FAB 5

Fab 5 performs at the TD IRIE Music Festival on Monday, August 1st at Queen’s Park

Fab 5, formed in 1970, is Jamaica’s preeminent popular band, whether measured by record sales at home, hits on the charts, frequency of engagements or major awards won over the years. Their first recording, “Come Back and Stay”, was number one in Jamaica. In their first year on the road, and for the following two years, they won the only available awards, the Swing Awards, for best band of 1971-72, 1972-73 and 1973-74. Additional awards to follow were: the El Suzie Award as Joint Top Road, Dance Band for 1975-76, and the RJR Listeners’ Award for Best Band in 1980.

They backed Johnny Nash on all the reggae cuts comprising most of his platinum album “I Can See Clearly Now”. Two singles from that album, “Guava Jelly” and “Stir It Up”, established Bob Marley as a major songwriter on the international scene.

Fab 5 have enjoyed an endless succession of hits in Jamaica and the “ethnic” markets of North America. This year they are celebrating their 40th anniversary as Jamaica’s top reggae show band in the music industry!

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