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Jamaica’s “Miss World 1976″ .
Jamaican beauty, “Miss World 1976″, Cindy Breakspeare, as she appeared on the cover of the Miss World 1977 Souvenir Program
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Jazz musician and Miss World 1976 Cindy Breakspeare is the mother of Bob Marley’s son Damian Robert Nesta “Junior Gong” Marley (born July 21, 1978 in Kingston, Jamaica). He grew up to become a three time Grammy-winning reggae artist.
Stunning Cindy Breakspeare in official “Miss World” regalia in 1976 * * * *
Elegant Cindy Breakspeare attending “Miss World 50th Anniversary” in London, 2000
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In the 31 years since his untimely death, Marley still remains the most-popular figure in Reggae music. Succumbing to cancer at age 36 in 1981, Marley had become a global ambassador for the music he helped make famous.
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Marley’s passing shook the reggae and music community to its core; yet, his legacy remains intact through his timeless music catalog and talented children.
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Marley was born in the village of Nine Mile in Saint Ann Parish in Jamaica (also the birthplace of Marcus Garvey ). Marley’s father was a white Jamaican man of English descent and his mother was a native of Jamaica. Discovering music as a teenager, Marley befriended Neville “Bunny” Livingston (aka Bunny Wailer ) who shared his dreams of becoming a musician. Through singer Joe Higgs , the pair met Peter McIntosh (aka Peter Tosh ) who also had similar ambitions. Recording his first songs in 1962, Marley and his friends would eventually be renamed The Wailers , after being discovered by a local record producer.
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Marrying Rita Anderson (now Marley) in 1966, Marley and his bride made a sojourn to the United States to live near his mother in Wilmington, De. Marley soon teamed up with American singer Johnny Nash (“I Can See Clearly Now”) and nabbed a deal with CBS Records. Marley and the Wailers went on tour with Nash before their label deal went sour and the band ended up stranded in London in 1972. From there, Marley contacted Island Records’ founder Chris Blackwell and was advanced funds to record the hit album “Catch A Fire.” VIDEO
Shortly after the release of their major-label debut, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh went their
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PRIDE IN BEING A JAMAICAN .
(Join us at www.Jamaicalives.org )
“As we approach Jamaica’s 50th anniversary I am reminded of what Jamaica means to me — and the people who served with me in the Jamaica Defense Force. I became a…”
- Wayne D Russell
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Jamaica Lives - Wayne D Russell
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click on this link (and others to right)
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Port Antonio Harbor and Navy Island, Jamaica . RECIPE . 4 cups of love 5 spoons of hope 2 cups of loyalty 2 spoons of tenderness 3 cups of forgiveness 4 quarts of faith 1 cup of friendship 1 barrel of laughter .
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Take love and loyalty. Mix it thoroughly with faith.
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Miss Jamaica, Evelyn Andrade, Marries Dancing Partner Tony Verity
– Jet Magazine May 26, 1955
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Those who remember these shouldn’t still be working!!!! You had an exercise book with Queen Elizabeth and her husband on it .
You used to listen to Redifussion. .
You wore Bata crepe to school, and bought Asham at the gate.. .
You remember that the Lou and Ranny show used to come on at 7:00 PM .
You know what the initials T. A. D. P. Stand for. .
You know who Tony Verity was. .
You can name more than two of the characters in a Jonkanoo band. .
You know what boxing title Bunny Grant held.
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Jamaicans overseas urged to invest in country .
Dunn’s River Falls, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
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