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RUPERT CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF JAMAICAN INDERPENDENCE WITH THE MUSIC –REGGAE MUSIC

Written by on 05/08/2012

50 years ago, Jamaica won independence from the British-ruled West Indies Federation. Around that same time, popular music in Jamaica began solidifying into some of the many sounds we now think world wide of as Reggae.

RUPERT CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF JAMAICAN MUSIC –REGGAE MUSIC

Reggae Music has influenced all genres of music and has spawned many offshoots and Rupert will be celebrating 50 Years of reggae music during the next week or so on his Programmes, Sunday’s THE URBAN MUSIC  and Wednesdays MID WEEK WITH RUPERT and REGGAE  REGGAE SOURCE . . here  you can pause  and reflect on the best tunes from the First,  Original and Most Up To Date Reggae charts in the World direct from Jamaica revealing the Best Dancehall no1 and the Reggae no1

Rupert shall also be popping in to chat with ……………………………………………..

Rupert shall also be popping in to chat with some of the other Dunoon Community Radio DJs and Presenters who shall be helping Rupert Celebrate 50 Years Of Jamaican Independence .

DJ Sammy will be kicking things off on his special SAMS SMELLING SWEET WITH REGGAE- POP-PURRI Sunday afternoon programme                                                                                                                                                                                     http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/presenters/sam/

Victor on TLLLVLBSHOW who shall be playing some of his favourite Reggae tunes during the week including many of the artist he was fortunate to see and meet all those years ago including Jackie Edwards and many of the artist from the Famous Trojan Label.

FIONA McNEILL’S CELTIC & FOLK FUSHION Two Hours of the Finest on Tuesday night will include a tribute to
50 years of Jamaica Independence and the Music of Jamaica –Reggae Music and will feature an Exclusive  Play
Reggae Music influences all genres of music of music.

Luke has always acknowledged the great role Reggae Music has played in influencing all genres of modern  music  and will include a favourite Reggae tune or two  on his Monday  programme  10 PM – Midnight.  Luke’s Anything Goes, But Only If He Likes It http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/presenters/luke/

Sarah will be featuring a Reggae tune or three in Thursdays afternoon edition of  the THE  TORBET CHRONICALS –and may even have a first time Exclusive  Play

http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/presenters/sarah-torbet/

Since The Early Sixties there has always been Reggae Music in popular music and who should know this better than the Legend who is Norrie B.  Norrie will be presenting one hour of some of the “Most Popular” Reggae tunes that spent time in the National UK Charts

10.00PM – 11.00PM  THURSDAY FROM THE START OF THE BEGINNING BY THE THOSE WHO WHERE THERE– DJ NORIE http://www.dunooncommunityradio.org/programme-info/presenters/norie-b/

Listen out as other DJs and presenters pay tribute  to 50 years of Jamaica Independence and the Music of Jamaica –Reggae Music

From the 1962 “Independent Jamaica” by Lord Creator to the recently released  “Independent Jamaica” by  Peetah Morgan & Hollie Cook  there will be many favourites and even some guilty secrets (surely not!). Keep an eye on  Ruperts Presenters page for all his updates on all the news, the events and what’s happening in the World of Rupert –The Stars Talk To Rupert and Rupert Talks To Us.