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Barnes brothers give back to Jamaican music
Published: Tuesday | March 3, 2009
APPROXIMATELY 3,000 records (vinyl albums, 45s) from the personal collection of the Barnes brothers - Jeff, Winston and Ed - have been donated to the government of Jamaica.
A symbolic presentation of four albums and four 45s was made last Tuesday by Jeff Barnes to Minister of Information Olivia Grange, at the Office of the Prime Minister in St Andrew.
<span style="font-weight: bold">The Barnes' 'archives' cover the gamut of Jamaican popular music, from ska to rock steady in the 1960s, to the classic reggae period of the 1970s. The brothers' collection is expected to go a far way in replacing the hundreds of records stolen from the library of the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC), just over one year ago.</span>
"On behalf of the government and people of Jamaica, I say thanks to Jeff and the other Barnes brothers who have stepped up to the plate and have decided that they are going to hand over this valuable record collection built up over the years to us, so that we can rebuild the archives," Grange said.
Jeff Barnes said the donation was the right thing to do.
"(With the) vibrant debate now taking place in Jamaica regarding our music, I think this is the right time to make this contribution. If this can help to preserve our culture and the music of Jamaica, then so be it," he said.
Jeff, Winston and Ed Barnes are respected broadcasters who worked at the JBC before emigrating to the United States (US). Jeff and Winston are still broadcasters in the US.
Published: Tuesday | March 3, 2009
APPROXIMATELY 3,000 records (vinyl albums, 45s) from the personal collection of the Barnes brothers - Jeff, Winston and Ed - have been donated to the government of Jamaica.
A symbolic presentation of four albums and four 45s was made last Tuesday by Jeff Barnes to Minister of Information Olivia Grange, at the Office of the Prime Minister in St Andrew.
<span style="font-weight: bold">The Barnes' 'archives' cover the gamut of Jamaican popular music, from ska to rock steady in the 1960s, to the classic reggae period of the 1970s. The brothers' collection is expected to go a far way in replacing the hundreds of records stolen from the library of the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC), just over one year ago.</span>
"On behalf of the government and people of Jamaica, I say thanks to Jeff and the other Barnes brothers who have stepped up to the plate and have decided that they are going to hand over this valuable record collection built up over the years to us, so that we can rebuild the archives," Grange said.
Jeff Barnes said the donation was the right thing to do.
"(With the) vibrant debate now taking place in Jamaica regarding our music, I think this is the right time to make this contribution. If this can help to preserve our culture and the music of Jamaica, then so be it," he said.
Jeff, Winston and Ed Barnes are respected broadcasters who worked at the JBC before emigrating to the United States (US). Jeff and Winston are still broadcasters in the US.