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Al Brown and Inner Force

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Al Brown and Inner Force, a Jamaican reggae band comprised of one woman and five men, pose as a group. The man at the bottom of the group is scanned...

Date Published
1990
1993
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Albert Griffith's Gladiators

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Albert Griffith's Gladiators, a Jamaican reggae band comprised of seven Jamaican men, sit outdoors on a set of stairs. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1981
1990
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Grand Emporium Collection

Andrew Tosh

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Andrew Tosh, a Jamaican singer, stands and sings into a microphone as he wears a light colored cap slanted to one side, a light colored jacket with...

Date Published
1990
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Grand Emporium Collection

Andrew Tosh

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Andrew Tosh, a Jamaican singer, sings into a microphone as he wears a hat. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Andrew Tosh. Artist...

Date Published
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Angélique Kidjo

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Angélique Kiojo, a singer from Benin, stands in front of a wallpapered wall of black ivy as she wears a red headscarf, a tuxedo jacket over a white...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Angelique Kidjo

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Beninese vocalist Angelique Kidjo leans against a wall and looks up at the camera. The photograph is shot at a slant. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1991
1996
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Grand Emporium Collection

Angelique Kidjo

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Beninese vocalist Angelique Kidjo stands in a dance pose and looks slightly sideways at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Date Published
1991
1998
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Grand Emporium Collection

Anthony B

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Jamaican DJ Anthony B in a close-up head-shot photograph where he crosses his arms over his chin to hold each shoulder. His head is wrapped in white...

Date Published
1998
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Grand Emporium Collection

Aswah Greggori

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Jamaican reggae musician Aswah Greggory, wearing a military-type jacket, looks seriously at the camera. Printed in the margin below the photograph,...

Date Published
1991
2000
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Grand Emporium Collection

Aswah Greggori

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Jamaican reggae musician Aswah Greggory, folds his left hand under his chin and looks seriously slightly to his right. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Azumah

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South African band Azumah, comprised of one woman and four men. They are in traditional clothing and standing in front of two palm trees. Printed in...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Baaba Maal

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Baaba Maal, a Senegalese singer, guitar player, and percussionist, who sings mostly in the language of Pulaar, laughs as he hugs his left shoulder. He...

Date Published
1991
1995
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Grand Emporium Collection

Baaba Maal

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Senegalese singer, guitarist, and percussionist Baaba Maal looks forward at the camera in a close-up portrait photograph. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
1998
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Baaba Maal

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Senegalese singer, guitarist, and percussionist Baaba Maal stands on a city sidewalk and looks off as he places both hands with splayed fingers on a...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Baaba Maal

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Baaba Maal, a Senegalese singer, guitar player, and percussionist, who sings mostly in the language of Pulaar, looks to his left and holds eyeglasses...

Date Published
2000
2001
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Baaba Maal

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Baaba Maal, a Senegalese singer, guitar player, and percussionist, who sings mostly in the language of Pulaar, bends over looking down while playing a...

Date Published
2000
2001
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Baaba Maal

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Baaba Maal, a Senegalese singer, guitar player, and percussionist, who sings mostly in the language of Pulaar, raises his hands toward the camera with...

Date Published
1991
1995
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Grand Emporium Collection

Black Uhuru

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Black Uhuru, a reggae band comprised of two Jamaican men, who look directly at the photographer in a head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
1985
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Boom Shaka

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South African roots and reggae band Boom Shaka comprised of five men, sit and stand in front of a wall of graffiti. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Boom Shaka

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South African roots and reggae band Boom Shaka, comprised of five men, sit and stand in front of a wall of graffiti. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Boom Shaka

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South African roots and reggae band Boom Shaka, comprised of five men, sit with three in back, two in front and join their fists in the center of the...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Boom Shaka

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South African roots and reggae band Boom Shaka, comprised of five men, sit with three in back, two in front and join their fists in the center of the...

Date Published
1998
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Boom Shaka

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South African roots and reggae band Boom Shaka, comprised of five men, in a split photograph. In the photo on the left, they sit on steps of a...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Boom Shaka

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South African roots and reggae band Boom Shaka, comprised of five men, stand in a bamboo forest. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "No...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Boukman Eksperyans

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Boukman Eksperyans, a roots music band comprised of Haitian men and women, sit in a group in traditional clothing and look directly at the...

Date Published
1998
1999
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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