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

For a long time it’s seemed as if roots reggae has been relegated to a heritage niche, revered and remembered only by elder folk who grew up on it in the Seventies.

If so, that’s me.

So I’m pleased to discover this great new tune by Protoje, who is the son of Lorna Bennett – best remembered for her own reggae classic Breakfast In Bed back in 1972.

Big 45 is an anthem celebrating the great Jamaican tradition of sound systems, where most of the top DJs – toasters – cut their teeth, and a tribute to Rastas and their favourite herb, sensimilla.

He might be a new name to most but Protoje (Oje Ken Ollivierre) has already won two Grammys. The son of two musicians – his dad is a calypso singer from St Vincent – he first gained notice for his 2005 mixtape Lyrical Overdose Volume 1.

Back then his musical style then was more of a Jamaican take on hip-hop, best characterised by the tune Ova, but by 2010 he had moved into reggae and dancehall, working with his cousin, producer Don Corleon.

His first single, Arguments, won him a new generation of fans. More singles followed – Dread, JA and Roll – before releasing his debut album, The Seven Year Itch, the following year.

The album also produced the single Rasta Love featuring Protoje’s collaboration with Ky-Mani Marley, and a second album, The 8 Year Affair, produced more singles including Who Dem A Program and This Is Not A Marijuana Song.

A third single, Kingston Be Wise – a remake of Ini Kamoe’s song England Be Nice – became an instant viral sensation in Jamaica, with its own hashtage #KBW, and brought him international attention when it was used in Grand Theft Auto V.

This new tune, Big 45, has already clocked up one and a half million YouTube views in a month to become something of a modern reggae classic.