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  1. Music

    Buju Banton's 2006 album, Too Bad, featured the number one hit "Driver A", which revived Sly & Robbie's 1982 "Taxi" riddim.

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  2. In 2006 Alton Ellis (The Godfather of Rocksteady) was inducted into the International Reggae and World Music Awards Hall of Fame for his monumental contribution to the development of Jamaica's popular music. Ellis celebrated 50 years of being in the music in that same year.

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  3. Music

    Mind Control is the debut album of Stephen Marley, released on 20 March, 2007. The album won a Grammy in 2008 for Best Reggae Album

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  4. October 15, 2007

    Jepther McClymont, known as Luciano, is awarded the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer on Jamaica's National Heroes Day, recognising his contribution to roots reggae as the spiritually minded singer nicknamed "The Messenjah."

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  5. Music

    Burning Spear's album "Jah Is Real" won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.

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  6. July 10, 2010

    Lincoln "Sugar" Minott dies at the University Hospital of the West Indies at age 54. A linchpin of 1970s roots and dancehall, he mentors younger talent through Youth Promotion and Black Roots while scoring lovers-rock crossover with "Good Thing Going."

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  7. October 25, 2010

    Gregory Anthony Isaacs dies in London at age 59. The Cool Ruler's lovers-rock sigh on "Night Nurse" and countless Channel One and African Museum sides make him one of reggae's most imitated and beloved vocal stylists.

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  8. "Roots of Dub" by Alon Braier (Israel), Winner of the First International Reggae Poster Contest 2012 Read: http://www.jamaicansmusic.com/news/Art/The_First_International_Reggae_Poster_Contest

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  9. The legendary Bunny Wailer, recipient of Reggae Sumfest 2012 "GREATS" award gives a memorable performance to close International Night 2

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  10. Peter Tosh Estate hosted a few special guests at Villa Ronai to celebrate the third highest national honor, Order of Merit, bestowed upon the legendary reggae artiste on Monday, 15th October 2012. In attendance were Tosh?s sons Steve, Dave, Andrew, Tosh1, his daughters Niambe, Michelle, and grand daughter Alexia. (Here they pose with the award)

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  11. August 7, 2012

    Deejay Ranking Trevor dies in a motorcycle accident in Kingston at age 52. A Channel One-era toaster whose "Queen Majesty" and "Three Piece Chicken and Chips" helped pioneer the rapid-fire style that fed into hip-hop's earliest rap cadences.

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  12. Music
    December 27, 2012

    Lloyd Charmers dies in London at age 66 after a heart attack at the wheel. The ska harmony singer, keyboardist, and Splash label producer behind Ken Boothe's UK number one "Everything I Own" ranks among reggae's most versatile studio architects.

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  13. Ziggy Marley was bestowed with the honor "Ambassador of Goodwill shining the light of life" for the 10th African Goodwill Recognition Awards Ceremony on Aril 13th 2013. Congratulations Ziggy Marley!

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  14. Music
    February 25, 2014

    Protoje and Chronixx release "Who Knows," a landmark collaboration that becomes an anthem of the Reggae Revival movement and signals a new generation carrying roots reggae forward with conscious lyrics and live instrumentation.

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  15. Music
    April 1, 2014

    Chronixx drops the "Dread & Terrible" EP, cementing his status as the leading voice of the Reggae Revival with sold-out tours across Europe and North America and appearances on major platforms including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

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  16. Movement

    Vogue Magazine profiles Jamaica's Reggae Revival, bringing international fashion-world attention to artists like Chronixx, Protoje, Kabaka Pyramid, and Jesse Royal — validating the movement beyond the island's sound-system culture.

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  17. Music
    September 4, 2014

    Rocksteady pioneer Hopeton Lewis dies in Brooklyn at age 66. His 1966 single "Take It Easy" helped crystallize the slower post-ska groove, and his later gospel recordings closed a career that bridged Jamaican pop's formative decades.

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  18. October 19, 2014

    John Kenneth Holt dies in London at age 67. Paragons lead singer and writer of "The Tide Is High," he bridges rocksteady romance with 1970s roots on Police in Helicopter while 1000 Volts of Holt keeps lovers rock spinning on turntables.

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  19. Music
    June 10, 2015

    Protoje releases "Ancient Future," a defining Reggae Revival album produced by Winta James and featuring Kabaka Pyramid. The project bridges roots consciousness with contemporary production and influences a wave of similar releases from young Jamaican artists.

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  20. September 8, 2016

    Ska pioneer Cecil "Prince Buster" Campbell dies in Miami at age 78. His 1960s productions from "Oh Carolina" through sound-system clashes with Derrick Morgan and Coxsone Dodd lay the rhythmic and cultural groundwork for rocksteady and reggae.

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