Around the mid 70s throughout the 80s there was a mass exodus from the Caribbean island of Jamaica to the four corners of the earth due to intense political turmoil on that island state.
Out of this turmoil arose the singer, artist, songwriter and [+]Around the mid 70s throughout the 80s there was a mass exodus from the Caribbean island of Jamaica to the four corners of the earth due to intense political turmoil on that island state.
Out of this turmoil arose the singer, artist, songwriter and performer we know today as Jahmark, whose craft began to emerge around the legendary Marley family.
As fate would have it, Jahmark's path crossed with Bob Marley's sister, Pearl, in Miami, Florida around 1979 and they became very good friends, even dating on and off for a couple years. He was around Mother B's home (Bob's mom) one day and remembers Bob writing one of his songs around 2am one morning, "Music got you dancing on the floor, begging for more..." which Ziggy later recorded with the Melody Makers. He witnessed various impromptu sessions with the Wailers at this time.
In 1980 he wrote his first song with Pearl entitled "Misconception". This song was never recorded but was performed live on numerous occasions in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area by Jahmark's first band he ever performed in, SUNRAY, whose bandleader was known as Rick Pengelly.
Towards the end of 1980 he witnessed the tragic return of Bob to Miami after his Central Park collapse in New York. According to Jahmark, "That is the only time I had ever seen brother Bob look even the least bit unsettled. He always had maintained an air of confidence and was always so full of life. Give thanks to the Most High that he was able to leave traces of his positive attitude and vibrance on his recordings for the rest of us to enjoy for-I-ver".
In 1981 Jahmark painted "The First Supper" in Mother B's Miami home (the house that Bob built) as a prayer for Bob's recovery. It was done in acrylic on a 20 ft. x 4 ft. brick wall, which rests beneath the kitchen counter still to be seen there to this very day. After Bob departed to Zion, Jahmark became more determined than ever to "Keep Rasta Music Alive". Around this time Sunray disbanded and Jahmark formed another group with Sunray drummer, Ken Gordon, called ROCKSTONE. While performing with Rockstone one night in Fort Lauderdale he had the good fortune to meet world renown bassist, Jaco Pastorias.
Rockstone had a good little run for a couple of years and during those couple years they had the oppor
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