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Bob Marley’s Interview by a Disrespectful Woman who’s Racist

Bob Marley’s Long Lost Tapes: The Reggae Legend Like You Have Never Seen Him Before

When Bob Marley Came to Britain

Shaggy

Boombastic

That’s Life

Tony Braxton

Woman

James Brown

Examining The Unexpected Death Of James Brown : Master Of Funk – Our History

The Gospel Flames

The Gospel Flames 1968 left to right: Charles Mckintosh, John Francis, Ivor Harley & Donald Campbell

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‘She’s Royal’ – Tarrus Riley Reggae Saxophone Cover – Lockdown Version

Understanding Black Music’s Signature Sounds

 Kevin Tomlin Author & Music Historian

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3a

Episode 3b

Episode 4

Sir Willard White

A day in a live of Sir Willard White

Hazel Dorothy Scott

Hazel Scott (June 11, 1920 – October 2, 1981) was a Trinidad-born American jazz and classical pianist and singer. She was an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation. She used her influence to improve the representation of Black Americans in film.

Hazel Dorothy Scott (Wikipedia)

Takin’ a Chance

Miss Pat Chin

Miss Pat Chin Helped Reggae Music Become a Global Celebrated Genre

Vossi Bop – Stormzy

Lord Woodbine

Aka Lord Woodbine (Trinidadian) The forgotten Sixth Beatle

Hedley Jones

Meet Hedley Jones, the UNKNOWN Jamaican Inventor who Beat LES PAUL to the Electric Guitar!

The Real Thing

The Real Thing – You To Me Are Everything

Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh – Behind the Music

Shabba Ranks

What Happened to Shabba Ranks? King Of Dancehall

Lynda Randle

Lynda Randle – One Day At a Time

Who Knows – Protoje ft. Chronixx

Stand by Me performed by Karen Gibson

Third World

Dreamland by Third World

Johnny Smythe RAF

Story of Johnny Smythe RAF

Linton Kwesi Johnson

Linton Kwesi Johnson – Sonny’s Lettah (Anti-sus Poem)

Reggae Sound Systems Bristol

History of Sound Systems Bristol

Emily Sande

Emily Sande: Clown

Roy Hamilton

Elvis Got His Voice From Roy Hamilton

Alexander D Great

72 year old Alexander D Great sings song for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee: Audition:BGT2022

Lord Woodbine

Dr James McGrath Re-Lord Woodbine Calypsonian, Panman and Mentor to the Beatles

Courtney Pine

The UNREMEMBERED: Courtney Pine performance at the RUSI 7 November 2017

Jessy Norman

Jessy Norman(Opera singer) Amazing Grace

Aretha Franklin

Watch Aretha Franklin Make President Obama Emotional

Burning Spears

The story of Burning Spears is shocking

Tasha Cobbs Leonard

Top 15 Best Songs Of Tasha Cobbs Worship in Me

Mix – Mento 1) Hill and Gully Rider 2) Hold Him Joe

Buju Banton

Destiny Lyrics

Steven Marley

Redemption Song Feat – Steven Marley – Playing For Change – Song Around The World

Mr Vegas

The Voices Of Sweet Jamaica

Otis Reading

Gone 55 years today, but never forgotten. Rest in peace to The Big O, Otis Redding.

Entrepreneurial spirit … Sonny Roberts pictured in 1982 outside his shop Orbitone. (Source: David Corio/Redferns)

Songs:
Something inside so strong
Far away
Watch me

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