In 2004 at the dawning of the 21st century, the most influential female artist in Jamaican popular music, Marcia Griffiths OD is briskly fanning the flames of Reggae Music. In a career spanning 40 years to date and still going strong, she hits high points internationally as a soloist and as a duo with Bob Andy, as Bob and Marcia. She has toured the world as a member of the I-threes with Bob Marley and the Wailers. Subsequently as a soloist she hit the Billboard chart with “Electric Boogie Song” and created a world class dance, the Electric Slide. Marcia is known as one of the greatest supporters of new talent in reggae. She speaks very highly of the rising Eight76 Records; “These producers and writers show great talent. We have created some wonderful music, and I look forward to doing more work with them. They are part of the future of the reggae industry- keep them in your sight.” Working in the studio and touring, Marcia continues her mission of spreading the message in the music into the new millennium. In between studio sessions, Marcia has been on the road. In the past two years she has enjoyed a successful tour of the USA with Beres Hammond and Freddie Mcgregor. Traveling to England with Beres Hammond they performed an extensive tour with the same overwhelming results. Forward on a yard, Marcia shared the stage with Boyz II Men at the massive Spring Break concert for MTV in Negril Jamaica. Returning to the US, she performed in Orlando, Florida, (Disney World) Universal Studio, at the opening of the Bob Marley Museum. Sharing the bill were the I-Threes, Ziggy Marley and Inner Circle. Moving on up to New York, Marcia displayed two memorable shows with Beres Hammond and Buju Banton at Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden. Going further north Marcia worked in Toronto and Montreal with John Holt and Ken Boothe. Again in the USA with Bob Andy as the Legendary duo, they performed at the Bob Marley Day Celebration in Los Angeles, before heading down south to perform at the historic Reggae meets Rocksteady showcase in Miami. Next Marcia toured with the legendary Wailers Band. Then the I-Threes were off for shows in Italy, Europe and South Africa. Returning to Jamaica, the I-Threes shared the stage for two shows with R&B legends Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. In November 2002, along with John Holt, Ken Boothe and Mikey Spice, Marcia produced an historical performance with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra at the Wembley Arena, Birmingham and Aston Vill Leisure Centre, Middlesex. Since then Marcia has performed in New York, Toronto, Atlanta, Miami and Jamaica. The driving force of the Reggae Empress is fueled by her inner desire to serve the people of the world with sweet reggae music. She said “ Music alone shall live, and it’s not only for the money, but the satisfaction I get from doing the work that I love, that is what really keeps me going everyday”. http://www.imeem.com/groups/fdFrwGqE,marcia_griffiths/ Delta 0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Eight76 Records Eight76 Records http://www.imeem.com/groups/fdFrwGqE/music/cqR4_H_d/marcia_griffiths_special_occasion/ Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:50:41 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/groups/fdFrwGqE/music/cqR4_H_d/marcia_griffiths_special_occasion/"><img border="0" src="http://icons-p2.imeem.com/cqR4_H_d.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> -GkDaLpQ8s Eight76 Records http://www.imeem.com/groups/fdFrwGqE/music/Q5Q1oLRi/marcia_griffiths_special_occasion_accapella/ Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:49:29 -0000 <div><a href="http://www.imeem.com/groups/fdFrwGqE/music/Q5Q1oLRi/marcia_griffiths_special_occasion_accapella/"><img border="0" src="http://icons-p3.imeem.com/Q5Q1oLRi.jpg" title="Click to play this song"/></a></div> cFsf7cLs9K