THE French were among the first Europeans to embrace Jamaican music in the early 1970s. In fact, France remains one of roots reggae’s most fruitful outposts. The Dub Akom Band is one of the top reggae ...

In the late Sixties, producers King Tubby and Lee Scratch Perry were at the forefront of pioneering a new sub-genre of reggae called dub. This new style was basically instrumental remixes of songs, ...

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 ...

THEY flew over 4,000 miles to be in Jamaica and they have something to say: “Good vibes are coming yah!” Meet The Dubbeez, a six-member reggae band from Amsterdam, Holland. They won the World Reggae ...

AFA copy 39088019752104 gift from Janet Stanley. Roots -- Reggae, Rastafarianism and Cultural Identity / Verena Reckord -- from "Reggae, Rastafarians and Revolution: Rock Music in the Third World" / ...

After six decades of groundbreaking musical innovation, the "mad genius" of dub music and self-styled Upsetter has passed away in a Jamaican hospital. "Music is the only comforter, I'm telling you the ...

For years, the reggae soundtrack has been synonymous to untidy people sitting on slim benches, outside a liquor shop, chewing khat, smoking bhang and occasionally nodding. However, this music genre ...

There is one genre of music that fills your heart with sunshine. It can be political yet joyous and there is something about the beat, the lyrics and the message that touches your soul. It might even ...

Considered a veteran of the local dub and reggae scene, DJ Robert Rankin’ has been educating crowds about tunes, riddims, and basslines for over 30 years, whether it’s on the airwaves of various radio ...