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Reggae Artiste Black Uhuru Biography

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Reggae Artiste Black Uhuru Biography by InfosysTV The most successful of the second-generation reggae bands, Black Uhuru maintained their high quality despite numerous personnel changes in their 40-plus-year history. The first reggae band to win a Grammy award, for their 1983 album Anthem, Black Uhuru was called "The most dynamic and progressive reggae act of the 1970s and early '80s." The band, whose name comes from the Swahili word meaning "freedom," was formed in the Waterhouse district of Kingston by Don Carlos, Rudolph "Garth" Dennis, and Derrick "Duckie" Simpson. When the group experienced difficulties securing a record contract, Spencer left to pursue a solo career and Dennis joined the Wailing Souls. Simpson, who remained the thread throughout Black Uhuru's evolution, reorganized the band with Errol "Jay" Wilson and quivery-voiced lead vocalist Michael Rose. Accompanied by the rhythm section of Sly Dunbar on

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Bin Laden Seven things we learned from second tranche

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Bin Laden files: Seven things we learned from second tranche The US has released a second tranche of documents found during the 2011 raid on a house in Pakistan that killed Osama Bin Laden. A total of  115 documents  have been released, including the al-Qaeda leader's  will . Other writings show Bin Laden's fear of being electronically tracked. Here are seven things we learned: 1. 'Obey my will' Bin Laden left a personal fortune of around $29m (£21m) after his death. He urged his family to "obey my will" and to spend his inheritance on "jihad, for the sake of Allah". He referred to the money as being in Sudan, but it is not clear whether it was cash or assets. Bin Laden lived in Sudan for five years in the 1990s as a guest of the Sudanese government. He also ordered sums of money to be given to two men and various relatives. It is not known whether any of the money made its way to his heirs. 2. He thought his wife's

Nigeria police hunt Lagos schoolgirls' kidnappers

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Nigeria police hunt Lagos schoolgirls' kidnappers Nigerian police are hunting for three teenage girls abducted from their boarding school on the outskirts of Lagos city by heavily armed men. Kidnappings for ransom occasionally occur in Nigeria's commercial capital, but this is the first time a school in the city has been attacked by gunmen. The girls were taken from a private co-educational secondary school on Monday evening. A BBC reporter in Lagos says the abductors have yet to issue demands. In most kidnapping cases in southern Nigeria, hostages are released unharmed after a ransom has been paid, reports the BBC's Umar Shehu Elleman from Lagos. It is nearly two years since more than 200 girls were kidnapped from a boarding school in the north-eastern town of Chibok by militant fighters behind the Islamist insurgency in that region. Image copyright The Chibok girls were kidnapped in the  north of the country in 2014 amid the  Islamist insurgency Desp

Migrant crisis: Russia and Syria 'weaponising' migration

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Russia and Syria are deliberately using migration as an aggressive strategy towards Europe, the senior Nato commander in Europe has said. US Gen Philip Breedlove said they were "weaponising" migration to destabilise and undermine the continent. He also suggested that criminals, extremists and fighters were hiding in the flow of migrants. Migrants are continuing to accumulate in Greece, after Macedonia stopped allowing more than a trickle through. On Wednesday it allowed around 200 Syrian and Iraqi refugees to cross, with thousands still stuck on the Greek side of the border. New figures suggest last year's total of one million seaborne migrants arriving in Europe could be matched well before the end of the year. Another Cold War? Crisis in seven charts Desperate migrants plead to flee 'hellish' camp Europe 'on cusp of self-induced crisis' The International Organization for Migration (IOM)  said nearly 129,500 migrants had arrived b

Luciano’s son killed in Kingston

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Luciano’s son killed in Kingston Reggae singer Luciano IN a video post on social media, reggae singer Luciano is appealing for members of the public who have information on the death of his son to report the matter to the police. “Dem kill mi son... The youth a go school and the man dem lay wait him... These culprits cyaan just get away, kill off innocent people and run gone hide and live like all is well,” said Luciano in the video clip with music producer Wayne Lonesome. According to information from the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN), Menelik McClymont — the entertainer’s 19-year-old son — was stabbed several times on Saturday around 2:30 pm in the vicinity of Parkington Plaza on Half-Way-Tree Road, St Andrew. It is believed there was more than one assailant. McClymont was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on Sunday. The St Andrew Central police are investigating. “Me hear say dem drive off inna a car. Anyone who

Assassin debuts on Billboard

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Assassin debuts on Billboard     Grammy-winning American rapper Kenrick Lamar (left) and Assassin (aka Agent Sasco) at Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records in St Andrew, on Monday night. DANCEHALL deejay Assassin (aka Agent Sasco) has scored his first charted album on Billboard. His latest effort Theory of Reggaetivity, released on his Sound H Entertainment label, debuts at number three on the Billboard Reggae album chart. The 14-track set is Assassin’s third album to date. It features production work from Silly Walks Discotheque, Ranch Entertainment, Chimney Records, Lifeline Music, Major Label Music Group, Sound Check, Notice Productions, Paris Lamont and Theo Butler, among others. Assassin was quite upbeat about the album’s success. “It’s incredible to know that the album is doing well on the Billboard chart as well as on iTunes. Working on this album was about having fun and concentrating on the creation, and not tying it to