An odd fusion of devotional roots reggae and squealy rock guitar, I Man A Grasshopper is one of the more unusual tunes to come out of Jamaica.

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One of the great reggae songs, Tenement Yard introduced us to Jacob Miller with a bit of a doggerel singalong. (more…)

One of the all-time greats of Jamaican reggae, Burning Spear’s Slavery Days is a highlight of his landmark Marcus Garvey album.

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One of the unlikeliest hits of the Seventies was this slice of deep dub-influenced new take on an old tune by Rupie Edwards. (more…)

Not just my favourite reggae tune. Not just my favourite dub. Simply one of my favourite tunes of any genre (I can’t say ‘song’ as it’s instrumental).
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I’d had this catchy song lodged in my memory for about 40 years without remembering who or what it was until one day it popped up on a reggae compilation I’dbought. (more…)

Harmony greats The Heptones helped put Coxsone Dodd’s legendary Studio One on the map as the home of Jamaican rocksteady and reggae. (more…)

Here’s an all-star double-bill – Horace Andy singing and Tapper Zukie toasting and a nice laid-back dub as a bonus. (more…)

Big Youth was one of the earliest and most distinctive toasters. Here he is teaming up with Horace Andy on one of his earliest hits, The Killer. (more…)

Delroy Wilson was the Cool Operator immortalised by The Clash. Here’s the song that earned him the nickname. (more…)