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This Day in Reggae
and Nubian, Rasta, herb and related history
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| December 24 |
| Christmas Eve |
| ----: | Keyboardist Noel Davey is born. |
| 1865: | Ku Klux Klan (KKK) formed. |
| 1951: | Libya independent |
| 1983: | UB40's cover of Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers To Cross" reaches U.K. #16. |
| December 25 |
| Christmas Day |
| 1954: | Robin Campbell [UB40; lead guitar] is born in Birmingham, England. |
| 1966: | Atushi Yanaka [Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra; baritone sax] is born in Tokyo, Japan. |
| 1967: | DJ Major Mackerel (Garfield Dixon) is born. |
| December 26 |
| Kwanzaa, the first day: Umoja (Unity) |
| ----: | Drummer/producer Noel Alphonso is born. |
| ----: | Musician/producer Grub Cooper is born in Linstead, St Catherine. |
| ----: | Musician/producer Computer Paul is born. |
| 1952: | Mutabaruka (formerly Allan Hope) is born in Rae Town, Kingston, Jamaica. |
| 1991: | "UB40 - A Family Affair", filmed at the Finsbury Park gig on June 22, airs on C4-TV. |
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© Jah Itagaki
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