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It is very disturbing to hear that thousands of original recordings of the 1970s music have disappeared from the archives of the former Jamaica Broadcasting Corp. (JBC), reports reaching here said Saturday.

Earlier this week, workers at the newly formed Public Broadcasting Corp. of Jamaica found that a massive collection of vinyl records and compact discs were missing from the old JBC building, Jamaican Information Minister Olivia Grange said.

They had planned to make their first programs with the valuable recordings, she added.

There is a saying “Good Content is hard to find”. This is relevant to finding Jamaican related content on the internet especially “Good” content. The internet has grown significantly over the past 5 years. Today we have Facebook, Youtube, Google, Yahoo as the overall popular websites and Jamaicans.com, top5jamaica.com, dancehallregggae.com, Jamaica Gleaner and Jamaica Observer as the popular Jamaican websites. But are we finding good Jamaican content? We just might be settling for second rated content.

It all started more than a year ago, a couple of Jamaicans living overseas looking for great Jamaican content on the Internet. For us it was difficult to find great Jamaican related content and recommending sites to our non-Jamaican friends was always a challenge. Often times we were looking for a specific content and we had to wade through several pages or websites. Search engines are great but there are several limitations.

Do you want to know how big Reggae is? Check Japan where the average Japanese Reggae fan spends more time listening and attending Reggae events than anywhere else in the world(outside of Jamaica). In an interview on Plush TV, DaVille noted that he performed at Reggae event in Japan to a crowd of 35,000 people. He was surprise on the turnout.