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Category: Cliff, Jimmy
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Jimmy Cliff Brought Reggae to the Masses with ‘The Harder They Come’
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The 1972 film “The Harder They Come” and its accompanying soundtrack brought the genre out of Jamaica and helped pave the way for future stars.
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Jimmy Cliff: 8 Essential Songs
The New York Times – Music:
A giant of Jamaican music, he gained international renown through the 1972 film “The Harder They Come,” and helped establish reggae’s themes of struggle, resistance and uplift.
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Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Icon, Dies at 81
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The Grammy Award-winning singer died of pneumonia, his wife said. His 1972 starring role in “The Harder They Come” helped bring reggae to a wider audience.
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Review: In ‘The Harder They Come,’ Innocence Lost to a Reggae Beat
The New York Times – Music:
A stage adaptation of the 1972 movie about a Jamaican singer turned outlaw hero sounds great but falls hard at the Public Theater.