the debate is on n in full force...should

[evanovitch]

Gregory be buried in National Heroes Circle..

the word went out that the family would like this to happen

then the printed word said the government had not had such a request

then u read that the appointed one was to be a liasion between the family and the government

i have to admit that i had to think on this for a minute...but then it came to me that Dennis had been afforded this honour and why not Gregory

i thought of just when i met him...i cant tell u for sure but it has been a while...i remember vividly the days when our home grown music got no respect at home except from the environ that it sprung from and those of us who counted our nationalism to be more than beaches

that statement alone will bring flack but hey it is the truth...i went thru the era when our beaches were ours n were on loan to visitors...now the beaches r on loan to us if we r lucky


tourism was a clique market but reggae was for the masses...the masses at home an the masses abroad...and Gregory was one of those who brought the name of Jamaica n its music to a mass appeal abroad

we might want to fool ourselves that the one love slogan has always been a part of things Jamaican but that is only believed by those who still wait on the tooth fairy...wen something as intrinsic as our music was frowned on by the minority in Jamaica who set our image abroad and told us wat we were to conform to. Gregory was one of the early trail blazers that said 'hell no'

he made the name of Jamaica more known abroad ,thru his music than any latter day ad campaign wich now capitalises on his early inroads


yes he had his problems, but he adimitted to them...i can vividly remember being in his record shop ,just me n him an his telling me he had got rid of everyone as they were enablers n he needed a change...

so does he need to be buried where he will always be seen..HEEEELLL YES....wen i think Jamaica i think of alllllll those early musicians who chose a route no one recognised, no one sponsored save the people of Jamaica..the people who continue to await the red roses that Gregory offered them for their striving against the odds


RED roses for Gregory's grave in the National Heroes Circle just as the eternal flame burns fi oddas

[jah_yout]

Re: the debate is on n in full force...should

wi love gregory...but that's a bit much

[evanovitch]

Gregory Isaac’s body returns tomorrow

Gregory Isaac’s body returns tomorrow
2010-11-10 16:00:05 )


The body of reggae artiste Gregory Isaacs is to be flown back to Jamaica tomorrow.

<span style="font-weight: bold">His funeral will take place at the National Indoor Sports Centre on Saturday, November 20, starting at 10 a.m. </span> (praises , i will be down dere )
The reggae artiste who was 59 lost his battle against cancer last month at his home in London.

Today fans of Gregory Isaacs today paid their last respects to the man many referred to as the Cool Ruler, in Harrow, west London.

Many of the UK's reggae artistes were among fans gathered to celebrate the life of the reggae legend.

[ruski]

Re: Gregory Isaac’s body returns tomorrow

be buried as a national hero?????????????
why???????????
despite his music being popular and struggling against odds doesnt make someone a national hero!!!!!
National heros are just that NATIONAL HEROS !
Greogory achieved PERSONAL achievements for his own PERSONAL GROWTH AND MUSICAL GROWTH, but he even didnt go as far as he could have with it coz of his own weaknesses, also i never read about him helping to develop JAMAICA .To be given the honor of National Hero means you did something BIG for your Country , i dont think Gregory achieved that , he popularized his type of music and thats that.

[evanovitch]

Re: Gregory Isaac’s body returns tomorrow

there is nothing that says he is to be a national hero...it says he should be buried in the section seemingly maintained for people of the Arts...geez...it juss so happens dat di burial grung is in di Heroes Park..as to him not developing Ja, u mussi lik u head... if not fi dem musician deh, all dem touriss whe a go yaad bout irie feelings etc, dat neva would be happening...Greogory develop lovers rock reggae...an him did it sans Blackwell ...so di man do him part and him deserve di respect...people love gwane like is ongle Bob putr yaad pon di map...but den di present group a who a run yaad show di lack of thinking an appreciation of who did wat despite di odds

[ruski]

Re: Gregory Isaac’s body returns tomorrow

I do AGREE that Gregory brought attention to Jamaica but then so did many many other musicians............his name can be remembered but i dont think there is any significance for a &quot;special&quot; burial place. And if that is the case then there will have to exclude half the land in Jamaica for artists!

[evanovitch]

Re: Gregory Isaac’s body returns tomorrow

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: myself</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I do AGREE that Gregory brought attention to Jamaica but then so did many many other musicians............his name can be remembered but i dont think there is any significance for a &quot;special&quot; burial place. And if that is the case then there will have to exclude half the land in Jamaica for artists! </div></div>

there is a huge difference and chasm of contribution between the originators n those who carried on ...inception is different from continuation

he is an originator...the artists who came after him , travelled in the path he set/...if he had not started lovers' rock there would not have been that genre for say a Sanchez to join in//

so yes, he deserves his spot in the artist section of the cemetery

[evanovitch]

a so mi seh to CB .but den dats y we still frens..

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The most charged reflection came from long-time producer and associate of the Cool Ruler, Castro Brown who was extremely critical of how officialdom has treated his departed friend. Brown is of the view that not enough was done for the artiste who has done so much for the music and by extention the country.

&quot;I think he (Gregory) should get a better send-off. And I am disappointed. History will prove us right that there is only one of Gregory Isaacs. Let me tell you something, John Lennon, Elton John, they did for England what Gregory Isaacs did for Jamaica.&quot;



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