1971 - Eric Donaldson with "Cherry Oh Baby" Lyrics from: http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/hardertheycome/cherryohbaby.htm Cherry oh, Cherry oh, baby, Don`t you know I`m in need of thee? If you don`t believe it`s true, What have you left me to do? So long I,ve been waiting, For you to come right in. And now that we are together, Please … Continue reading Jamaica Festival Song History: 1971 – Watch Eric Donaldson
1972 - Toots & the Maytals with "Pomps and Pride" Lyrics: Everybody justCryin out (cry out)Calm down (calm down)Have your pomps and prideCalm down (calm down) (x2) Have your pomps and pride Everybody justCryin out (cry out)Calm down (calm down)Have your pomps and prideIs it an opulin, Iceland, calm downhave your pomps and prideFor today, … Continue reading Jamaica Festival Song History – 1972 – Watch Toots & the Maytals
The second decade of the Jamaica Festival Song competition burst onto the scene with tremendous energy, delivering a continuous stream of chart-topping hits. Even today, Jamaicans continue to groove to the soulful rhythms of Jamaica Festival Song champions from 1971 to 1980. Here's a nostalgic journey through those remarkable years: 1971: Eric Donaldson with the … Continue reading Jamaica Festival Song History – 1971 to 1980
The Jamaica Festival Song competition stands as a lasting tribute to Jamaica's musical heritage. Each year, songwriters and singers vie for the prestigious prize, hoping to etch their names into the annals of history. When you tune in to the melodies of yesteryears, these songs have a unique ability to transport you to a bygone … Continue reading Jamaica Festival Song History – 1966 to 1970
Day 2 was chock full of delicious bites of poetry, stories and various literary works. The day started with Jamaican poets and writers, Milicent Graham, Ann Margaret Lim and Jamaica's Poet Laureate, Mervyn Morris. Then the day proceeded with writers such as Zadie Smith who carried the audience on an imagery travel through Cameroon and … Continue reading The Calabash Experience 2014 – Day 2
Jamaica Festival Song winner for 1976 - Freddie McKay with "Dance This Ya Festival" Lyrics from: not found
Jamaica Festival Song winner for 1977 - Eric Donaldson with "Sweet Jamaica" Lyrics from: http://www.wowlyrics.com Sweet Jamaica is now on the move. Help me with my song and let the people dem come sing along. Tek up yu cutlass, yu shovel and yu hoe. Tek up yu boots dem, people let us go. Call out the … Continue reading Jamaica Festival Song History: 1977 – Watch Eric Donaldson with “Sweet Jamaica”
Jamaica Festival Song winner for 1978 - Eric Donaldson with "Land of my Birth" Lyrics from: http://www.wowlyrics.com Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, Aah, Aah, Aah This is the land of my birth; I say this is the land of my birth. I say this is Jamaica, my Jamaica, the land of my birth. I will never … Continue reading Jamaica Festival Song History: 1978 – Watch Eric Donaldson with “Land of my Birth”
Jamaica Festival Song winner for 1980 - Stanley & The Turbines with "Come Sing With Me" Lyrics from: not found
Jamaica Festival Song winner for 1979 - The Astronauts with "Born Jamaican" Lyrics from: not found
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