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Road lessons. SkyHigh founded the Sky High label in 1974 and has been tour manager, road manager and MC for the Marley family since 1981. What he learned on that road is the knowledge this hub shares — with the picture it came from, and a link to the book it lives in.

Road lessons, with the picture they came from

Kingston, 1971: Sky High with two good friends from Trenchtown, trodding the roots before the world tours.

Trenchtown Trodden: Downtown Kingston, 1971

Trenchtown & Kingston Roots (1967–1974)

In my young days 1971, trodding Kingston

Source: Picture Book Slide 6

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1976: Sky High inside Lee 'Scratch' Perry’s Black Ark studio, learning the alchemy of reggae dub.

The Upsetter's Alchemy: Lee 'Scratch' Perry at Black Ark (1976)

56 Hope Road & Bob Marley Brotherhood (1974–1981)

I was in the studio many night, watching him produce other artists and engineering.

Source: Picture Book Slide 117

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56 Hope Road, Kingston, 1978: Sky High with Amsterdam bredren Chris & Mariam Offringa and Bob Marley's accountant Asher T.

Sanctuary at 56 Hope Road: Kingston, 1978

56 Hope Road & Bob Marley Brotherhood (1974–1981)

1978 in Kingston, Jamaica, at 56 Hope Road, great Bob Marley place.

Source: Picture Book Slide 23

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1979: Sky High with Bob Marley’s road manager Tony Garnett and archivist Roger Steffens during the Burning Spear tour.

On the Road with Burning Spear: 1979

56 Hope Road & Bob Marley Brotherhood (1974–1981)

Yes as I say, travel on the road with Winston Rodney Burning Spear for a while

Source: Picture Book Slide 69

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Dakar, Senegal, 1983: Sacred African pilgrimage with Bob Marley’s mother Cedella Booker and brothers Richard & Anthony.

First Mission to the Motherland: Dakar, Senegal (1983)

Senegal & Africa Pilgrimage (1983–1990)

1983, my first mission in Africa.

Source: Picture Book Slide 9

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1990: Touching down in Namibia with Rita Marley and UN Ambassador to celebrate Namibian Independence.

Touching Down for Liberation: Namibia Independence, 1990

Senegal & Africa Pilgrimage (1983–1990)

Touching down for the independence of Namibia

Source: Picture Book Slide 10

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Great Legend tour 1984, with I-Threes Rita Marley, Marcia Grifiths, and Judie Mowatt and the Wailers in America.

The Legend Tour: On the Road with the I-Threes (1984)

1984 Legend Tour & Worldwide Sound Systems (1984–1991)

Great Legend tour 1984, with I-Threes Rita Marley, Marcia Grifiths, and Judie Mowatt and the Wailers in America.

Source: Picture Book Slide 26

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A live reggae performance reproduced from Life Journey Picture Book, slide 131.

Guarding the Queens of Reggae: Legend Tour 1984

1984 Legend Tour & Worldwide Sound Systems (1984–1991)

I was honored to be their security on that Legend tour

Source: Picture Book Slide 131

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Ring the Alarm: Bringing Tenor Saw to England (1985)

Ring the Alarm: Bringing Tenor Saw to England (1985)

1984 Legend Tour & Worldwide Sound Systems (1984–1991)

I was manager and tour manager.

Source: Picture Book Slide 73

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Los Angeles, 1987: Sky High with Patti LaBelle, Ital Joe, and Addis Gessesse at the Black Image Awards.

Black Image Honors: Patti LaBelle & Ital Joe, LA 1987

1984 Legend Tour & Worldwide Sound Systems (1984–1991)

It was my honor to meet this great lady Patti LaBelle.

Source: Picture Book Slide 119

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Mixing Lab Studio, 1991: Young Garnett Silk, Tony Rebel, and Half Pint recording 'Jah Love Inna Wi' produced by Sky High.

Jah Love Inna Wi: Tony Rebel & Garnett Silk (1991)

1984 Legend Tour & Worldwide Sound Systems (1984–1991)

I produced a song with them called ‘Jah Love Inna Wi.’

Source: Picture Book Slide 77

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1991: Tony Rebel during the recording of his album 'Rebellious' on Sky High Label.

The Rebellious Sessions: Tony Rebel & Sky High (1991)

1984 Legend Tour & Worldwide Sound Systems (1984–1991)

In 1991 I produced his second album

Source: Picture Book Slide 76

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Queens, NY, 1992: Ziggy and Stephen Marley relaxing at Sky High’s apartment reading Jamaican Times magazine.

Family in Queens: Ziggy & Stephen Marley (1992)

Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

Ziggy and Steve at my apartment in Queens, NY 1992, looking at one of my magazines called ‘Jamaican Times.’

Source: Picture Book Slide 29

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Luciano: Produced on Sky High Label in 1992, photographed across 25 years of musical brotherhood.

The Messenger's Awakening: Luciano Debut on Sky High (1992)

Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

One of my original artists who I produce his first album on my Sky High Label.

Source: Picture Book Slide 78

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Early 1990s: Blackout JA and Presley, Sky High Label artists featured in the Picture Book.

Sound System Soldiers: Blackout JA & Presley (1990s)

Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

Two of my artists dem that I record in the early 90s, Blackout JA and Presley.

Source: Picture Book Slide 79

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Brazil, 1995: Sky High and Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers meeting 1994 World Cup champion Romário.

World Cup Royalty: Romário & Ziggy Marley, Brazil 1995

Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

In Brazil 1995, it was a great honor to meet one of the great players

Source: Picture Book Slide 28

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1996 Smokin' Grooves Tour: Lauryn Hill with Stephen Marley and The Fugees backstage.

Smokin' Grooves: Lauryn Hill & The Fugees (1996)

Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

The great Lauryn Hill with Fugees and Pras, the 1996 tour.

Source: Picture Book Slide 124

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1997: Eighteen-year-old Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley on his first major US and European tour with Sky High.

The Awakening of Jr. Gong: Damian Marley's First World Tour (1997)

Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

Young Jr. Gong on his first major tour, America and Europe.

Source: Picture Book Slide 34

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Europe, 1997: Julian Marley, Damian 'Jr. Gong' Marley, and Joseph Hill of Culture on their first joint European tour.

Marley Brothers & Joseph Hill of Culture: Europe, 1997

Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

Julian and Jr. Gong first tour in Europe.

Source: Picture Book Slide 31

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Central Park, NYC, 2010: Sky High with Usher during Nas & Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives tour.

Distant Relatives: Nas, Damian Marley & Usher, Central Park 2010

Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

when I was with Nas and Damian on the Distant Relatives tour.

Source: Picture Book Slide 154

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Jamrock Cruise, 2015: Sky High with modern dancehall leaders Busy Signal and Popcaan.

Sound System at Sea: Welcome to Jamrock Cruise (2015)

Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

Two great star that keep reggae music going.

Source: Picture Book Slide 142

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Hollywood, Jan 2020: Sky High with Koffee, two days before her historic Grammy Award win for 'Rapture'.

Golden Toast: Koffee in Hollywood, 48 Hours Before Grammy Victory (2020)

Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

In Hollywood, California, 2 days before she win the Grammy we take this picture.

Source: Picture Book Slide 144

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Santa Barbara Bowl, 2019: Sky High with Miles & Kyle of Slightly Stoopid, Marlon Asher, and Rocky Dawuni.

Cali Roots & Ganja Farmer: Slightly Stoopid & Marlon Asher (2019)

Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

Miles and Kyle, great Slightly Stoopid crew, Marlon Asher, Rocky Dawuni

Source: Picture Book Slide 156

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The autobiography — where it lives

The autobiography is a book you buy, not a page you scrape. No chapter index is published in this tree, so this hub names the books and where to get them. The words stay in the book.

  1. Life Is A JourneyThe autobiography Where to get it
  2. Life Journey Picture Book + Life Is A JourneyThe Complete Two-Book Collector's Bundle Where to get it

Who to call

The interchange, honestly: a directory of the people who published a profile here, filtered by role and by where they are.

Reading the directory…

    Every entry is a profile its own owner published. A connection nobody put on the record does not appear here.

    Field notes from the road

    What SkyHigh wrote under the picture, in his own words: dated by its era, sourced to the slide it sits on, and linked to the picture above. Nothing here was written by this workshop. A line that carried anything but the road was left out whole rather than trimmed.

    1. Trenchtown & Kingston Roots (1967–1974)

      Trenchtown Trodden: Downtown Kingston, 1971

      In my young days 1971, trodding Kingston

      Picture Book Slide 6

      See the picture

    2. 56 Hope Road & Bob Marley Brotherhood (1974–1981)

      The Upsetter's Alchemy: Lee 'Scratch' Perry at Black Ark (1976)

      I was in the studio many night, watching him produce other artists and engineering.

      Picture Book Slide 117

      See the picture

    3. 56 Hope Road & Bob Marley Brotherhood (1974–1981)

      Sanctuary at 56 Hope Road: Kingston, 1978

      1978 in Kingston, Jamaica, at 56 Hope Road, great Bob Marley place.

      Picture Book Slide 23

      See the picture

    4. 56 Hope Road & Bob Marley Brotherhood (1974–1981)

      On the Road with Burning Spear: 1979

      Yes as I say, travel on the road with Winston Rodney Burning Spear for a while

      Picture Book Slide 69

      See the picture

    5. Senegal & Africa Pilgrimage (1983–1990)

      First Mission to the Motherland: Dakar, Senegal (1983)

      1983, my first mission in Africa.

      Picture Book Slide 9

      See the picture

    6. Senegal & Africa Pilgrimage (1983–1990)

      Touching Down for Liberation: Namibia Independence, 1990

      Touching down for the independence of Namibia

      Picture Book Slide 10

      See the picture

    7. 1984 Legend Tour & Worldwide Sound Systems (1984–1991)

      The Legend Tour: On the Road with the I-Threes (1984)

      Great Legend tour 1984, with I-Threes Rita Marley, Marcia Grifiths, and Judie Mowatt and the Wailers in America.

      Picture Book Slide 26

      See the picture

    8. 1984 Legend Tour & Worldwide Sound Systems (1984–1991)

      Guarding the Queens of Reggae: Legend Tour 1984

      I was honored to be their security on that Legend tour

      Picture Book Slide 131

      See the picture

    9. 1984 Legend Tour & Worldwide Sound Systems (1984–1991)

      Ring the Alarm: Bringing Tenor Saw to England (1985)

      I was manager and tour manager.

      Picture Book Slide 73

      See the picture

    10. 1984 Legend Tour & Worldwide Sound Systems (1984–1991)

      Black Image Honors: Patti LaBelle & Ital Joe, LA 1987

      It was my honor to meet this great lady Patti LaBelle.

      Picture Book Slide 119

      See the picture

    11. 1984 Legend Tour & Worldwide Sound Systems (1984–1991)

      Jah Love Inna Wi: Tony Rebel & Garnett Silk (1991)

      I produced a song with them called ‘Jah Love Inna Wi.’

      Picture Book Slide 77

      See the picture

    12. 1984 Legend Tour & Worldwide Sound Systems (1984–1991)

      The Rebellious Sessions: Tony Rebel & Sky High (1991)

      In 1991 I produced his second album

      Picture Book Slide 76

      See the picture

    13. Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

      Family in Queens: Ziggy & Stephen Marley (1992)

      Ziggy and Steve at my apartment in Queens, NY 1992, looking at one of my magazines called ‘Jamaican Times.’

      Picture Book Slide 29

      See the picture

    14. Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

      The Messenger's Awakening: Luciano Debut on Sky High (1992)

      One of my original artists who I produce his first album on my Sky High Label.

      Picture Book Slide 78

      See the picture

    15. Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

      Sound System Soldiers: Blackout JA & Presley (1990s)

      Two of my artists dem that I record in the early 90s, Blackout JA and Presley.

      Picture Book Slide 79

      See the picture

    16. Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

      World Cup Royalty: Romário & Ziggy Marley, Brazil 1995

      In Brazil 1995, it was a great honor to meet one of the great players

      Picture Book Slide 28

      See the picture

    17. Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

      Smokin' Grooves: Lauryn Hill & The Fugees (1996)

      The great Lauryn Hill with Fugees and Pras, the 1996 tour.

      Picture Book Slide 124

      See the picture

    18. Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

      The Awakening of Jr. Gong: Damian Marley's First World Tour (1997)

      Young Jr. Gong on his first major tour, America and Europe.

      Picture Book Slide 34

      See the picture

    19. Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

      Marley Brothers & Joseph Hill of Culture: Europe, 1997

      Julian and Jr. Gong first tour in Europe.

      Picture Book Slide 31

      See the picture

    20. Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

      Distant Relatives: Nas, Damian Marley & Usher, Central Park 2010

      when I was with Nas and Damian on the Distant Relatives tour.

      Picture Book Slide 154

      See the picture

    21. Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

      Sound System at Sea: Welcome to Jamrock Cruise (2015)

      Two great star that keep reggae music going.

      Picture Book Slide 142

      See the picture

    22. Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

      Golden Toast: Koffee in Hollywood, 48 Hours Before Grammy Victory (2020)

      In Hollywood, California, 2 days before she win the Grammy we take this picture.

      Picture Book Slide 144

      See the picture

    23. Modern Reggae Royalty & The Marley Sons (1992–2026)

      Cali Roots & Ganja Farmer: Slightly Stoopid & Marlon Asher (2019)

      Miles and Kyle, great Slightly Stoopid crew, Marlon Asher, Rocky Dawuni

      Picture Book Slide 156

      See the picture

    Every line above is quoted as SkyHigh wrote it in the Life Journey Picture Book, dated by its era and sourced to its slide. Nothing here was written by this workshop.

    Courses and mentorship

    Courses and mentorship are postings like any other: someone who has done it offers to teach it. Nothing here is a course we invented.

    Counting what is open…

      All opportunities