Form follows function is a principle of design often associated with modern architecture and modern industrial design of the 20th century. This design principle states that the shape of a building or object should be primarily based upon its intended function or purpose. But, as one can see, there is…
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Alton Ellis, the Godfather of Rocksteady music, was born in 1938 in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica. Along with his younger sister Hortense, who was born in 1941, the two created singles and duets for Clement and Coxsone Dodd’s legendary Studio One in Kingston during the early days of ska and rocksteady.…
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Many women over the years have been called the “Queen of the Blues.” Bessie Smith (1894-1937), Dinah Washington (1924-1963), Memphis Minnie (1897-1973), Mary Ann Fisher (1923-2004) and Koko Taylor (1928-2009) were all know as the “Queen of the Blues” at various times. However, there is one name that belongs on…
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Oh boy, cauliflower surrounded by shredded beets in spinach nests! They go great with stuffed eggplant on a bed of celery cabbage with glazed carrots and parsley tops. Awfully good, oh yes! Bon Appétit!
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Mille, a/k/a Millie Small, born in Clarendon, Jamaica, is the 1960s ska, bluebeat, and rocksteady singer who is most famous for her 1964 smash hit “My Boy Lollipop.” Her fourth recording, “My Boy Lollipop,” was cut in London by a group of session musicians that included guitarist Ernest Ranglin (and,…
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Michael Campbell, better known as Mikey Dread, is a Jamaican singer, producer, and broadcaster. He was born in 1954 in Port Antonio, Jamaica, West Indies. Mikey Dread displayed a natural talent for engineering and electronics. After he finished college, Campbell started out as an engineer with the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation…
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The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period, including Guns of Navarone. They also played on records by Prince Buster and backed many other Jamaican artists who recorded during that period. They…
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What is a rude boy? What is a rude girl? What does ‘to be rude’ mean? Today, it simply means that you’re a dedicated member of the ska scene. If you have a good ska collection, if you dress up in a way that indicates that you like ska, if…
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Greetings from 18.2683° N, 78.3472° W, it’s 86° & Perfect …. Cool runnings ….
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