After last week’s tribute to the great Lee Scratch Perry, several musicians and producers let me know their work is also greatly influences by The Upsetter‘s work. So I did an open call on FB and IG and this is the result, almost two hours of producers and musicians influenced...
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Last Sunday the Upsetter Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the greatest producer of reggae history, passed away aged 85. He left us a wealth of reggae and dub music from Bob Marley and The Congos to contemporary collaborations with bands from around the globe. We listen to some of his work with...
Gentleman’s Dub Club are a staple dub eight-piece outfit based in London who produced their debut album Open Your Eyes in 2012. No celebration of Jamaican music and its diaspora would be complete without a couple of GDC anthems blasting through the sound system. I spoke to singer Johnny Scratchley...
Devotees of everything reggae descended en masse to Ally Pally to get close with the aristocracy of Jamaican music. The all-day event held in the fading Great Hall saw fans sweating out their best hip grinding moves. Popular artists such as Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Rodigan, Pama International and The Beat...
The skyline of Jamaican music has been sculpted with the legendary sound of reggae band Toots and the Maytals. Synonymous with their genre, they are one of the most prolific reggae bands to have hit the global arena since the 1960s. The group sneak influences of funk, soul and country...
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Preview of the album: Track List: 1. The Nextmen vs Gentleman’s Dub Club – Pristine feat. Eva Lazarus & Gardna (Pound for Pound; from Pristine) 00:00 – 03:24 2. Gianni Denitto – Stockholm Rasta feat. Zion Train & Roots by Nature (ELASTICA; from Kala) 03:25 – 07:04 3. Lee Scratch...
The last Bank Holiday of the year will be in glory of smooth vibes and upbeat rhythms. On Clapham Common, the influential British ska and 2 tone ensemble Madness will curate the 2016 edition of House of Common Festival and it will inevitably be a day in the band’s own...