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

 March 12
1932: Trombonist and composer Don Drummond aka Don Cosmic [The Skatalites] is born at Jubilee Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica.
1965: MC Pumpin' (Matsui Yoko), Japanese DJ, is born.
1968: The Island of Mauritius gains independence from Britain. (Indepencence Day)
1982: Christopher Ellis, son of Alton Ellis, is born in London, England.
1991: Jpseph "Jo Mersa" Marley is born in Kingston, Jamaica.

 March 13
1979: Grenada revolution begins. (National Day)
1998: British ska/reggae star Judge Dread (b. Alexander Minto Hughes), best known for his 70's hits "Big Six", "Big Seven" and "Je T'aime", dies after collapsing, apparently from a heart attack, during a performance on stage with his backing band, The Originals, at the Penny Theatre in Cantebury, England, at the age of 53.
The Times reports that his last words were "Let's hear it for the band!"

 March 14
1968: DJ Sleepy Wonder (Selwyn Archer) is born in Slipe Road, Kingston, Jamaica. (some sources say March 15th)
1996: Bob Marley & The Wailers' album "Live!", "Rastaman Vibration", "Exodus", "Kaya", "Uprising" and "Confrontation" [Island] are certified Gold, and video "The Bob Marley Story" [Island Video] is certified Platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America). Also Inner Circle's album "Bad Boys" [Big Beat] is certified Platinum.

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