Having made their mark as top session players during the early seventies, drummer Lowell ‘Sly’ Dunbar and bassist Robert Shakespeare united as members of the Revolutionaries and Aggrovators, with the pair instantly developing an almost...
Ernest Ranglin was pivotal in the development of Jamaican music, with his immense talent as both guitarist and musical arranger instrumental in shaping the sound of ska, then introducing it to a global audience.Since then, he has remained a powerful figure on the...
Formed in 1963 by an ensemble comprising Jamaica’s finest musician, the Skatalites set the standard for musicianship throughout the ska era and while its members went their seperate ways by the mid-sixties, they continued to play a major role in shaping...
The sublime lead guitar of Trinidadian-born Lyn Taitt graced countless recordings during the mid-to-late sixties, including international hits such as ‘007’, ‘Train To Skaville’ and ‘Hold Me Tight’. Yet despite being one of the...
Jimmy Cliff has been making great music since the start of the sixties and today, over half a century on, his career shows no sign of flagging.This week we pay trubute toi this giant of the Jamaican music industry with a newly posted bio and spotify playlist,...
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