New York based Jamaican label VP Records is launching Dub Rockers, a new imprint aiming to promote U.S. Reggae acts here, in Jamaica and beyond. The bew label is also partnering with Vans on a new… By ...
Lee “Scratch” Perry, the reggae pioneer, who laid the groundwork of electronic music and hip-hop as the creator of dub, collaborated with Bob Marley and produced countless other artists across genres, ...
Walking down Fremont's North 35th Street, you can hear Kibo HiFi's powerful dub vibrations, two blocks away from the source. And before you even reach the Culture Yard space that serves as Seattle Dub ...
The Jamaican audio engineer Scientist is one of the crucial links in a musically innovative chain that begins in the late 60s with King Tubby, progresses through Prince Jammy in the 70s, and falls to ...
It was born in Jamaica, spread to the likes Hackney, Lambeth, Lewisham and — of course — Notting Hill Carnival, and has influenced artists as diverse as The Clash and Kendrick Lamar. Now, dub reggae ...
Jamaica’s failing economy in the ’70s meant recycling was a part of everyday life, so it followed that, with studio time and recording tape expensive, producers like Lee Perry and King Tubby began ...
Reggae was born in Jamaica, but it found a second home in the UK – the result of waves of post-war Caribbean migration, and the curatorial ambitions of labels like Chris Blackwell’s Island Records, ...
Just as punk rock was peaking in the UK in 1977, a young technician called Michael Campbell took on a graveyard shift as a DJ at the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation (JBC). He adopted the radio name ...
Jah Shaka AKA Zulu Warrior, the soundsystem pioneer and dub and reggae legend has died, according to multiple musicians close to the Jamaican icon on social media. Horsepower Productions’s Benny Ill ...
Reggae producer, singer and genre legend Lee “Scratch” Perry died in a Jamaica hospital today. He was 85 and no cause of death was given. Perry was a prolific creative force in music, known for his ...