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We are losing our great ones at an alarming rate! My condolences to the family, friends and fans of Grammy winning drummer/producer and “riddim builder” Sly Dunbar, gone too soon!

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Rani Shelah Moody’s Fancy Lady Music Channel

RIP Cat Coore of Third World, a band who proved to the world that Reggae Got Soul. I tool this photo backstage at Sierra Nevada World Music Festival circa 2015 of Cat with David Hinds and drummer C-Sharp of Steel Pulse and renown bassist Chris Meredith of Stephen Marley’s band. Honestly, I felt like I was at Oprah’s Legends Ball! Fly High King! My prayers go out to Cat’s loved ones and the children carrying his legacy!

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Happy New Year! The 2026 Fancy Lady Music Channel Content Will Be Radical! Please Like, Share and Subscribe! youtube.com/@ranishelahmoodysfancyladym1338?si=6Pa…

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Thank you to David Roach, founder of the @oaklandfilmfestival for inviting me to an intimate meet and greet with acclaimed actor @mariovanpeebles at @geoffreysinnercircle1 in #oakland! Acclaimed vocalist @vocalist_daria_nile delighted us with a few #jazzstandards!

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Happy Holidays from the Fancy Lady Music Channel! I had so much fun today at this holiday bazaar @intheblackshop, 1567 Fillmore Street in SF! Stay tuned for my holiday blog: youtube.com/@ranishelahmoodysfancyladym1338?si=vQw…

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If anyone can get me out of the house and out of the holiday blues, it’s Grammy winning singer/songwriter @peabobryson2 ! For the last 25 years, (though I’ve missed a few shows) Peabo has graciously allowed me to come backstage after his @sfsymphony performances and take an annual photo with him! #peabobryson is seriously one of the classiest and most authentic people in the music industry! Catch Peabo on his 50th Anniversary Tour in 2026!!🔥🎶🎵🎤🎹🎷🎸

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The Last Reel of the “Last Real”
A tribute to James Chambers, better known as Jimmy Cliff.
July 30, 1944 - November 24, 2025

Wow. The last time I laid eyes on Jimmy was when we, Three the Hard Way (Dennis Bovell, Brinsley Forde and I), opened up for him at the Roundhouse in London in 2018. He was electrifying as ever.

Jimmy Cliff became popular with songs like “I Can See Clearly Now,” “Reggae Night” and “You Can Get It If You Really Want.” But it was his songs of suppression and the political edge that he had that made me gravitate toward his energy. These were hits like “Vietnam,” “We All Are One,” “Struggling Man” and “The Harder They Come” that gave him his deserved respect among the greats.

One would believe that it was Bob Marley who took reggae to the four corners of the globe, but it was actually Jimmy who was first to have a major record deal with Island Records back in the late 60s. This was at a time when the label failed miserably in trying to push his music to a rock audience. Thank Jah that his greatness finally got recognised over the years when he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, of all places, in 2010.

Nevertheless, what stands tallest among Jimmy Cliff’s six decades of unprecedented achievements is his role as “Ivan” in reggae’s first feature film, The Harder They Come. The movie portrayed the climate of skullduggery within the music industry at that time, and Jimmy played the character of a cheated recording artist to a T. I can honestly say that Jamaicans remember this film for Jimmy’s/Ivan’s final words before being killed: “Star guy can’t die ‘til the last reel.”

Thank you a thousandfold for the mark you have made in this industry, Jimmy. Your trailblazing efforts will never be forgotten. RIP, RIP.

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Congratulations to American Folk icon and historian Rhiannon Giddens on her 2026 Grammy nomination. Ten years ago, I covered her workshop at the @oaklandpublicconservatory!!! streetwiseradiojazz.blogspot.com/2017/08/from-opc-…

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Happy Halloween from the Fancy Lady Music Channel!
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