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Scratch's final farewell

Jamaica Observer 25 Sep 2021

We did have to choose it for him ... Born in Kendal, Hanover, Perry is probably best known for his work with Bob Marley, with many crediting him with formulating Marley's unique sound ... Perry, whose given name is Rainford Hugh Perry, worked with Bob Marley and The Wailers on songs such as Duppy Conqueror, Small Axe, Rastaman Live Up, and Jah Live ... .

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Remembering Tupac: Las Vegas killing still unsolved after 25 years

Omaha World-Herald 06 Sep 2021

Elvis Presley, Bob Marley ... Tracy Chapman, Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, Sinead O’Connor, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley ... Bob Marley ... “Duppy Conqueror” (1971) ... Bob Marley sold more than 20 million records and goes down in history as being the first worldwide success to come from the “Third ...

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Reggae legend Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry dies aged 85 as Jamaica’s prime minister leads tributes

Metro UK 29 Aug 2021

The reggae legend, who had worked with artists such as Bob Marley, Sir Paul McCartney and the Beastie Boys, died at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Jamaica on Sunday ... Later releases on the label included Small Axe and Duppy Conqueror by Bob Marley’s band The Wailers.

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Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Reggae Legend Who Recorded With the Beastie Boys, Dies at 85

The Wrap 29 Aug 2021

He was 85 ... This record label produced several works for Bob Marley and the Wailers, including their hit song “Small Axe,” “Duppy Conqueror” and “Mr. Brown.” ... Despite being a backyard studio, Black Ark attracted big names in the Reggae scene and Perry produced artists including Marley, Max Romeo, and the Congos ... 26.

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Go forth and celebrate. Franklin readies for return of July 4 festival

The Milford Daily News 23 Jun 2021

FRANKLIN — After more than a year of social restrictions, Franklin's got something up its sleeve that is sure to chase away everyone's pandemic blues ... The five-day Franklin July 4 Celebration kicks off Wednesday and continues through Sunday ... Carmignani agrees ... 6-10 p.m. ... Duppy Conquerors (testimonial to Bob Marley’s spirit and his music) ... .

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Black Power: A British story of resistance told through music

BBC News 28 Mar 2021

Exodus by Bob Marley ... Exodus by Bob Marley is his Black Power song, but what does it mean more than 40 years later? ... And then, of course, Bob Marley, Big Youth and Desmond Dekker." ... Bob Marley wrote a song called Duppy Conqueror, which helped me control my mind," he explains.

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Studio jams: we made a Spotify playlist of artists' top tunes, from Ragnar Kjartansson to ...

The Art Newspaper 12 Mar 2021

There are recurring mentions, too, of dance music and classical heavyweights like Beethoven ... America by Sufjan Stevens ... He says of the album. “It's pretty great ... I ... Called Duppy Conqueror (after a Bob Marley and the Wailers song), Rose’s work addressed the history of the site around the Philharmonie, where the Nazi euthanasia programme was organised ... .

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Stevie Wonder moving to Ghana, cites political turmoil in US

York News-Times 23 Feb 2021

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Buju Banton Returns With ‘Upside Down,’ His First Album in a Decade

Rollingstone 09 Jul 2020

Buju was back ... Buju’s time in prison is on his mind. like several Buju albums, Upside Down opens with a hymn; then, it dives into “Yes Mi Friend,” a cover of Bob Marley’s “Duppy Conqueror” that serves as roots’ answer to hip hop’s recent tradition of “First Day Out” tracks ... ....

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An Epic Novel Haunted by the Ghosts of Colonialism

The Atlantic 11 Mar 2020

And so Card’s duppies function in a decidedly Caribbean manner ... (Consider the Bob Marley and the Wailers song “Duppy Conqueror,” in which the reggae legend sings that the “bars could not hold me,” aligning himself with the country’s downtrodden.) [ Read.

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