Colin Grant
Wail On:
Marley, Tosh and Wailer
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
They were known as The Teenagers, The Wailing Rudeboys, The Wailing Wailers and finally -- The Wailers. Today: the origins of the iconic Jamaican reggae group. Plus: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones play live in our studio.
The Boys of Reggae
Bob Marley wasn’t a lone hero of Jamaican music. The three original Wailers - Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and Bob Marley - were a resilient Rasta trio that rose out of the Trench Town housing project in Kingston, Jamaica. We’ll speak with Colin Grant, author of “The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh and Wailer” about the three original Wailers and the Jamaican political history that influenced their music.
via wnyc.org