Over the past few decades, Jamaican dub has proved to be one of the most influential of Jamaican music forms, inspiring a range of modern genres, from jungle to dubstep. This collection brings together some of the finest dub tracks from its heyday, mixed by its many...
Primarily focusing upon afro-Caribbean themes, notably the Rastafarian faith and the plight of Jamaica’s underprivileged, roots reggae dominated Jamaica’s national landscape throughout the mid-to-late 1970s, making major stars of such talents as Gregory Isaacs, Dennis...
To mark the 50th anniversary of Trojan Records comes ‘Trojan Ska & Reggae Classics’, a 3CD TV-advertised collection featuring 60 of the most celebratory Jamaican music hits from the iconic label’s legendary catalogue. Featuring 49 Top 60 UK chartbusters, including...
As the 1960s drew to a close, a new, exciting sound emerged in Jamaica that would swiftly take the music world by storm: reggae. During this formative period, the music was marked by its rapid tempo, which by the dawn of the Seventies had been superseded by the more...
Prior to the advent of reggae towards the latter half of 1968, rock steady dominated Jamaica’s musical landscape, having superseded ska just two years earlier. Yet despite remaining island’s national sound for less the two years, the period during which it prevailed...
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