Art of Jamaica

Next up in our Unsung series is Gregory Isaacs. Gregory was born on July 15, 1951, in the Fletcher's Land area of Kingston, Jamaica. He entered several talent shows and was first noticed by Bryon Lee. Bryon brought him and Winston Sinclair to record a duet titled "Another Heartbreak" (click on the video below to hear this track). It has no success. Gregory then joined a trio called The Concords. They spent the next couple years recording and releasing singles but did not gain the interest of the Jamaican audience.  The Concords ended in 1970 and Isaacs went at it alone for the next couple years. Isaacs persisted despite his failures and set up his own record store and label, African Museum, in partnership with Errol Dunkley in 1973. Under this label, Isaacs released his first hit "My Only Lover." This is credited as the first lover's rock record ever made. To finance more recordings made by African Museum's label and shop, Gregory recorded...

Reggae music originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. It has since become so popular that it is loved by people from all over the world. Bob Marley is probably the most known artist as it relates to this musical genre. However, there are many Reggae artists who contributed to this genre and in this article, we'd like to tell you about 5 we rate.  Painting of Peter Tosh done by KavionArt 1.  Peter tosh born Winston McIntosh Oct. 19 1944 . Tosh taught himself to play the guitar as a teen by watching others play. Tosh would meet 2 other aspiring musicians Bob Marley, & Bunny Wailer in the  early 1960s in Trench Town & Under the tutelage of Joe Higgs the 3 developed their love for music & formed a band call the wailing wailers. In 1964 the wailers had their 1st success as group with the ska song called Simmer Down. The wailers would go on to record some of the 1st know reggae songs. The wailers signed a record contract with Chris Blackwell & Isla...