Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Friends,

Back in September of this year, the unstoppable force that is Clint Eastwood, produced, directed, and starred in the neo-western, Cry Macho. The film was his 42nd credit as a director and it marks his 67th year of his professional career as an actor. We love Clint beyond words, and his film work has had a huge impact in Jamaica, where the man has been memorialized in a variety of ways. From songs about the man himself, like The Upsetters’ 1969 track, Clint Eastwood, to songs about the characters Clint played, to artists who even took his name and the names of some of his most iconic roles as their own, like Dirty Harry and Josey Wales. For our show this week, we examined The Power of Eastwood and his massive impact on Jamaican music. All hail Clint Eastwood! XO Generoso and Lily

Hello Bovine Ska and Rocksteady Friends,

This past Tuesday we lost one of Jamaica’s finest singers, and the co-founder of The Clarendonians, Ernest Wilson. Ernest began his recording career after teaming up with Peter Austin in the early 60s to form The Clarendonians, and the duo would score hit after hit on the Jamaican charts. In 1967, Ernest would branch out as a solo artist and his output for Coxsone, Harry Mudie, and Jo Jo Hoo-Kim was stellar. For our tribute, we followed Ernest throughout his five decades plus career by playing his tracks with The Clarendonians, with Freddie McGregor as Fitzy and Freddie, Ernest’s solo cuts, as well as some of his best performances as a harmony vocalist and instrumentalist for artists like Gregory Issacs, Beres Hammond, Tinga Stewart, and so many more. We send our deepest respects to Ernest’s family, to Peter Austin, Freddie McGregor and the multitudes of artists who worked with and loved Ernest. Rest in power Sir. Love, Generoso and Lily