Tag archive: Jamaica

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Bob Marley’s classic reggae album, Exodus, the disc was re-issued on June 4 in an unusual format – a USB Memory Stick.   This is thefirst time an artist-specific record has been released this way, and it will only be available via the late artist’s official Bob Marley web site.  In addition to the general release, there will be a limited edition of 4000 USB Memory Sticks with extra… Read More

In what may be an important move to reconcile modern Western society with its slave-owning past, genealogy and family history site Ancestry.co.uk has launched an online archive with the historical records of nearly 100,000 slaves owned by British colonists in Barbados during the early 1800s. “With few relevant collections online, it has not been easy for those with ancestors from former British colonies or territories to research… Read More

The new 24-hour channel, featuring a wide variety of music, live broadcasts of Buffett's concerts and other unique programs, will debut this summer. Jimmy Buffett launched Radio Margaritaville in 1998 as an Internet-only channel, which will still be available at http://www.radiomargaritaville.com/.  Now, for the first time, Jimmy Buffett fans across America can hear the channel in their cars, on their boats andon the go by becoming… Read More