Since Millie Small’s “My Boy Lollipop,” and Desmond Dekker and the Aces’ “Poor Me Israelites,” topped to the British charts in the early 1960’s, Jamaican music has never been the same. 

From mento to ska, from rock steady to reggae, Jamaica’s indigenous music has blossomed into an international expression that has attracted young and old, bonded and free. Today, reggae music has embraced all languages and cultures, and what began in the ghettos of Kingston, is now gracing the stages of the premiere music venues across the globe.

How could such a small island, roughly the size of the state of Connecticut, in the United States, or Prince Edward Island, produce such a musical phenomenon that has captured the admiration of millions of adherents and fans? The island is bursting with talent.           

The names Bob Marley and the Wailers, Jimmy Cliff, Shaggy, Dennis Brown, Peter Tosh, are well known. They are some of the talented names that are more popular, however, space could not afforded if we should begin to call more names.

            The lyrics of reggae music cross all boundaries. Some artists use it to sing praises to their Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, some to profess repatriation to the continent of their enslaved ancestors – Africa, while others chant praises to JahRastafari. Still, there are those lyrics that tell of the struggles for social justice and hardships that have become a way of life for millions of oppressed people around the world. And reggae, too, speaks of love – brotherly love, and intimate love. The lyrics of reggae are as wide and varied as the rhythms themselves. No wonder, reggae music has appealed to all races and cultures. 

This is the startling story of one musician’s journey, as the love of the music takes from behind bars into the hearts of his fans. It’s the story of  Reggae Silver.