AP - Aug 24, 2007
A reggae festival created to promote peace among cultures is being denounced by gay and lesbian advocacy groups for allowing performers with a history of anti-gay lyrics. The Reggae Carifest, to be...
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A nightclub has canceled a performance by Buju Banton, a reggae star whose violent lyrics about gays and lesbians have made him a controversial figure, after receiving complaints from patrons. E-mail...
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Buju Banton Too Bad (Gargamel) When Buju Banton first hit the dancehall scene, he accomplished the impossible. His 1992 streak of smashes broke Bob Marley s record for the most No. 1 singles from...
More »Yahoo! Music - Feb 5, 2003
(2/5/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- The reggae world is mourning the loss of VP Records founder Vincent G. Chin, who died of natural causes on Sunday (February 2) at 65. Reggae s Bounty Killer, Sean Paul, Freddie...
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(2/4/03, 1 p.m. ET) -- Sean Paul is among reggae artists paying respect this month to the late Bob Marley, whose musical genius introduced the genre to the world. Marley was born on February 6, 1945,...
More »USRN - Jan 29, 2003
(1/29/03, 4 p.m. ET) -- Hip-hop s Fat Joe and reggae s Buju Banton have hooked up for Banton s new album, Friends For Life. The set is due out March 13, and Fat Joe as well as Grammy nominee Beres Hammond...
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