A deserved tribute will receive who is recognized as the “Reggae father”, the great Joe Higgs, In a musical event that will be held next mars 3 June at the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, en Hope Road 56, place where Higgs himself lived and transmitted his wisdom.
The date of this celebration coincides precisely with the birth 85 of the respected musician, born as Joseph Benjamin Higgs in 1940, And until now they were confirmed Fredlocks, Marlon Brown, Ken Ellis, Abijah and his daughter, Claudia Higgs.
The show is organized by the Joe Higgs Foundation, whose purpose is to honor your life, work and legacy as a visionary artist, pioneer composer and who contributed to delineate the loudness at the beginning of reggae.
Although it is not the first name that comes to mind, For musicians and historians the influence of Higgs is fundamental in the development of reggae, Not only for their songs, but because it was a guide, A school, For future stars of the genre.
Not to be for him, Maybe reggae would never have found its tone or spiritual depth, It was the one who found that vibration that the world recognizes today.
His mentor's role
In the years 60, From a modest house in the number 19 de Third Street en Trenchtown, opened its doors to teach what I knew without expecting anything in return.
Among his students were nothing less than Bob Marley, Peter Tosh y Bunny Wailer To whom Higgs not only taught harmony and vocal technique, He taught them discipline, awareness and see music as a transformation tool.
The one who once said that music is not sung only with the voice, but also with the soul, Today receives the respect that corresponds to it. And what better place than Kingston, Where it all started, To raise that collective song that appreciates its existence.
The event will also be transmitted via online on the Foundation website, https://www.joehiggsreggae.com/, from 19:00 Jamaica hours, 20:00 Chile hours.
“Reggae is a sound confrontation… It is a request for freedom”
Joe Higgs
