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Ras Astor Black is the Founder/Chairman of the Board of Bob Marley School
for the Arts Institute, Falmouth, Trelawny – JAMAICA. He is a Television
producer and Host on the BobArtsTV- a local Community Access Cable channel.
He is also the Vice Chairman of the Trelawny Jamaica Cultural Commission
and a member of the Trelawny Chamber of Commerce. The "Bob Marley
Foundation" has granted him permission to develop the "Bob Marley
School for the Arts Institute " and he is now collaborating with Flamingo
Beach Resort & Development Project to get the project completed and to complete the permanent site
for the “Reggae Walk of Fame".
He served for many years as the
host of the "Reggae Vibration" Radio Show, WJKL Elgin Illinois, Northwestern
University WNUR Radio and Comcast Community Cable TV in Chicago. It was while
living in Chicago that he took his popular radio show and used it to give
upcoming Jamaican artists their first start in the music business.
Mr. Black promoted the "Brand Jamaica"
tourist theme, thus building his popular Jamaica Connection Tours
in Illinois where he would bring hundreds of visitors to vacation in
Jamaica. Martins Reggae Music Awards honoured him as the Pioneer Reggae
Promoter 1987 and in 1988 as the Promoter of the Year.
Prior to migrating to Chicago and
after completing his formal education at Cornwall College in Jamaica,
Astor worked for five (5) years as a Tour Director at Martins Travel in
Montego Bay Jamaica. Ras Astor was born in the historical Maroon Town area
known as Point, St. James, an authentic Jamaican and loves
Football, Reggae Music and people of all cultures.
