When I was in my late teens, immersed in dub sounds at the Four Aces club, one of my favourite Jamaican toasters was Ranking Trevor.

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This song by Bristol-based reggae revivalists The Co-Operators is sadly relevant to what’s going on around the world today. I really wish it wasn’t.

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Here’s another of those reggae deep cuts that passed me by at the time – and once again it’s by a female artist who flew under the radar. (more…)

I love a musical collaboration and this one is about as out-there as you could ever imagine – Jamaican roots reggae and Polish folk music.

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Michael Rose recorded a solo version of his song before joining Black Uhuru and re-recording it with the band, becoming one of their signature songs. (more…)

There are deep cuts and then there are deeper cuts. This UK reggae gem by Sharon Little falls into the latter category.

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Junior Delgado was one of the lesser celebrated figures of reggae music – with one of the most prolific and longer-lasting careers.

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This old-skool reggae tune comes not from Jamaica but a Japanese production outfit – and features a toaster from Brazil. 

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Max Romeo’s career spanned the early days of ska through rocksteady to fiery roots reggae with a political conscience, peaking in the mid-’70s.

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Protoje is flying the flag for old-skool reggae music from Jamaica, with tunes like this tribute to sound system culture, Big 45.

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