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BIZARRE: 2 - You Need To See This

One of the greatest stars of Jamaican reggae known for his 1969 hit Many Rivers to Cross and the film The Harder They Come

The Guardian - UK

Reggae icon and 'cultural giant' Jimmy Cliff dead at 81

Jimmy Cliff, the iconic reggae star who helped transform the island's rhythmic music into a global cultural phenomenon, has died, his wife said Monday. He was 81.

Radio France Internationale

Reggae icon Jimmy Cliff and his long love affair with Africa

A monument of Jamaican music for over half a century, singer Jimmy Cliff died on Monday at the age of 81. While he made the world dance and transcended generations with hits like "Reggae Night" and "Hakuna Matata," he played a pioneering and enduring role in Africa, introducing the musical…

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Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark film 'The Harder They Come,' dead at 81

Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached defiance, joy and endurance in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If You Really Want” and “Vietnam” and starred in the landmark movie “The Harder They Come,” has died at 81

The Independent UK

Jimmy Cliff dead aged 81: Jamaican prime minister leads tributes to Reggae legend

Singer was credited with popularising reggae alongside Bob Marley

Evening Standard

Reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff dies aged 81

He was one of several musician, alongside Bob Marley, to be awarded Jamaica’s Order of Merit.

Evening Standard

Vybz Kartel on his legal victory, vulgar lyrics and the lasting scars of prison: ‘If I hear a key shake, it traumatise me’

With his murder conviction overturned, the Jamaican star is back performing. He talks about his illness, regrets,and how he felt about dancehall going global while he was behind bars

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Inside the ‘mammoth’ task to rebuild Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa: ‘We feel hopelessness’

IN DEPTH: Hurricane Melissa became the strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica when it made landfall last month, destroying entire communities and ravaging the country’s economy. Aid organisations tell Alex Croft and Bryony Gooch that the rebuild will be long and painful

The Independent UK

“I would like people to know that I was the true inventor of ska and reggae”: Ernest Ranglin on working with Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, James Bond – and how he influenced “almost every aspect of Jamaican music”

Bob Marley asked him to teach him how to play and how to write. He wrote music for Dr. No. He worked with Jimmy Cliff, Millie Small, and more. Ernest Ranglin reflects on his peerless legacy

Guitar World

Photography icon David Bailey to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Abbey Road Music Photography Awards 2025

David Bailey has shaped the way we see music, from jazz legends such as Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, to rock and pop icons including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and David Bowie

Digital Camera World

Allan ‘Skill’ Cole obituary

Jamaican footballer, close friend of Bob Marley and manager of the Wailers

The Guardian - UK

“Bob wanted me to help him not only learn guitar but learn to arrange. I think he caught on!” Ska and reggae pioneer Ernest Ranglin played with everyone from Bob Marley to Jimmy Cliff. At 93, he plans to secure his legacy

The guitarist guided the music of Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Toots, Prince Buster among others – but thinks the magic might never have have happened if he’d had access to better gear

Guitar World

Relatives of deceased stars wade in on Rod Stewart’s controversial AI Ozzy Osbourne tribute

British rock singer raised eyebrows when he shared a video featuring an AI likeness of the Black Sabbath frontman taking selfies with other late stars, including Prince, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse

The Independent UK

Pop music still has a role in political protest, says author of new version of Live Aid poem

In an interview with ‘The Independent’, Rhidian Brook also revealed Bob Geldof’s tongue-in-cheek four-letter reaction to the poem filled with famous song lyrics

The Independent UK

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Guitar World

“People shied away from its political edge – they didn’t get their love songs. But for us it was a lot of fun”: Junior Marvin on Bob Marley and the Wailers’ Survival – and the influence Hendrix’s guitar pedal guru had on its sound

After the success of Exodus and Kaya, Bob Marley took the Wailers into a more politically charged direction to deliver a slept-on classic in the Wailers’ discography

Louder

"The last thing I remember, Iwas playing at atopless bar and had aVolkswagen bus and a hundred bucks": What former Heartbreaker Stan Lynch did next

Tom Petty’s Heartbreakers’ drummer is back behind the kit for an album from his new Americana collective, The Speaker Wars

The Guardian - AU

From Madonna to New Order and Oasis, one man’s odyssey to make an ‘atlas of album cover maps’

Damien Saunder set out to survey the cartographic influence on album sleeve design. Four years and 400-plus records later, he’s created the coffee table book music fans and map lovers never knew they needed

The Guardian - UK

‘You can almost smell the marijuana’ – Dennis Morris, the boy photographer who made Bob Marley catch fire

He got his first cover shot at the age of 11. By 14, he was touring with a reggae legend, who taught him how to smoke. And he has spent the rest of his life chronicling Black British experience and so much more

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“There was a drive, a presence – I helped guide him early on. He wanted me to help him not only learn guitar but arrange”: Godfather of ska, Ernest Ranglin, recalls working with a young Bob Marley

Ranglin’s rhythmic style and blend of mento, jazz and reggae in his guitar parts not only influenced the inception of the ska movement, but also some of Jamaica’s biggest talents

Evening Standard

1975: The Year the World Forgot review — never has pop history been so elegantly told

Dylan Jones puts the record straight on a golden era

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21 Photos Of Famous People Before They Became World-Renowned Celebrities

In these pictures you can recognize big celebrities that we know now, but when the photos were taken, these people were just on their way to stardom.

The Guardian - UK

Ready or not, here she comes: Lauryn Hill’s 20 best songs – ranked!

Ahead of her 50th birthday this month, we rate the best tracks of the multi-hyphenate talent who, with Fugees and as a solo artist, blended soul, hip-hop and reggae with raw emotion and charisma

Metal Hammer

"There was a lot of rejection, because I was a skinny Black girl trying to be the singer of a rock band." How Skunk Anansie's Skin went from Bob Marley-attended basement parties to a Glastonbury-headlining Britrock icon

From Oasis attending their early gigs to hanging out with David Bowie and Lemmy, Skin became a true rock icon in the 90s

Evening Standard

Lauryn Hill makes rare appearance to attend her first Met Gala

The hip-hop legend made her first Met Gala appearance on Monday

What Hi-Fi?

We asked 8 of the world's top turntable designers for their favourite records – here's what they said

Top turntable designers share the vinyl records they love listening to and that had a huge impact on their lives

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