Culture were icons of the classic era of mid-Seventies conscious reggae, with a close affinity to punk. Two Sevens Clash was their landmark album. (more…)

The Mighty Diamonds were another of the glorious harmony groups to come out of Jamaica in the Seventies. (more…)

With his fragile, quavery voice, Horace Andy is one of the most distinctive figures in reggae music – and equally familiar for his work with trip-hop maestros Massive Attack. (more…)

With its catchy tune and completely crazy nonsense lyric, Dillinger had a hit that took London’s punk and reggae fans by storm back in 1976. (more…)

The instantly catchy Fade Away was a sad premonition of the career of Junior Byles, who sang what remains one of my favourite reggae tunes of all time. (more…)

The signature tune of Max Romeo, War Ina Babylon earned him a deal with Island Records in the mid-Seventies, reviving  a career that began in the late Sixties in Jamaica. (more…)

Here’s the signature song from Johnny Clarke’s golden period in the mid-Seventies when he teamed up with producer Bunny Lee and The Aggrovators. (more…)

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…)