There are many rivers to cross before the family feud dividing UB40 settles. And that settlement is likely to happen in court with neither side backing down, despite mounting costs. In March, original singer Ali Campbell lost his bid to block a high court injunction from brothers Robin and Duncan Campbell in UB40,…
Next month, Nairobi will host Jamaican reggae legends, The Wailing Souls. The visiting band is set to perform at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre on November 5. Beside the concert, the iconic reggae band will be in the country to sensitive youth on the threat they face with HIV/AIDS as well as…
What happened to Peter Tosh’s Grammy Award? by Malcolm Gay That’s the question being asked after a Davis Square pawnshop became an unlikely player in the protracted family drama of the late reggae superstar. The Grammy was posthumously awarded to Tosh in 1988. The tale of its recent…
Veteran record producer Lloyd Campbell, of Joe Fraser and Spiderman Productions, lost his battle with cancer earlier this morning at age 68. Mr. Campbell was born on June 4, 1948. Over the years, he had produced many hit songs for Freddie McGregor, Marcia Griffiths, Pam Hall, Glen Washington, Tinga Stewart, Leroy Sibbles, Lloyd…
