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June Hayles, the niece of Bob Marley's mother, and popular music producer & events promoter, created this concert as a tribute to her cousin, Bob Marley, in his hometown of Nine Miles, St. Ann's, Jamaica. I am sharing with you another clip from the master camera, as it has the proper sound. In this clip, Jimmy Riley, Mackie Conscious, Abijah are featured.

MACKIE CONSCIOUS, the singer, songwriter, and musician was christened Dennis McKay the Libran born, had a dream of Bob Marley (King Of Reggae) who told him he would have him writing his songs.
By the year 2000, Mackie Conscious made the first of his six annual appearances on the biggest international music festival Reggae Sumfest. By 2001-2002 he did his first overseas assignment, “A Tribute To New York” (following the 9/11 Massacre) in Florida.
In 2009 Mackie was the only Jamaican artist invited to perform at the Peoples Summit Of Americas.
Mr. Conscious become a household name judging by the frequent requests for interviews by most print, visual and audio media with the release of the thought-provoking song, “What If” (ensued by a music video) which went to number 18 on the Jamaica Top 40 Chart. This won him The JFM award for Best Recording Artiste 2001.
Mackie who many of his fans cited as the next Bob Marley (in terms of message music) has performed for many celebrities like Louis Farrakhan, Patti La Belle, Cheryl Lee-Ralph, Jah Rule – among the more popular names.
This dreadlocks entertainer has made a statement on major stage shows sharing the spotlight with the blockbusters.

ABIJAH
Born as Andrew Smith in Kingston, Jamaica, Abijah was first exposed to reggae music as a child. Being constantly reminded of the power of music by his mother, a singer in the church and his father, a drummer with the Mystic Revelation of the Rastafari, Abijah’s passion for the art developed at a young age. Abijah was first noticed as a conscious reggae singer when his first single “Revelation” hit number one and remained on the Jamaican charts for 30 weeks. Being dubbed the “Peace Ambassador’ in Jamaica, Abijah has visited over 50 schools across the island speaking to the children, as a result of the role he played in Jamaica's "Healing of the Nation Programme.” Known and respected internationally, Abijah has spoken at Harvard University in the United States and Oxford University in England, because of his love for the youth and his contribution to Jamaican schools. Abijah has performed at Hopiland in Arizona, and in New York State (at the Onondaga Lake Peace Festival. His festival appearances have included San Francisco's Reggae in the Park, the Monterey Bay Reggae Festival, and the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival. Abijah has also graced the Montreal International Reggae Festival & western Canada's biggest Reggae event: the Calgary Reggae Festival. On his European tour, Abijah appeared at festivals in several countries, including Summer Jam (Germany), Rototom (Italy), Jamaica Sunrise (France), and Uzona (Spain). Abijah's been featured on one of the well-known DJ Krush's CDs and has performed in Tokyo, Japan. It was then featured on his second Album “Moving to the Top”, Abijah has also been featured on the “Rolling Bob” Album (a tribute to Bob Dylan)., and has collaborated with international artists such King Yellowman, Nadine Sutherland, Gentleman, Beenie Man, R&B singer Tevin Campbell, and others.

JIMMY RILEY
Martin James Ziggy Norman Riley also known as Jimmy Riley was born in Jonestown, Kingston, Jamaica on 22 May 1947. Riley grew up in the city's Waterhouse district and attended Kingston Senior School along with Slim Smith. When Smith had success in The Techniques, Riley hung around with the group hoping to join but was limited to carrying things for them and helping out with harmonies. He decided to form his own group, The Sensations, along with Cornell Campbell, Buster Riley (brother of The Techniques' Winston Riley), and Aaron "Dego" Davis. The Sensations had a successful audition for producer Arthur "Duke" Reid, and the group had mid-1960s success with "Every day is Just a Holiday" and "Those Guys". On leaving the group in 1967, Riley joined Smith and Lloyd Charmers in the re-formed Uniques, having huge success with songs such as "Watch This Sound" and "My Conversation". He began producing his own recordings and others by artists such as Slim Smith and Delroy Wilson. He had several hits in the 1970s, including "Tell The Youths The Truth", "Nyah Bingi", and "Clean up the Streets", and continued to be successful in the 1980s, working with Sly & Robbie's Taxi productions. In 1983, Riley topped the UK reggae chart with his version of Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing". In the late 1980s, Riley moved to Miami, and put his career on hold, but returned to Jamaica in the early 1990s.
He died on the morning of 23 March 2016 in New York from cancer, aged 68

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