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M arcia Griffiths is a singular her version of “Dreamland” and the enduring
The popularity of Marcia Griffiths and Bob Andy’s cover of “Young Gifted and Black” helped move reggae into the British mainstream in 1970.
living matriarch of Jamaican cultural phenomenon of the “Electric Boogie,”
she is a living legend in the truest sense.
popular music. Her longevity
is extraordinary, with a career
spanning over five decades and including some Like many young Jamaicans who grew up
in a singing household with a strong gospel
of reggae’s best-known recordings. From her foundation, this native Kingstonian found her
breakthrough “Feel Like Jumping” in 1968 to her way to the recording studios partly through
internationally successful combination cover circumstances beyond her control, but guided
(with Bob Andy) of “Young, Gifted and Black” to by an inner sense of confidence.
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