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The relevance of reggae legend Peter Tosh may be waning, as deejays usurp his online popularity and position on the charts.
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The late Peter Tosh, who would have celebrated his 65th birthday last Sunday – October 18, is arguably the most important reggae star after the late Bob Marley, but while Marley dominates the charts and has an incomparable online popularity, this eludes Tosh.
Dancehall stars Vybz Kartel and Mavado have since April this year usurped Tosh in terms of Internet searches – a measure of popularity. In previous years it was the reverse. The Sunday Observer utilised Google Trends which compared as a ratio, the search activity for each artiste over time. Currently, for every 100 searches for Vybz Kartel there were 63 for Tosh. Mavado has an advantage over Tosh of two more searches per 100.
These two deejays are the latest to usurp Tosh following Sizzla, Shaggy, Sean Paul or Damian Marley.
The last time Tosh charted on Billboards Reggae albums chart was in 2001 and his influence on the charts has waned over the decade. His 1997 album Honorary Citizen peaked at number 5, Scrolls of the Prophet: The Best of Peter Tosh’ peaked at 4 in 2000, Live at the One Love Peace Concert peaked at 12 in 2000, Live and Dangerous Live in Boston peaked at 12 in 2001, Super Hits peaked at 7 in 2002.
(Jamaicaobserver.com)
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