Tanya Batson-Savage (Susumba) writes about the Jamaican Music Museum’s focus this month on trombonist Don Drummond. The musician will be honored though musical performances, poetry and presentations. The Jamaican Music Museum’s Reggae Month series opens on February 7, 2016, with the launch of Heather Augustyn’s biography Don Drummond: The Genius and Tragedy of the World’s Greatest…
I first met Michael “Ibo” Cooper in 1970 when the band leader and keyboard player for the Inner Circle band. At the time the band always practiced at the home of the Lewis brothers, Roger and Ian, near the campus University of the West Indies at Mona in Kingston.
Though it was created decades ago, ska is alive and well and continues to grow. No greater place was this on display than at the Supernova International Ska Festival held in September at the Fort Monroe national park in the United States (US)..