A global phenomenon that still heavily influences modern culture today, reggae, and its many sub-genres, has been a pioneering and potent force within music, the arts and politics since it first ...
Asked about the revolutionary rhythms and songs created at his Black Ark studios in Kingston, Jamaica, reggae producer, dub innovator and studio icon Lee “Scratch” Perry described a cosmic process ...
When it comes to the history of reggae, Bob Marley is almost always the main event. This month and next, though, another iconic Jamaican artist gets the spotlight. On the heels of his 75th birthday, ...
The bass-heavy sound of Jamaica had a huge cultural and social impact on London and beyond, as a new exhibition shows Music producer Mad Professor has been mixing dub reggae in his Croydon studio for ...
Dub Catalyst, an 11-piece band, bring reggae, dub and hip hop to Malvern Cube, Albert Road North, on Saturday 14 March. Tickets £16.26.
Reggae was born in Jamaica, but it found a second home in the UK – the result of waves of post-war Caribbean migration, and the curatorial ambitions of labels like Chris Blackwell’s Island Records, ...
David Bowie‘s 1972 opus The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was his first truly classic album, and it remains one of the most important rock records of all time. Fifty-one ...
Dub Vendor, perhaps the most famous reggae record shop in the UK, has announced that it is closing down its store in Clapham Junction after damage sustained in the riots that took place in London last ...
In an industry filled with boundary-breaking visionaries and spectacularly accomplished eccentrics, Lee "Scratch" Perry stood out. The legendary producer of reggae and dub music has died at the age of ...
Jamaica’s failing economy in the ’70s meant recycling was a part of everyday life, so it followed that, with studio time and recording tape expensive, producers like Lee Perry and King Tubby began ...