This year’s performing acts will include multiple Grammy winner, Lionel Richie, 5 time Grammy winning artiste Ziggy Marley, African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, pop and hip-hop Melanie Fiona and gospel king Kirk Franklin.

Before BET, MTV, there was “Soul Train” – This was a pioneering outlet for black music.

Riley worked with musicians including Gregory Isaacs, Johnny Osbourne, Sister Nancy and Buju Banton.

Barry Llewellyn founded the Heptones with Earl Morgan in the late 1950′s.

Myers was found at his home in distress and was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he died a short time later.

Non-profit organization – AOJAH – launch first annual gala at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel on Saturday, November 5th at 6 p.m.

Chin was the grandson of Vincent “Randy” Chin, a pioneering reggae producer from Jamaica who established VP Records in New York.

Jamaica’s first National Hero, Marcus Garvey, was born in St. Ann’s Bay on 17th August 1887. He died June 10, 1940.

BET Networks said Wednesday that the entertainers will appear on Sunday’s ceremony, which will be broadcast live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Kingston and a female passenger were injured when the watercraft hit the Palm Island Bridge around 6 p.m. Sunday, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino said.

Ms. Barabino has this message for concert goers, “If you love reggae music, support the artistes.”

Early bird ticket sales soar and the EME will feature live performances from artistes including Eve, Trina, Jah Cure, Elephant Man, Bounty Killer, Lady Saw and Wayne Wonder.

First Fridays Beginning Friday, March 4, 2011 consists of Southern California Premiere Caribbean DJ, providing all of the latest and popular music from the Caribbean, NY, L.A. and Miami

A first for Banton who won a Grammy for the Best Reggae Album category for his project, “Before the Dawn.”

“Hymns for the Rebel Soul.” The album has been nominated for a prestigious NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding World Music Album.”