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…)

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…)

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