Macka B – Legalize The Herb
Macka B – Legalize The Herb
Macka B is a British-born reggae artist, performer and activist with a career spanning almost 30 years in the United Kingdom and Jamaica. He is also a practicing Rastafarian.
On leaving school, Macka B became a technical apprentice for Ever Ready GB Ltd, made redundant three years later due to the factory closure. In 1980 completed an engineering inspection course. Macka B has always been interested in music. At school, he played the violin, and also joined the school choir. Whilst at school, he became more interested in Reggae music, especially DJ’s, I-Roy, U-Roy, Prince Jazzbo. He started to practice at home, but never had the courage to perform to an audience. He and some friends started a sound system call “Exodus”, they had good reaction wherever they played, and this encouraged him to write his own lyrics.
In 1982, a trip to Jamaica inspired him greatly, improving his talent. He entered a talent competition in 1983 at the Rising Star night club, Bilston, (including Pato Banton, Ranking Ann) Macka B won, and from this, was invited on radio several times, his name became more known. Also at this time, he was in a band called Pre-wax, they did many live shows, and appeared on Channel 4’s Rockers Roadshow. A record entitled Maggie’s Letter was recorded with a producer called Papa P, which became a local success. Derek Nelson, producer of Ebony BBC2 heard Macka B perform on radio, and as they had a show planned for Birmingham, asked him to perform on that show, He went down well, and so obtained a regular spot on the next series. Macka B never stopped working with sound systems, Wassifa, and Skippy & Lippy being the main ones. A tape of a show Wassifa v Saxon sound in Leicester, was heard by Chris Lane of Fashion Records, who invited Macka B to do some recording. “Bible Reader” on disco mix was released, and reached No 15 in the Reggae Charts. Also released, a track called “Gentleman with Manners” on an LP entitled Great British M,C’s. Met the Mad Professor, joined the Ariwa label and recorded an LP called “Sign of The Times”. This reached No 1 in the Reggae LP charts. Appeared on Channel 4 Club Mix, and on the 1986 Sunsplash at the Wembley Arena. Released “Don’t Judge Me” in late 1986. Macka B has had a successful tour of Germany in January 1987, along with the Ariwa Possee. His 2nd album for Ariwa “We’ve Had Enough” was released in June 1987 to coincide with his 2nd European tour for 1987. Later that year, Macka B visited Bern in Switzerland. 1968 Macka B visited Jamaica and “Love It In Jamaica” was recorded. Later in ‘88 he recorded his 3rd Ariwa album “Looks Are Deceiving”. This album proved to be quite successful, and included current single “Unemployment Blues” which was recently featured on BBC2 in the programme DEF II – Behind The Beat. On the flip side is the self explanatory “Don’t Sell Your Body”. Macka B has since recorded his fourth album “Buppie Culture” which was on general release in mid 1989, with encouragingly good response. The album contained tracks including “Dread a Who She Love” a duet with Kofi. It was also released as,a single in September of 1989, and went to No 1 in the.Reggae charts in the November of that year and stayed at that spot for 6 weeks. It was also featured on a video which was shown in places as far afield as Jamaica, Germany, Sweden and Zimbabwe. Macka B did the Buppie tour which took him to Ireland, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, Finland, Sweden, and Denmark. 1990 saw the recording and release of “Proud of Mandela” which celebrated the release of Nelson Mandela, it went straight to No 1 and was also featured on his 5th album “Natural Suntan” – ‘Black Man’ the flip side was also very popular. Staying with the social comments, Macka B recorded “Pam Pam Cameroon” as his commentary of the Cameroon’s performance in at the 1990 World Cup. This record was heard and appreciated in places far as Cameroon, later that year Macka B played Australia, thus becoming the first British Reggae artist to tour this continent.
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June 6th, 2010 at 10:47 am
@binksy69 you are …
@binksy69 you are one of the reasons i need smoke!!!!!
Otherwise i would stick you in a dungeon with other Loosers like you and close it with concret ^^
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Legalize the …
Legalize the marawana ! ! ! !
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live on stage at 8 …
live on stage at 8 .may 2010 in Vienna 13 pm U1 kaisermühlen VIC
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08. may 2010 by the …
08. may 2010 by the marijuana march in Vienna
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@TheDecayon To …
@TheDecayon To brate! =)
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legalize all over the world!!!!
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SMOKE WEED!!!!!!!!! …
SMOKE WEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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even if you don´t …
even if you don´t know, you hear the mad professor
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Ms Dynamite …
Ms Dynamite headlines Outlook Festival 2010 London Launch Party with Together Season One Week 4 on the 2nd April @ The Coronet, Elephant & Castle
Acts on the line-up include Macka B (Live Band), Hatcha, Joker, Plastician J@kes, DJ Semtex, Stenchman, Seb Chew (Yo Yo), Klose One & Rattus Rattus, plus much much more!!!
For more info and advance tickets, head straight to together-club(dot)co(dot)uk
GET INVOLVED!
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legalize world
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@binksy69 —> fick …
jedem das seine 
@binksy69 —> fick dich^^
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ENERGY !!!!
LOVE.. …
ENERGY !!!!
LOVE….
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You idiots. Anyone …
You idiots. Anyone who smokes the herb is >>Life… Losers
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mann ey ihr penner …
mann ey ihr penner da oben in der regierung checkt ihrs eig nich das weed gesünder als alk ist…. alk=bewusstseinsverändernde Droge/
Weed=bewusstseinserweiternde Droge
Hand hoch für Legalisierungbefürworter
Legalize it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
peace out (Deutschland)
When you smoke the herb it reavels you to yourself! [Bob Marley]
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Legalize in Cyprus!
Legalize in Cyprus!
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legalize it
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Legalizacja w …
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Legalizacja w Polsce
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i dont know about …
i dont know about legalizing weed, i bet the goverment would heavily tax it, and it would end up being stupidly expencive. think of all the crappy legal highs like salvia, thats stupidly overpriced
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legalize it all over the world
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legalize in germany=D
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legalize it in ohio
legalize it in ohio
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Legalize Belgium. …
Legalize Belgium. stup bombaclad
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leglize it in …
leglize it in Norway
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legalize it in glufada city lol
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hahaha inderdaad! haha :’)