Millie Small: Jamaica’s First Queen Of Ska

Millie Small: Jamaica’s First Queen Of Ska

The music career of Jamaica’s own Queen of Ska is examined this Trojan Tuesday.Her astonishing success in the mid-sixties changed the world’s perception of Jamaican music, while her irresistable personality helped break down racial barriers in...
Horace Andy and The Maytals Collections Out Now!

Horace Andy and The Maytals Collections Out Now!

The recently launched ‘Legends’ series marches in May on with ‘best of’ collections by Horace Andy and The Maytals.Since March, four collections in the range have seen issue, with the work of Desmond Dekker, Lee Perry,...
New Trojan ‘Legends’ Series

New Trojan ‘Legends’ Series

18th March saw the launch of a brand new 2CD value for money, generically designed range focusing on the work of Jamaica’s greatest musical talents.Despite their exceptionally reasonable price, the high standard by which Trojan has long since been...
The Hippy Boys

The Hippy Boys

This Trojan Tuesday week examine the career of the Hippy Boys, a compact instrumental outfit whose recordings for producers such as Lee Perry, Sonia Pottinger and Lloyd Daley had a profound influence the developing reggae scene, both in Jamaica and the UK.To...

Keith Hudson

One of the most enigmatic figures ever to have graced the Jamaican music scene, Keith Hudson produced, wrote and performed some of the most memorable and powerful reggae recordings of the 1970s. This week we take a look at the career of this unpredictable musical...