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News: David Rodigan to release autobiography – My Life in Reggae

It’s an unlikely story. A 65 year old Oxfordshire born man who, over the course of his life, has become a world renowned, international DJ and broadcaster who has championed…

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News: Prince Buster, An Obituary 1938 – 2016

Ska and Rocksteady pioneer Prince Buster died on the 8th of September, at his home in Miami at the age of 78. Cited as creating the ska sound when he…

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New Music: Stephen Marley Review – Revelation Pt. II: The Fruit of Life

Hip hop owes a debt to reggae although it’s one that is not always appreciated or acknowledged. Jamaican foundation DJs of the early 1970s, like U Roy and Big Youth,…

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Album Review: Bunny Wailer – The Solomonic Singles Pt.1 (Tread Along 1969-1976) & Pt.2 (Rise and Shine)

In the reggae pantheon, no one stands taller than the original Wailing Wailers, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer. These three men, as members of that seminal group, ushered…

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Album Review: Ziggy Marley – Ziggy Marley

It’s taken Ziggy Marley six albums to run out of ideas on the title front and settle for a self titled effort, and while he’s not quite run out similar…

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Track: Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno – A Life Worth Living feat. U-Roy & Alice Russell, plus UK tour dates

Out on 13th May on the essential Tru Thoughts label, ‘A life worth living’ is the taken from the latest album from the incredibly prolific Quantic aka British producer, musician…

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Track: Protoje – Who Knows ft Chronixx (shy fx remix)

Legendary London drum and bass producer/DJ Shy FX has got hold of the Who Knows from Jamaican artist Protoje. Already no stranger to radio play, the track comes from his…

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See: Steel Pulse release video teaser for documentary Dreadtown

Legendary Birmingham reggae band Steel Pulse have teamed up with the director Yoni Gal and the Oscar nominated producer Mile Lerner to launch an Indiegogo site to raise the funds…

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Album review Rhoda Dakar – Sings The Bodysnatchers

The Bodysnatchers were signed to the legendary British Ska label 2 Tone after only two gigs and were part of that multi-cultural musical revolution in the late 1970s. Yet surreally…

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Competition: Win tickets to see ‘The Wailers’ perform ‘Legend’

Reggae icons The Wailers are set to hit these shores in a week or two, for their biggest UK tour to date, where they will play ‘Legend’ in it’s entirety.…

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