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Impending auction of Tosh's M-16 guitar sparks controversy
published: Thursday | November 23, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody>
Monique Hepburn, Entertainment Editor
Left: Andrea Brown and Paul Bucknor pose with <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">Peter </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">Tosh's</SPAN> 1970s Fender Stratocaster M-16 guitar. The guitar will be auctioned by the Flashpoint <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">Film </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">Festival</SPAN> on ebay from 10 p.m., Sunday, November 26 to 10 p.m. Sunday, December 3. - file Right: PART OF THE TOSH FAMILY: <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Reggae</SPAN> singer Peter Tosh has nine children living in various parts of the world, as far away as <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">Germany</SPAN>. Seen here in this September 1987 Gleaner photo (from left) are: Jawara; Mrs. Alvira Coke, Tosh's mother, from Belmont, Westmoreland; Niambe; and Horace. Niambe and Jawara are U.S. citizens.
The recent announcement of the impending auction of an M-16 Stratocaster guitar that belonged to late reggae icon Peter Tosh, has sparked controversy among his children, who say they were not informed of the intended sale of the instrument.
Jawara McIntosh, 26, the youngest son of the deceased artiste, told The Gleaner yesterday that the guitar belongs to the Tosh estate and it is his intention to recover items (including the guitar) that were previously thought lost.
"We want to recover all his
published: Thursday | November 23, 2006 <DIV class=KonaBody>
Monique Hepburn, Entertainment Editor
Left: Andrea Brown and Paul Bucknor pose with <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">Peter </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">Tosh's</SPAN> 1970s Fender Stratocaster M-16 guitar. The guitar will be auctioned by the Flashpoint <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">Film </SPAN><SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">Festival</SPAN> on ebay from 10 p.m., Sunday, November 26 to 10 p.m. Sunday, December 3. - file Right: PART OF THE TOSH FAMILY: <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 1px; COLOR: orange! important; BORDER-BOTTOM: orange 1px solid; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent">Reggae</SPAN> singer Peter Tosh has nine children living in various parts of the world, as far away as <SPAN class=kLink style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; COLOR: orange! important; FONT-FAMILY: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; POSITION: static">Germany</SPAN>. Seen here in this September 1987 Gleaner photo (from left) are: Jawara; Mrs. Alvira Coke, Tosh's mother, from Belmont, Westmoreland; Niambe; and Horace. Niambe and Jawara are U.S. citizens.
The recent announcement of the impending auction of an M-16 Stratocaster guitar that belonged to late reggae icon Peter Tosh, has sparked controversy among his children, who say they were not informed of the intended sale of the instrument.
Jawara McIntosh, 26, the youngest son of the deceased artiste, told The Gleaner yesterday that the guitar belongs to the Tosh estate and it is his intention to recover items (including the guitar) that were previously thought lost.
"We want to recover all his