petertoshsghost
11/04/09, 10:38 AM
Is Peter Tosh loosing relevance to the reggae genre? On Sunday, The Jamaica Observer reported that internet searches for Peter are on the decline, compared to the last few years. Tosh had previously held a strong second place (behind Bob) in searches for popular reggae musicians. It seems since April, Tosh has been outpaced by relative newcomers like Vybz Kartel and Mavado. In fact, Vybz Kartel is being searched for a significant 37% more than Tosh. Check out the article (link below) for a more detailed breakdown. I beg to differ with the auther. I suspect the decline in online popularity has a lot to do with the Tosh’s smaller online footprint. His official site isn’t much more than landing page at the moment (although it looks like a full site is set to launch soon) and his social network pages have just recently become active. Peter Tosh is an icon and a legend, and more relevant today than ever, I suspect.
What do you think? Is this a sign that the younger generation of reggae fans hold Tosh in less regard or is the new generation of artists better at using the internet to reach their audience?
Check out the Jamica Observer article here:
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Entertainment/html/20091024T000000-0500_162477_OBS_TOSH_S_POPULARITY_W ANING_.asp (http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Entertainment/html/20091024T000000-0500_162477_OBS_TOSH_S_POPULARITY_W ANING_.asp)
What do you think? Is this a sign that the younger generation of reggae fans hold Tosh in less regard or is the new generation of artists better at using the internet to reach their audience?
Check out the Jamica Observer article here:
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Entertainment/html/20091024T000000-0500_162477_OBS_TOSH_S_POPULARITY_W ANING_.asp (http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Entertainment/html/20091024T000000-0500_162477_OBS_TOSH_S_POPULARITY_W ANING_.asp)