In 1974, the music legend had arrived in Nigeria for a musical concert in what was reportedly his first visit to Africa. He was greeted by a massive crowd at the airport. “My first trip to Africa was Nigeria. It was a bitter-sweet experience,” Jimmy Cliff recently recalled in an interview with theartsdesk. “Sweet because of the thousands of people at the airport awaiting me. I’d never had that adulation, I only saw it for The Beatles, so to have it for myself was really great. They lined the street from the airport to the hotel. It was amazing. “The bitter part of it was I got thrown in jail for no reason at all. A man came and said,… Continue reading When Jimmy Cliff was framed and thrown into jail in Nigeria

Today, musician, actor, singer, songwriter, producer, humanitarian, and global music legend Jimmy Cliff releases “Human Touch,” his first offering of new music in almost 10 years. “Human Touch” was written to promote human interaction just in time for post-Covid realities and exudes his spiritual maturity “Human Touch”

GLOBAL REGGAE PIONEER JIMMY CLIFF NEW SINGLE “HUMAN TOUCH,” AVAILABLE TODAY, AUGUST 6 Today, musician, actor, singer, songwriter, producer, humanitarian, and global music legend Jimmy Cliff releases “Human Touch,” his first offering of new music in almost 10 years. “Human Touch” was written to promote human interaction just in time for post-Covid realities and exudes his spiritual maturity “Human Touch” available, here.  “As an African descendant, I am blessed and happy to display our unique human story of survival and triumph and to clothe this stage of my musical journey in the great achievements & lessons of Ancient Egyptian enlightenment that has so influenced the recent centuries of human civilization as reflected in obelisks and other Pharaonic monuments in the major cities and… Continue reading GLOBAL REGGAE PIONEER JIMMY CLIFF NEW SINGLE “HUMAN TOUCH,” AVAILABLE TODAY, AUGUST 6