Hey guys its another Feel Good Friday. We got overwhelming positive feedback on our last post so we did one better. We showcase a classic reggae tune by Toots Hibbert and beautifully paired with visuals of trail biking through Jamaica. I am assuming you didn't know we have active trail biking here in Jamaica but trust me its BIG.
Some Mad Music Facts the Fat Tyre Festival is Jamaica's longest running mountain bike
event. Started in the mid-1990's as a development activity of Rusty's
Xcellent Adventures in Negril, it gained popularity since 2007. The 2018 Fat Tyre Festival dates will be February 17-24, 2018. So Maaad check it out
Some Mad Music Facts on Toots and the song
Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert, O.J. is a Jamaican singer known as the leader for the reggae and ska band Toots & the Maytals.The Maytals became one of the more popular vocal groups in Jamaica in the 1960s.
In 1966 he was sentenced to 18 months in prison for possession of marijuana. This experience provided the inspiration for one of his best known songs, "54-46 That's My Number".
54 46 That's My Number was one of the first ska songs to receive widespread popularity outside Jamaica and is seen as being one of the defining songs of the reggae genre.It has been sampled and covered numerous times in popular culture including the Clash, Aswad, Major Lazer and Foxy Brown.
Now enjoy
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