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Judy Mowatt

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Jamaican reggae singer Judy Mowatt leans her head against a tree truck and smiles in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Half of her face is in the...

Date Published
1982
1986
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Justin Hinds

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Jamaican reggae singer Justin Hinds looks to the left in a close-up, head-shot photograph. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Justin Hinds...

Date Published
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Lágbájá

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Yoruban percussionist and saxophonist Lágbájá plays Afrobeat, jazz, funk and soul music. He looks directly at the camera through a hooded and masked...

Date Published
2001
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Laurel Aitken

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Cuban ska vocalist Laurel Aitken wearing striped suspenders and sunglasses, holds his jacket over his right shoulder and looks to his right. Printed...

Date Published
1996
1999
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Grand Emporium Collection

Leroy Shakespheare - Ship of Vibes

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Leroy Shakespheare and Ship of Vibes, a Jamaican reggae band comprised of three white men and two black men, stand outside under a tree and smile to...

Date Published
1989
1990
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Grand Emporium Collection

Leroy Shakespheare and the Ship of Vibes

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Leroy Shakespheare and the Ship of Vibes, a Jamaican reggae band comprised of four white men and one black man, stand and sit in a group and look...

Date Published
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens

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Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens is a South African mbaqanga band of three women and one man. The Mahotella Queens stand behind Mahlathini and...

Date Published
1985
1990
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Grand Emporium Collection

Mahlathini [and the Mahotella Queens]

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Mahlathini, a Black South African mbaqanga musician, leans to the right and smiles at the camera as the Mahotella Queens, three Black South African...

Date Published
1981
1990
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Grand Emporium Collection

Mahotella Queens

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The Mahotella Queens are three black South African female mbaqanga musicians in traditional clothing, stand on the Grand Emporium stage performing for...

Date Published
1991
1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Mahotella Queens

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The Mahotella Queens are three Black South African mbaqanga musicians in traditional clothing. The two on the outside look incredulously at the one in...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Mahotella Queens and the band

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The Mahotella Queens are three black South African female mbaqanga musicians in traditional clothing, dance and sing on the Grand Emporium stage...

Date Published
1991
1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Mahotella Queens and the band

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The Mahotella Queens are three black South African female mbaqanga musicians in traditional clothing, dance on the Grand Emporium stage performing for...

Date Published
1991
1994
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Majek Fashek

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Nigerian reggae vocalist and guitarist Majek Fashek lifts his chin to sing and play guitar behind a microphone. He wears a vest with no shirt. Printed...

Date Published
1997
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Mamadou Diabate

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Percussionist Mamadou Diabate from Burkina Faso, West African, wearing traditional clothing while holding a guitar as he sits behind different sizes...

Date Published
2001
2004
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Manu DiBango

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Cameroonian jazz saxophonist Manu DiBango leans his back on a wall as he plays a saxophone. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Manu DiBango...

Date Published
1994
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Grand Emporium Collection

Manu DiBango

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Cameroonian jazz saxophonist Manu DiBango leans his left side against a wall, looking down, as he wears sunglasses and a dark business suit. Printed...

Date Published
1994
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Grand Emporium Collection

Maraca

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Afro-Cuban jazz flute player Maraca leans against a vintage car wearing a light-colored, double-breasted suit, and playing a flute as he looks up at...

Date Published
1998
2004
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Grand Emporium Collection

Meditations

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The Meditations, a reggae band comprised of three Jamaican men, lean back on a railing and smile at the camera. A palm tree trunk decorated with...

Date Published
1995
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Meditations

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Meditations, a Jamaican reggae band comprised of six Black men who hold their instruments and mug for the camera. Printed in the margin below the...

Date Published
1981
1995
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Grand Emporium Collection

Meditations

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The Meditations, a Jamaican reggae band comprised of three Black men who stand outside by stairways up to urban buildings. Printed in the margin below...

Date Published
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Member of Four Stars of Zaire

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A guitarist with Four Stars of Zaire wearing traditional clothing, smiles as he plays a guitar.

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Michael Rose

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Michael Rose, a Jamaican reggae singer, looks seriously to the left at the camera as he lays his hands palm-to-palm in front of him. His hair is...

Date Published
1995
2002
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Grand Emporium Collection

Michael Rose

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Michael Rose, a Jamaican reggae singer, looks seriously to the left at the camera as he lays his hands palm-to-palm in front of him. His hair is...

Date Published
1995
2002
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Mighty Diamonds

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Mighty Diamonds, a Jamaican reggae trio, walk down a sidewalk possibly in a park. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Mighty Diamonds. For...

Date Published
1981
1990
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

Moja Nya

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Moja Nya, a reggae group comprised of four Black men, stand together all wearing open, light-colored business jackets with no shirt underneath...

Date Published
1991
2000
Member of
Grand Emporium Collection

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