Formed in the mid sixties by Earl Morgan, Barry Lewellyn and Leroy Sibbles, the Heptones’ work for such noted produicers as Coxson Dodd, Joe Gibbs and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry rates among the finest to eminate from Jamaica during the sixties and...
As 2017 gets under way it’s time to look back at some of the key moments over the past 12 months.In a year when Trojan has continued to build upon the foundations established last year, we have also witnessed the very sad passing of a number of those who...
Best known globally for his chart busting collaborations with Dave Barker, keyboard maestro Ansel Collins contributed to many of the finest recordings to see issue during the golden age of reggae.Yet despite his immeasurable contribution to the Jamaican music...
On 7th December 1985, an exciting young Jamaican talent breached the UK pop singles charts with a song that would become one of the best selling and most popular reggae tracks of all time: ‘Girlie Girlie’.While its performer, Sophia George...
I Roy’s acerbic, witty and always intelligent vocals took the art of toasting to a new level in the early seventies, with the DJ widely acclaimed as one of Jamaica’s most accomplished and erudite artistes.His career is related in detail in a...
The London International Ska Festival’s Official Trojan Records Christmas Party at the Social oncer again proved a great success on 10th December, with the crowd treated to night of classic Trojan sounds, served up in a wonderful...
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