The immortal Joe Higgs in performance at the Music Machine in Los Angeles, Circa: 1988.
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Joe Higgs School of Music |
The immortal Joe Higgs in performance at the Music Machine in Los Angeles, Circa: 1988. | |
Mike Bilca and Joe Jam in Mike's studio in L.A. |
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 | Tony with Wash and his son Ryan, join the fun during a music lesson. The Joe Higgs School of Music is not your average music school. Everyone here is a star. |
 | Coco T., teacher of Mento Culture at Haile High and one of the great exponents of the Jamaican Boom Box - a teacher at the Joe Higgs School of Music. |
Calvin Wright playing Mento at the Groovy Grouper Beach Bar. The players stop by Haile High when they can, to teach their musical culture to our young students. |  |
 The "Haile High Mento Meltdown" takes a break. Lft. to Rt.: Coco T. ("Slow Drag"), Calvin, Kaliflowa and Tony. |
Horsemouth drops by to visit Kaliflowa and share a draw in the name of The Most High. Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, a key drummer in the history of reggae. A graduate of the famed Alpha Boys School, Horsemouth became involved in Jamaica's spirit religions - pocomania and kumina - and went on to play with Studio One, the Soul Syndicate, Jack Ruby's Black Disciples, Marcia Griffiths, Inner Circle, Now Generation and many others. He was the principal musician/actor in the film Rockers. |
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Eternal respect for Brother Joe!
One of the original "Wailers", Joe was instrumental in teaching the group the foundations of music.
Joe Higgs is one of the most respected musicians in reggae history. His mark will forever be INDELIBLE!
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