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On November 29th, 2011 on the Bovine Ska and Rocksteady on WMBR 88.1FM I gave tribute to Barry Llewellyn of The Heptones who died from a pneumonia at the age of 64 on November26, 2011. We will follow The Heptones, one of the greatest vocal harmony bands in Jamaican music history from their earliest ska cuts, through rocksteady and reggae.

Generoso's Bovine Ska and Rocksteady, November 29th, 2011

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Generoso's Bovine Ska and Rocksteady was established in the summer of 1996 at WMBR Radio, 88.1FM in Cambridge, MA.  The focus of the show is early rare Jamaican music recording from the inception of the Jamaican recording business in 1955 (mento) through the Jamaican R&B era, ska, rocksteady the earliest recordings of the reggae era (1968-1972).     Over the years many legendary Jamaican artists have graced the program for interviews and performances such as Laurel Aitken (1999), Owen Gray (2000), Lord Tanamo (1998), Derrick Morgan (2008), Jimmy Cliff (2003), Toots Hibbert (2010) and Prince Buster (2002).  

Beginning in 2012, Lily Fierro became the permanent co-host of the show and she brings a wealth of knowledge to our spotlight segments.

On March 24, 2015, The Bovine celebrated it's 1,000 program. Dan Shea of The Boston Hassle conducted this interview with Generoso on that occasion:

https://bostonhassle.com/2015/03/a-few-questions-with-generoso-of-generosos-bovine-ska-and-rocksteady-radio-show-as-its-1000th-episode-approaches-tonight-midnight/

In June of 2015, our show moved to location to Los Angeles and we will continue as a internet radio show on Mixcloud:

https://www.mixcloud.com/bovineska/.





Generoso and Lily's Bovine Ska and Rocksteady

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