Jimmy Cliff, reggae music and Jamaican cultural icon, dies
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The Jamaica Strong Relief Concert, set for 9 p.m. on Dec. 12, at UBS Arena, aims to raise funds for communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa. Here's how to get tickets.
Moved by the devastation from Hurricane Melissa, singer Aiesha used the tragedy as inspiration to record the song Jamaica Strong. Since its release, Jamaica Strong, produced by Jjwizzle, has racked up more than one million combined views on Facebook and Instagram.
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Shaggy, Sean Paul to Headline ‘Jamaica Strong’ Hurricane Melissa Relief Concert in UBS Arena
A star-studded Jamaica Strong concert featuring Sean Paul and Shaggy will raise funds for Hurricane Melissa relief on Dec. 12 at UBS Arena.
A giant of Jamaican music, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish reggae’s themes of struggle, resistance and uplift.
Reservoir Media has struck up a new joint venture with Jamaican star Cordell “Skatta” Burrell and reggae and dancehall publisher Abood Music. Together, they plan to both acquire catalogs and sign and develop Jamaican artists and songwriters, aimed at “further advancing the new generation of Jamaica’s music scene”.