11/1/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Morgan Heritage She’s Still Loving Me – 2003 Live at Paradiso

Morgan Heritage is a Grammy-winning  Reggae band formed in 1994 by five children of reggae artist Denroy Morgan, namely Peter  Morgan, Una Morgan, Roy Gramps Morgan, Nakhamyah Lukes Morgan and Memmalatel Mr. Mojo Morgan.They have toured internationally and released a number of reggae albums. Continue reading

10/11/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Bob Marley & The Wailers – No Woman, No Cry (Live At The Rainbow 4th June 1977)

No Woman, No Cry is a narrative song in which Bob Marley & The Wailers tells his woman not to cry (No woman, no cry), as he’s about to leave her for a while. Life’s easier than it once was and he reminds her of the time they spent together previously, living in the government housing project in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica Continue reading

9/20/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Harry Belafonte – Island in the Sun (Live)

Harry Belafonte – Island in the Sun, excerpt from Harry Belafonte Live at the BCC (1977). This song was first featured on the studio album Belafonte Sings of the Caribbean (1957), and was the title song for the feature film  Island in the Sun (1957). Continue reading

9/13/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Shaba Ranks ft Krystal -Twice My Age

Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon better known by his stage name Shabba Ranks, is a Jamaican dancehall musician. Ranks and Krystal perform the dancehall hit  Twice My Age from the album 1988 Rappin’ With The Ladies.
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