Benjy Myaz: Long Story Short

Stan Evan Smith 2.17.06

photos by Stan Evan Smith

My love for music drives my creativity. Music is not just a job; I have a very deep love for it. I’ve made my sacrifices for the music to be on this level, the money is secondary. I’m about chasing creativity, not the competition.” –Benjy Myaz

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Bob Marley at 61

February 2006

“The spirit of community, is the greatest feeling of humanity” –Bob Marley

Bob Marley’s story is one of the 20th century’s most powerful and compelling human dramas. A profound songwriter and a prolific musician, Marley died at age 36 from melanoma cancer. His meteoric rise to international cultural importance and musical significance made him one of the most significant contributors to world culture.  Read more... (2141 words + 2 images)

Damian Marley: The Youngest Veteran

1.5.06

Damian Marley

Marley music inspires. It provokes the moral conscience and most fundamentally, it sells. Marley music has certainly created many millionaires. For Bob, the sufferers were at the emotional center of his art – he was what he sang, preached and predicted. The same can’t be said for all performers.

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Roving Reporter: Jamaican Independence in Cuba

Guantanamo Bay, Cuba - 9/14/05

A REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: The touring party of 18 headed by Jam Roc Records & Entertainment CEO, Earl Lyn Junior, consisted of the Ruff Stuff Band, singer I-Karl, Jam Roc artistes reggae singer Donovan Banzana and R&B singer Al Cruz, DJ Shawnie Ranks, a photographer, sound system Downbeat the ruler with selector Fingaz, a video production staff and myself, reporter Stan Evan Smith.  Read more... (1223 words + 2 images)