Murda She Wrote: February 2021
Celebrating Reggae Month with dancehall pioneers, legends and rising stars U-Roy, Shabba Ranks, Dexta Daps and Blvk H3ro.
U-Roy in New York in 1995. Credit: David Corio/Redferns.
“Here I come, with love and not hatred,” sang Dennis Emmanuel Brown on his 1977 classic “Here I Come,” a.k.a. “Love & Hate,” one of the songs that earned him the title the Crown Prince of Reggae. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow I,” Dennis went on, “all the days of I life.”
His musical mantra rings truer than ever in these crazy times and especially during Reggae Month, the annual celebration that coincides with a pair of royal birthdays during the first week of February. The Crown Prince’s earthstrong begins the month Dennis was born Feb. 1, 1957 followed five days later by the King of Reggae himself, Robert Nesta Marley, born Feb. 6, 1945.
Shabba mourns mom s passing
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Dancehall legend Shabba Ranks in mourning
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February 25, 2021
SOURCE: Dancehall Mag – Multi-Grammy Award-winning Dancehall artist Shabba Ranks is mourning the death of his mother, Constance Christie aka ‘Mama Christie’. The hardworking mother of seven children reportedly passed away after a long battle with illness at 81 years old.
Word of the Seaview Gardens community stalwart’s death spread like wildfire on social media. She was the woman honored in Dexta Daps‘ hit song Shabba Madda Pot (2016).
Several persons have shared their condolences, including Daps who said he was heartbroken and in disbelief in an Instagram post this evening.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Christie. Minister Grange along with Clifton “Specialist” Dillon had managed Shabba Ranks’ career for many years.