There has always been a powerful message in roots & culture reggae music; a music born from the struggle against social and political pressure and inequality. Stevie Dread’s lyrics awaken us once again to this timeless plight against the overbearing “system” and the pressure that is building up inside. – ivibes productions –
Born on August 23rd in the Islands of Bermuda Stephen ‘Stevie Dread’ Burrows first emerged on the entertainment scene with a cameo appearance in a Colgate toothpaste commercial. From then he knew it would be lights, cameras and show business!
Raised along with his sister Krystle, by his mother and grandmother in Somerset in the western end of Bermuda, he was exposed to a free spirited country lifestyle. It was there and then that his soul and vibration were born … steviedread.com/bio.html
Sally Bassett was an enslaved mixed-race woman from Bermuda. She was declared guilty and burned at the stake in June 1730 for the attempted murder by poisoning of her slaveholder masters. She always claimed her innocence. Her notoriety has influenced Bermudian history and cultural heritage. (click image for more info)
