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Jamaica

Toots and the Maytals – Jamaica Reggae at its Finest

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Music Monday here on the Coconut Connection is happening a day late due to the face that yesterday was National Rum Day and needed to be celebrated. Now let’s get our reggae groove on. Toots and the Maytals are a band I heard on No Shoes Radio. Their song “Pressure Drop” hooked me and have [...]

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Jamaica Mistaica – Boat Drinks

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After one sip you’ll be dodging cannon ball fire. They say every drink has a story. This one is no different. How many of you know the story behind the Jimmy Buffett song, Jamaica Mistaica? In January 1996 Buffett’s Grumman HU-16 airplane nicknamed “Hemisphere Dancer” was shot at by Jamaican police who believed the craft [...]

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Who is Yellowman? Jamaican Raggae God

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Are you a fan of reggae? Have you heard of Yellowman? If you are a true raggae fan than you better have. JC Perez brought up Yellowman’s name in a conversation we were having about life in the real Caribbean, away from all the resorts and tourist hot spots. I started digging into yellowman a [...]

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One Man, One Idea, and how they became the pulse of an island nation.

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There is no doubt, Bob Marley is Reggae music’s ambassador, spreading its gospel to the whole world and literally became the main reason for the popularity of Jamaica. Bob Marley’s outstanding and phenomenal efforts for the development of Jamaican music as we know it now carried the art to a higher level of spiritual and [...]

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Man Beaten for Buying Tampons – Jamaica

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I just read a rather tragic or insanely funny story out of Jamaica.  A 21 year old guy was beaten up for buying tampons for his girl friend. Okay, yes this screams ignorance and insecurity from the aggressors, but the story in general is on the humorous side… aside from his injuries of course.  Read [...]

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