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"The Harder They Come" is a reggae song by the Jamaican singer Jimmy Cliff. It was first recorded for the soundtrack of the 1972 movie of the same name, in which it is supposed to have been written by the film's main character, Ivanhoe Martin.
Legend is a compilation album by Bob Marley and the Wailers.It was released on 7 May 1984 by Island Records. [2] It is a greatest hits collection of singles in its original vinyl format and is the best-selling reggae album of all-time, with more than 18 million copies sold in the US, more than 3.3 million in the UK (where it is the 17th best-selling album [3]) and an estimated 25 million ...
The 1980s saw a rise in reggae music from outside of Jamaica. During this time, reggae particularly influenced African popular music, where Sonny Okusuns, John Chibadura, Lucky Dube and Alpha Blondy became stars. The 1980s saw the end of the dub era in Jamaica, although dub has remained a popular and influential style in the UK, and to a lesser ...
Derrick Harriott record shop, Kingston. Harriott embarked on a solo career and later formed his own record label, Crystal. [5] His first solo release, "I Care", was a hit, with further hits following with "What Can I Do" (1964), "The Jerk" (1965) and "I'm Only Human" (1965), all of which were included on his debut album, The Best of Derrick Harriott.
In 1972 the group won the Jamaican Independence Festival Popular Song Competition for a third time with "Pomp and Pride". [10] That year, the group contributed two songs to the soundtrack for The Harder They Come , the 1972 film starring Jimmy Cliff , named as one of Vanity Fair ' s top 10 soundtracks of all time. [ 10 ]
The song became a No. 1 hit in Jamaica as well as the United Kingdom and Germany. [ 5 ] On 3 December 1976, while he was in his house in Jamaica, an assassination attempt on Marley's life drove him out of his native country: two days after the assassination attempt, Marley performed in the previously scheduled Smile Jamaica concert, then ...
The Fabulous Five Inc. (also known as Fab 5) is a reggae and soca band formed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. Over a 45-year career, they have released 26 albums, had many number 1 hits in Jamaica, and were the featured musicians on Johnny Nash's platinum album I Can See Clearly Now.
Johnny Osbourne (born Errol Osbourne, 1948) [1] is one of the most popular Jamaican reggae and dancehall singers of all time, who rose to success in the late 1970s and mid-1980s. His album Truths and Rights was a roots reggae success, and featured "Jah Promise" and the album's title track, "Truths and Rights". [2]