brinsley Forde & Don Letts
Reggae

To see his hurt is their greatest ambition, yeah!
But we will survive in this world of competition
‘Cause no matter what they do
Natty keep on comin’ through
And no matter what they say
Natty di deh every day, yeah!

If you have any birthday “shout outs” or any dedications, please send it via chat on Zoom on Saturday night!
Dress up! look good! turn on your camera! and rave!!

Maxi Priest was born Max Alfred Elliott in Lewisham, London on 10 June 1961.

You develop your mind so that it can do the work of separation. Otherwise, you won’t go nowhere. You think you’re going forward, but you’re going backward.

Known for his signature vibrato style, later influencing singers such as Dennis Brown and George Nooks, Jacob Miller left behind hits including Tenement Yard, Tired Fe Lick Weed In a Bush and Everything Great.

“Don’t care where you come from/As long as you’re a black man, you’re an African.”

Like Little Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson, Dennis began singing early in life.