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Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh (19 October[1] 1944 – 11 September 1987) was a reggae musician who was a core member of The Wailers who then went on to have a successful solo career as well as being a trailblazer for the Rastafari movement.
Tosh grew up in the Kingston, Jamaica slum of Trenchtown. He stood out because of his height at 6 feet, 5 1/2 inches. His short-fuse temper and unveiled sarcasm usually kept him in trouble, earning him the nickname Steppin' Razor after a song written by Joe Higgs, an early mentor. He began to sing and learn guitar at a young age, inspired by the American stations he could pick up on his radio. After an illustrious career with The Wailers and as a solo musician, he was murdered at his home. Robbery was said to be the motivation behind Tosh's death.
Diana King is back in the arms of a major label. She is reportedly working on an album of covers for the Japanese arm of Warner Music. "The album is being done exclusively for the Asian market. It should be released around summer," King said. Among the covers that will be included on the album is James Blunt's global smash You're Beautiful. King says her fans can expect some new music right after the completion of the album for Warner. "I will be working on some new material once I have completed this project, so the fans can listen out for that," said King. King was formerly signed to Sony Music's Work Group imprint in the 1990's. and released the albums Tougher Than Love and Think Like a Girl. In 2000 she signed with Madonna's Maverick label and released the album Respect in 2002.
Dub is a genre of reggae that was pioneered in the early days by studio producers Lee 'Scratch' Perry and King Tubby. It involves extensive remixing of recorded material, and particular emphasis is placed on the drum and bass line. The techniques used resulted in an even more visceral feel described by King Tubby as sounding "jus’ like a volcano in yuh head." Augustus Pablo and Mikey Dread were two of the early notable proponents of this music style, which continues today.
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Three Units Merged “Transnational Crime and Norcotics”
According to Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Crime and Operations portfolios, Owen Ellington, the Narcotics Division, Major Investigation Task Force and Operation Kingfish will be merged to become part of the new Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division. "Several organisational changes have been implemented to strengthen our capabilities in the area of force structure and organisation," Ellington told journalists at a news conference at Eden Gardens in St Andrew yesterday. "Among these are the creation of the Transnational Crime and Narcotics Division to broaden the focus of the old Narcotics Division to take the lead in prosecuting all criminal activities which transcend national borders," he said. n addition, the Crime and Operations portfolios will be combined in a bid to get better co-ordination of both areas along with intelligence, community safety and territorial policing. A Future Operations Policing Unit has also been added to the Operations Branch. The unit will assist with planning support to police divisions and units tackling the lotto scam, extortion and the involvement of major criminal networks in praedial larceny.
The Real POP KING “Gone too soon”
The moonwalking pop star drove the growth of music videos, vaulting cable channel MTV into the popular mainstream after its launch in 1981. His 1982 hit Thriller, still the second best-selling US album of all time, spawned a John Landis-directed music video that MTV played every hour on the hour."The ratings were three or four times what they were normally every time the video came on," said Judy McGrath, the chairman and CEO of Viacom Inc's MTV Networks. "He was inextricably tied to the so-called MTV generation."
Five years later, Bad sold 22 million copies. In 1991, he signed a US$65 million recording deal with Sony.
Jackson was so popular that The Walt Disney Co hitched its wagon to his star in 1986, opening a 3-D movie at its parks called "Captain EO," executive produced by George Lucas and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The last attraction in Paris closed 12 years later. .
Asafa Powell “ Still aiming for the top”
After having avoided each other the past two years in the Golden League meet at Bislett Stadium, the two finally looked set to compete in the same race at one of athletics' most famous venues. But Dibaba sustained a minor leg injury during training on Tuesday and thus will not make her long-awaited return to competition. "I did a speed session on the track and felt a slight pain in my leg," Dibaba said on her web site. "I hope it is nothing serious, but I did not want to risk my chances of successfully defending my world 10,000-metre title in Berlin next month." The 24-year-old Dibaba, who won both the 5,000 and 10,000-metre gold medals in last year's Olympics, finished second in her season debut race in New York six weeks ago. Defar shattered the previous world record by nearly eight seconds, winning in 14:16.63 at the 2007 Bislett Games. .
