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Reggae was once associated with politically conscious lyrics, Rastafarians and the palm-fringed shores of its native Jamaica. But forget Bob Marley and Peter Tosh singing about peace and love; these days some of reggae's biggest acts are just as likely to be advocating the killing of homosexuals in their music...
...Marley and the Wailers at Studio One,” a portrait of Marley before he had achieved his later iconic status or developed the musical chops that would earn it for him. Heartbeat Records’ new collection captures Marley with the original Wailers—Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and for a time, Junior Braithwaite and Beverly Kelso—from 1964 to ’66. But don’t blame the lineup for the lackluster material; instead, blame legendary Studio One owner and producer Clement Seymour Dodd, a.k.a. “Coxsone...
Will he complete his rise? Or will he fall back down into the pits? We're not saying. What we can say is that if you can stomach its bursts of violence (and some unpersuasive tosh about the drug world being the dominant culture of our day), Layer Cake is a treat--especially if your taste in desserts is devil's food. --By Richard Schickel
...could not just say it and make it so. There was a cultural and musical divide to cross that seemed as wide as the Caribbean Sea, and not nearly as warm or inviting. Marley's bandmate, Peter Tosh, once complained to Oui magazine "The devil created disco, telling black people to 'get down get down' all the time. But I man seh to black people 'Get up stand up for your rights...
Bunny Wailer was a founding member--with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh--of the Wailers, the legendary reggae band. Bunny, the last survivor of that core trio, will perform opening day at the 21st annual Reggae on the River Festival in Piercy, Calif., Aug. 6-8 (tickets are available on eBay). Reggae on the River, a DVD of past festival performances, is out this week. TIME's Christopher John Farley spoke with Bunny...