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Did you know that Ras cardo and Junior Braithwaite were mentors to Bob Marley?
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Very very true. When Bob Marley first walked into trench town they were the ones who first saw him and protected him. They were the ones who also helped him to get acquainted with the area and were the ones who originally started the music with him. Then when junior left the island for Chicago, and Ricardo( ras cardo) went to school Bob decided to continue his music with Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston( now Bunny Wailer.
Cardo became a trusted confidant and mentor to Bob Marley and did a lot of reasonings with him about several things of life. Cardo and Junior remained Bob's close friends and confidants up to his death. The same was for Peter Tosh.
There is a lot of detailed history that Ras cardo has not revealed to the world concerning their days in trench town and the music. He has the facts and the truths which so many today seek. Cardo also writes a blog today for www.rascardoreggae.newsvine.com and may be reached there.
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Who were the two closest mentors to Bob Marley in trench town?
The two closest mentors to Bob Marley in trench town from the time he walked into the area were Ricardo scott( Ras Cardo), and Junior Braithwaite. They were also the ones who passed the reggae musical torch to him when he told them about his plans to start his own group since they were moving on to do other things. Ras Cardo went to school due to his parents insistence, and Later Junior went to live with his father in chicago. It is important to remember that Cardo did not leave the music scene, but only took a more backseat role with the group. One must also keep in mind that there were many others who later surrounded Bob and his group rehearsals with Bunny and Peter. It was a close knit community at the time. Lots of love. Ras Cardo has the detailed history of everyone who was there. This would be too much to mention at this time.
When and with whom was Junior Braithwaite's last public concert done?
Junior Braithwaite- original wailing wailer and reggae legend from trench town did his last public concert with Ras cardo and the close members of the trench town third street crew. This was done in 1998. Ras cardo is the only one who has the full footage covering this event. He has not released any of it publicly as with so many of his works and archives. He was the closest and a life long friend of Junior Braithwaite. Junior shared many of his private concerns with him.
Who is -LEGHORN COGHILE- that Ras cardo spoke about in the history of reggae?
Ras cardo was the first to reveal this history about the man- Leghorn Coghile- to the world, and he has written about Leghorn in many of his books and articles. Leghorn and Ras Cardo used to live on the same street in trench Town, and were there to welcome Bob Marley when he arrived in the area. From his detailed history of reggae, Ras Cardo has repeatedly mentioned the name and works of Leghorn who helped Bob Marley to begin his retail record business. Leghorn was also the one who wrote the song- THEM BELLY FULL- which Bob Marley and the wailers sang. Leghorn was the one who Ras cardo told the world was the first- Foot soldier- to Bob Marley, graphic artist, and PR point man. In his many books Ras Cardo has mentioned the name and works of Leghorn- The true Trench Town story- Reggae Jamaica- the wailing of the people, A reggae education- Scott's official history of Reggae and the wailers,- Love in black and white,- on Newsvine, wordpress, and so many others. Ras cardo is the only one today who has the detailed history of Trench Town reggae, Bob Marley and the wailers, Joe Higgs, Junior Braithwaite, Peter Tosh, reggae legends and the trench town people and experiences from those early days. NO ONE ELSE HAS. RAS CARDO WILL SAY THIS: Before there was a -Neville Garrick- or any other following Bob Marley around- there were Leghorn Coghile, Ras cardo and his siblings, Junior Braithwaite, and many more that Ras cardo will not reveal at this time. Ras cardo will share this history with those who are willing to know the truth, and he stands firmly by his detailed documentations and life experiences of being there with all of them. He comes from Trench Town, and his Reggae creator.
When and where reggae did originate?
It originated in the back yards of Ras cardo in trench town Jamaica in 1962. It was also named and created by Ras cardo in trench town in 1962. He is one of the original wailing wailers along with Junior Braithwaite. They passed the name and the torch to Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny . There is no dispute in this history as Ras cardo has the detailed facts, proofs and copyrights to his creation. He has the living testimonies to all those who were in trench town with him at the time. Toots and his maytals nor Jimmy Cliff were not there.
Why was original wailing reggae wailer- Junior Braithwaite killed and by whom?
Junior Braithwaite was killed in Duhaney Park in Kingston on June 2nd 1999. He was 50 years old at the time of his death. Ras cardo, another original wailing wailer, and reggae creator, was his close friend and brethren for his entire life, and they grew up together in Trench Town West Kingston, Jamaica. THEY WERE FAMILY, CLOSER THAN A BROTHER. Junior Braithwaite and Ras Cardo together created a genre of music the world now knows as- REGGAE. They rehearsed many songs in Cardo's back yard then with Joe Higgs, Seeco patterson, Roy Wilson and the trench town people in audience. THE HISTORY IS SO RICH THAT IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CONTAIN IT WITHIN THE VOLUMES OF A BOOK., BUT RAS CARDO HAS IT ALL IN THE ARK OF THE REGGAE COVENANT. Cardo's back yard was the original Reggae university, and the place where Bob Marley first came to get his grooming in music. Before the settlement of the Bob Marley estate, Junior was promised many things including his share in the settlement which he rightly deserved for his years of contributions. The moles who wanted him out of the settlement did just that- THEY KILLED HIM. Today, the real killers of Junior and of Peter Tosh walk freely. So too are the killers of Bob Marley. Over the years that have passed, the investigatory and fact finding evidence of Ras cardo and his team have unearthed the truth which points to the moles who took the lives of his brethrens. Ras cardo and his crew knew those who are responsible and awaits the day of this final revelation. He will not disclose further clues as to his findings, but suffice it to say that they will not escape the judgment. THEY WERE MOLES WITHIN OUR MIDST BUT SOME OF US BECAME TOO TRUSTING, AND CARELESS. 2015 MARKS 16 YEARS SINCE JUNIOR WAS KILLED. 28 YEARS SINCE PETER WAS SLAIN. 34 YEARS SINCE BOB WAS SILENCED. JUSTICE MUST NOT ONLY BE DONE, BUT MUST BE SEEN TO BE DONE FOR ALL MY BRETHRENS, SAYS RAS CARDO.
Who created the first ever song?
The first ever reggae song was the brainchild of Ras cardo and Junior Braithwaite in trench town. It was never recorded in studio and the world has never heard it. They actually wrote three unrecorded songs done in acappela style while playing in their backyards. These songs have never been made public to this day and vests with Ras cardo. It has been a closely guarded secret since those times. Junior Braithwaite had entrusted its keep to Ras Cardo his most trusted brethren since those boyhood days. It was meant to someday be an anthem for trench town in a healing of the nation. It is a part of the Ark of their trench town reggae covenant.
How many original wailing wailers were there and how many Bob Marley and the wailers?
This is a most important question to answer, and here is the truth that most of the media tries to ignore. Before Bob Marley came into trench town there were three youths who sang around the area. Their names were- Junior Braithwaite, Garth Dennis, and Ricardo (Ras Cardo) Scott. These youths had already given themselves the name as - THE WAILERS,and no other youth group existed before then with that name. Then Bob Marley came into the area to live and was in the company of these youths. He decided that he also wanted to sing. Shortly thereafter Junior Braithwaite had to leave the island to join his family in Chicago, and Ricardo( CARDO ) was told by his parents to focus on his schooling since he had just been accepted in the prestigious High School- St. Georges College. Bob Marley wanted them both to be his partners in singing, but parental wishes took precedence. Ricardo(CARDO), then told Bob that he would help him along as best he could, and so Bob looked to Peter Tosh, and Bunny Livingston to Join him. Cardo, Junior,and Seeco Told Joe Higgs to help Bob along. Peter and Bunny accepted, and so they began to rehearse songs together at the back of Cardo's yard. In the initial stages, there was no such thing as- BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS, just all three rehearsing -AS ONE. Cardo had given Bob the name- Wailers to use and he accepted. SIMPLY STATED- ONE SET OF YOUTHS TOOK THE NAME OF THE ORIGINAL SET OF YOUTHS. THERE CAN AND WAS ONLY ONE ORIGINAL WAILING WAILERS GROUP. NEVER WAS THERE A SECOND ORIGINAL. BOB MARLEY AND HIS GROUP WAS NEVER THE ORIGINAL WAILERS. THIS WAS NEVER TRUE AS THE MEDIA KEEPS PORTRAYING IT. Bob went under the tutelage of Joe Higgs and Seeco and later brought Cherry, Joanne Dennis, and Beverly to be his female back up vocals. These females were the original wailers back up with Bob, Peter and Bunny. THERE WERE NO I- THREES WITH RITA, MARCIA, OR JUDY THEN. As time went on Bob was influenced by others to name the group- Bob Marley and the wailers. Cardo continued to keep his presence and at times give his help to many of the initial songs and also went to coxsone with the group and did some initial recordings. junior did the same before he left the island. Cardo and Junior was always a close brethren and confidant to all the members until their deaths.
WHO WAS THE TRENCH TOWN REGGAE LEGEND WHO TOOK BOB MARLEY TO MEET JOE HIGGS, AND ALSO PROTECTED BOB MARLEY?
RAS CARDO WHO CREATED REGGAE WAS THE ONE WHO TOOK HIM TO SEE JOE HIGGS ALONG WITH JUNIOR BRAITHWAITE.BOTH WERE ORIGINAL WAILING PIONEER WAILERS.
Who wrote the book that roger steffens uses to find some trench town reggae people?
Ricardo( Ras Cardo) Scott from trench town wrote the book and published it in 1993. "CARDO", as he is affectionately called by those who grew up with him in trench town was the one who along with Junior Braithwaite formed the- original wailing wailers group before Bob Marley came to live with them in the area. It was cardo and Junior who made it possible for BOb Marley to be safe and to get his group off the ground. Bob Marley was given the same- wailing wailers name and then Cardo and Junior took him to meet with Joe Higgs. Seeco, and Joe then took it from there. Cardo has the details of the history of those trench town days and has shared it with Roger Steffens some years ago while Joe Higgs was alive. The history is under Cardo' s copyrights-(c) A REGGAE EDUCATION- Scotts' official history of reggae, the original wailing wailers , and the trench town experience. This book and history is unique in that it also has on the back cover a rough sketch of cardo' s art trench town layout of the areas they used to roam . This is labeled- REGGAE BIRTH PLACE. Roger Steffens and others have used this book to help enhance the quality of their publications. Many of the history which Roger speaks about comes from what he has learned from Cardo and the works of what Cardo has done. He may not tell this to the world, but Cardo will truthfully share it with others. It is wise to note that Roger came from Brooklyn, New York, not from Trench Town and began to follow reggae and Bob Marley in the 1970's. He archives and collects reggae memorabilia especially on Bob Marley and others. Cardo has met with him in the past when Joe Higgs asked Cardo to do so. Writers on Reggae including- John Massouri, Chris Salewicz, Kwame Dawes, and others have all used and quoted Cardo works from his many books and writings. On pages 49-59 of his book- A reggae education, Cardo has listed some names of trench town people he grew up with. Roger and others have used this to find some of them, including -Cherry- who have verified Cardo truths as so listed. He has told the world about- Alan Skill Cole, Leghorn Coghile, and others. There is a lot which Ras cardo has not revealed about trench town days and the people. He alone has the detailed history of those days. The book- (c) A reggae education- is no longer in publication, and can only be obtained directly from Ras cardo. Ras Cardo is the living reggae creator and resource of Trench Town reggae. The world is now aware of this truth. No one else has what he has in his detailed historical collections. He is the source of reggae. The book- (c) Reggae education ISBN # 1883427002 was just an outline of the massive detailed history of reggae which Ras cardo has. There is no other. Ras cardo now writes a blog on Wordpress and Google. He is the sine qua non of trench town reggae history. He has the truth of the history which no one can fabricate, imitate, or duplicate.
In reggae of which town was it the street music?
Reggae was created, coined and developed into music in Trench town in West Kingston, Jamaica. The reggae mecca was the back yard of Ras Cardo where all the legends including Ras cardo, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Joe Higgs and others would congregate and rehearse their songs before taking it to any studios. All of Kingston's musical artists would visit trench town regularly and those who came from the countryside of the island would eventually find themselves into the backyards of Ras cardo, Joe Higgs and others to join in the singing. This is the gathering and the history that Ras cardo has captured and documented in great details which the rest of the world do not have access to. He was a part of the gathering. He lived the experiences and was also one of the original wailing wailers with Junior Braithwaite.
When was reggae created?
Ras Cardo created reggae to help people all over the world and to bring the concerns and sufferings of the trench town people to the world. What happens in trench town is the same all over the world. We are one people, with one God and creator, and should show -One love towards each other. Ras Cardo reggae has redefined Jamaica and the entire world to bring peace and love.
Who were the first reggae original wailing wailers?
This is the true history of how it all began in Trench town in 1962, Kingston Jamaica. Three youths living in the area- Junior Braithwaite, Garth Dennis, and Ricardo Scott began singing around the neighborhood and at local concerts. They decided to give themselves a name. several names were tried and they finally settled on-WAILING- "for a wailing has come out of zion", Book of Jeremiah the prophet. The mothers would weep and wail the deaths of their children. The name was chosen as it related to what was reality as seen. When Bob Marley arrived later in the area, he approached them and decided to form his group which Junior Braithwaite and Ricardo Scott who were original members. Shortly after this, Junior left the island for the USA, and Ricardo's parents told him to leave singing and focus on his High school studies. The torch was then passed unto Bob who then teamed up with Peter Tosh and then Bunny Livingston who kept the same original name and went on to later become Bob Marley and the wailers. For years the media has played it that Bunny wailer was the only original wailer alive. What the media failed to disclose were the facts I just told you . They were told this truth over the years but still refused to publish it. Then shortly before he was murdered in 1999, Junior Braithwaite was featured in an article as the original wailing wailer. The article was written by staff writer- Milton Wray- by the Jamaican Star newspaper- "A Wailer Cries"- What is Jah will is my will". Someone did not want this truth to come out so they killed Junior. Ricardo ( Ras cardo) Scott has repeatedly told this truth to the world media and has published it in his seminal book - A reggae education- Scott's official history of reggae- Reggae's unsung heroes. Bob Marley was killed in 1981. Peter Tosh was killed in 1987, and from that trio we now have Bunny as "Bunny wailer" as the only one living from that group. Be not confused because one set of youths passed the name unto the other. The youths who started it all as the true reggae original pioneers in 1962 trench town were Junior Braithwaite, Garth Dennis, and Ricardo( Ras cardo) Scott. Ras cardo today has the true and detailed history of who were present at the time and place in trench town when it all began. He came from trench town. This is the incontrovertible truth which others will, for reasons known and unknown try to ignore. Ras Cardo has the facts to show anyone who wants to learn the truth about their trench town days.
