Jah Itagaki's REGGAE LIFE
   This Day in Reggae
and Nubian, Rasta, herb and related history

 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.

 December 27
Kwanzaa, the second day: Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)
1955: Jerry Harris [(Wackies) Rhythm Force; leader/guitar/vocals] is born in Port Antonio, Jamaica.
1956: Burro Banton is born Donovan Spalding in Kingston, Jamaica.
1967: American DJ Jamalski is born in Brooklyn, New York.
1989: Admiral Bailey tumbles off a moterbike and is badly injured on his way home from "Sting '89".
2022: Jpseph "Jo Mersa" Marley passes away in Florida at the age of 31.

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