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This Day in Reggae
and Nubian, Rasta, herb and related history
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| January 26 |
| 19--: | Gamo [Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra; tenor sax] is born in Hokkaido, Japan. |
| 1932: | Producer "Coxsone" Dodd is born Clement Seymour Dodd in Kingston, Jamaica. |
| 1955: | Gary Crosby [Jazz Jamaica; leader/w.bass] is born in London. |
| 1958: | (some sources say 1957): Norman (Lamont) Hassan [UB40; percussions/trombone] is born in Birmingham, England. |
| 1962: | Emanuel Walsh [P.J Band; drums] is born in St. Mary, Jamaica. |
| 1970: | Neville Hinds' "London Bridge" and The Linkers' "Say Say" are recorded for Lloyd Daley, The Matador. They can be heard on a CD "From Matador's Arena - 1969-1970 - Volume 2" (Jamaican Gold JMC 200.233). |
| 1994: | Ace Of Base's album "The Sign" [Arista] is certified Platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). |
| January 27 |
| 1979: | Han-Kun [Shonannokaze] is born in Kamakura, Japan. |
| January 28 |
| 1941: | A great dub master King Tubby (Osbourne Ruddock) is born in Kingston, Jamaica. |
| 1971: | The Jesters record "Cholera" for Lloyd Daley, The Matador. It can be heard on a compilation "Lloyd Daley's Matador Productions, 1968-1972" (Heartbeat HB 92). |
| 1990: | Sandora Jones aka Puma Jones [Black Uhuru] passes away at the age of 36 in New York. |
| 2020: | Japanese Deejay Kurtis Fly passes away. |
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© Jah Itagaki
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