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 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?

[Mr. Marcus ™]

things inevitably changes with time...

Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Beres Hammond, etc. were popular among the generation of that time period. As newer generations take control, the popular artists of previous times fade out of the limelight as tastes, trends and style changes with the generations.

It doesnt mean any of the older artists are less talented ... just not as popular anymore.

Without new material a limit is placed on what can be searched for. There is only so many times a person can look up anothers Bio before becoming bored and look for something new and fresh.