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Celebrity Birthdays

Happy Birthday Bob Marley!

February 6th, 2008 by Tremaya | 2 Comments

Happy Birthday Bob Marley!

Bob Marley would have turned 63 years old today if he were still with us. Happy Birthday Bob!

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Happy Birthday Sanchez!

November 30th, 2007 by Tremaya | No Comments

Happy Birthday Sanchez!

There are those who sing and then there is the one and only Sanchez. With hits like Frenzy, Loneliness, Stuck On You, One In A Million, Praise Him, and Brown Eyes he has set the standard not just for reggae singers, but all singers.Nicknamed by friends after Brazilian soccer player Hugo Sanchez for his advanced [...]

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Happy Birthday Mavado!

November 30th, 2007 by Tremaya | No Comments

Happy Birthday Mavado!

Today is also Mavado’s birthday, I’ve posted an article the Jamaica Star did on him directly from his MySpace page for those of you who aren’t familiar with the infamous “Real McKoy“.
“Mavado aka Real McKoy, stamped an indelible mark on the dancehall scene since his hit single, also called Real McKoy, took off.
Recorded on [...]

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Happy Birthday to Devonte of Tanto Metro and Devonte

October 31st, 2007 by Tremaya | No Comments

Happy Birthday to Devonte of Tanto Metro and Devonte

YawdFromAbroad.com would like to wish Devonte Wayne Passley aka Devonte a very Happy Birthday! It was on this day in 1973 that half of one of reggae’s best duos was born in Rockfort, Kingston . They have brought us hits such as Everyone Falls In Love, Give It To Her, Teaser, and If I Hold [...]

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Happy Birthday to the Ziggy’s!

October 17th, 2007 by Tremaya | 2 Comments

Happy Birthday to the Ziggy’s!

Today is the 39th birthday of Ziggy Marley, the eldest of the Marley clan!

They say truth is stranger than fiction and in my daughter’s case I’d have to agree. When my sister initially found out I was pregnant two years ago, she immediately started calling the baby Ziggy, I later found out that she only [...]

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Happy Birthday Mr. Vegas

September 30th, 2007 by Tremaya | No Comments

Happy Birthday Mr. Vegas

I spent Saturday trying to confirm if it was in fact Mr. Vegas’ birthday with no luck, but I checked yardflex.com and they are also saying it was his birthday so with two confirms, I’m going to chime in. Happy Birthday Mr. Vegas aka Clifford Brown (which also happens to be Method Man’s real name). [...]

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Happy Birthday Robbie Shakespeare!

September 27th, 2007 by Tremaya | No Comments

Happy Birthday Robbie Shakespeare!

54 years ago today, the world welcomed one half of what would become one of the most influential reggae production teams ever, Sly & Robbie. Robert Shakespeare was born in Kingston, Jamaica on September 27, 1953. In the mid 70’s he began working with Lowell “Sly” Dunbar and together they rocked the landscape of reggae [...]

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Happy Biirthday Shari Belafonte

September 22nd, 2007 by Tremaya | No Comments

Happy Biirthday Shari Belafonte

A renowned actress and the daughter of Harry Belafonte turns 53 today. (Her paternal great grandmother is from Aboukir, St. Ann) Happy Birthday!

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