Tragedy struck the legendary roots reggae act Mighty Diamonds this week as two founding members — lead singer Donald “Tabby” Shaw and longtime band mate Fitzroy “Bunny” Simpson — both died within days ...

Last week, in the world of reggae, the unthinkable happened: two back-to-back tragedies within one iconic group. Days after the March 29 murder of Donald “Tabby Diamond” Shaw, 66, lead singer of ...

Tabby Diamond, 66, was shot and killed Tuesday in Kingston, Jamaica. Bunny Diamond, 70, died three days later after a long illness. By Clay Risen Two members of the Mighty Diamonds, a Jamaican trio ...

Do you recall the British reggae group Musical Youth and its mid-’80s smash hit “Pass the Dutchie”? Well, that was originally the Mighty Diamonds’ “Pass the Kouchie,” a cool and classic herb-smoking ...

If, for some tragic and unforeseen reason, Karl Dean were to lose his ever-loving mind and appoint me to his music council as some Chaplin-esque dictator-for-life, my very first order of business ...

As one of the pioneering groups of the roots-reggae movement, Jamaica's Mighty Diamonds has been churning out timeless vocal classics for more than the past four decades. Focusing its music on the ...

Together since 1969, the Mighty Diamonds — Bunny, Tabby, and Judge — have traditionally eschewed the rough-and-tumble trends of Jamaican dancehall, focusing instead on sweet harmonies reminiscent of ...