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Tag Archives: The Wailers
Return of the Magnificent Maytals – the Toots Hibbert interview
I’m not quite sure where Frederick Hibbert, better known as ‘Toots’, is when I get through, but I’m guessing it’s Jamaica’s own back of beyond, with the phone reception poor. It doesn’t help that he’s en route between engagements, nor that … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Music
Tagged 54-46 Was My Number, Amy Winehouse, Big Feastival, Bob Marley, Funky Kingston, Island, Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff, Madness, Monkey Man, Pressure Drop, Reggae, rocksteady, ska, The Clash, The Harder They Come, The Specials, The Wailers, Toots and the Maytals, Toots Hibbert
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Picture the poet, greet the griot – the Benjamin Zephaniah interview
When I spoke to Benjamin Zephaniah earlier this week, he was between a BBC radio interview and two days lecturing at West London’s Brunel University. The Lincolnshire-based dub poet, author and activist was then heading back for another radio broadcast … Continue reading
Posted in Books Films, TV & Radio, Comedy & Theatre, Music
Tagged Ali Gadema, Aston Villa, Beijing, Benjamin Zephaniah, Birmingham, Black History Month, Griot, Handsworth, Harris Museum & Art Gallery, Lincolnshire, Marcus Garvey, Mike Garry, Noam Chomsky, Preston, Spike Milligan, Terror Kid, The Wailers
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Legendary poet redefines Black History Month – the Benjamin Zephaniah feature
It made perfect sense to invite legendary dub poet and writer Benjamin Zephaniah to launch Lancashire’s Black History Month celebrations. But somehow there was no real surprise that the star attraction was soon questioning the validity of the event he … Continue reading
