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Jimmy Cliff OM (born James Chambers, 1 April 1948, St Catherine, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is best known among mainstream audiences for songs like "Sittin' in Limbo", "You Can Get It If You Really Want" and "Many Rivers to Cross" from The Harder They Come, a film soundtrack which helped popularise reggae across the world. Cliff moved to Kingston in 1962. After he released two singles that failed to make much of an impression... |
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News in english
about Jimmy Cliff
(July / 2009)
Reggae musical an easy fit for T.O. Date: 18 Jul 2009
Toronto Star -
Adaptation of 1972 Jimmy Cliff film makes debut during Caribana but crosses cultures.
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'The Harder They Come' musical to make North American debut in Toronto Tuesday Date: 20 Jul 2009
Brandon Sun -
TORONTO - When the Jamaican crime film "The Harder They Come" debuted in North America in 1973, audiences were spellbound. Many here had never before seen the origins of reggae music or such a raw portrait of life on the island, recalls its star Jimmy Cliff.
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Ghana: Daniel Out, Who Is Next? Date: 24 Jul 2009
AllAfrica.com -
There is nothing like to going back to the oldies and listening to good old tunes from the likes of Jimmy Cliff, Whitney Housten, Aretha Franklin, Madonna and other great musicians, no wonder the auditorium of the National Theatre was filled to capacity, as the Contestants of Stars of the Future went way back into time!
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