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Bunny Wailer sings songs of Bob Marley at the One Love concert to celebrate Marley’s 60th birthday, in this
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By Nelson A. King
The Board of Directors of the
Brooklyn-based Coalition to
Preserve Reggae Music (CPR)
announced on Wednesday that Reggae
Culture Salute 2019 (RCS) will
be a “Tribute to The Wailers” in
recognition of the trio’s contribution
to the development and spread
of the genre.
According to Carlyle McKetty,
CPR’s Jamaican-born president,
this year’s event will take place at
the Kumble Theater at One University
Plaza, downtown Brooklyn, on
Saturday, Nov. 2.
“The family friendly event which
marks the anniversary of the coronation
of Emperor Haile Selassie
I and Empress Menen of Ethiopia
highlights the unique relationship
between, reggae, Rasta, Emperor
Selassie and Jamaica,” he said.
“This year’s event comes in the
wake of UNESCO’s inscription of
reggae to its Representative List of
the Intangible Cultural Heritage
of Humanity,” he added, referring
to the United Nations Educational,
Social and Cultural Organization.
McKetty said Reggae Culture
Salute routinely draws on diverse
artistic disciplines, adding that,
for 2019, it will present nyabinghi
drumming, spoken-word, dance and
song “to commemorate the coronation
and pay tributes to The Wailers
in celebration of the UNESCO
inscription.”
He said the highlight of the
tribute to The Wailers will be the
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By Nelson A. King
Manhattan-based Global entertainment
brand 21st Hapilos Digital Distribution
on Thursday, Sept. 26 launched
a new live series across multiple social
media platforms, including Instagram
and Facebook.
According to Haitian-American
Marie Driven, the managing partner,
the company has established “unparalleled
access” to the global market comprising
of over 85,000 radio personalities,
radio stations, DJs, programmers,
curators and targeted reach worldwide.
As one of the largest independent
distributors of urban music, Driven said
21st Hapilos has several high profile
distributed clients, including Popcaan,
Beenie Man and Vybz Kartel.
“The live feature will engage view-
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