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In Ireland, where Bob Marley’s father came from, the word means a close friend, an ally, or at the risk of offending my Jamaican friends, a good buddy who has your back. However, in Jamaica, unless it is preceded by the word team or class, ‘mate’.
Orville 'Shaggy' Burrel is no stranger to Trinidad and Tobabo and certainly no stranger to soca. Growing up in Jamaica, he said, soca and calypso were part of the fabric of his culture as all the TT artistes went to Jamaica for Carnival there, so he considers himself a Caribbean artiste. So not only is
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.