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This Day in Reggae
and Nubian, Rasta, herb and related history
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June 27 |
1935: | Byron Lee is born in Jamaica. |
1956: | Freddie McGregor is born in Clarendon, Jamaica. |
1957: | Producer Henry 'Junjo' Lawes is born in Kingston, Jamaica. |
1957: | Nicodemus (Cecil Wellington) is born in Kingston, Jamaica. |
1964: | The Skatalites first gig was at the Hi Hat, owned by Orville 'Billy' Farnum, in Rae Town, Kingston. |
1965: | DJ Squidly Rankin is born in Kingston, Jamaica. |
1973: | Manuel Stain is born in Spanish Town, Jamaica. |
1977: | Djibouti independent |
1998: | Percussionist Sidney Wolfe passes away in a hospital in Los Angeles, at the age of 52. |
2002: | Timothy White, author of Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley, dies after heart attack. Age 50. (b. January 25, 1952) |
2007: | Minmi and Wakadanna annouce their angagement. |
June 28 |
1944: | DJ I-Roy (Roy Samuel Reid) is born. |
1963/64: DJ Louie Rankin (Leonard Forbes) is born in Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica. |
June 29 |
1776: | First draft of Declaration of Independence written on hemp paper |
19--: | Hajime Ohmori [Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra; percussions] is born in Tokyo, Japan. |
1925: | South Africa imposed racial inequality as political policy. |
1951: | Roger Lewis [Inner Circle; guitar (Fatman Riddim Section)] is born. |
1976: | Seychelles gains independence from Britain. |
1977: | New York decriminalizes pot. |
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© Jah Itagaki
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