Sonic spaces, spiritual bodies: The affective experience of the roots reggae soundsystem
This paper advances a new understanding of spirituality within the geographies of religion. It builds on the premise that spirituality is latent within every body, and argues that it...
Spazi sonori, corpi spirituali: l’esperienza affettiva del roots reggae soundsystem
Esplorando l'esperienza affettiva del soundsystem roots reggae, questo articolo mostra come gli spazi sonori possano abilitare processi di coinvolgimento spirituale.
Interview with Twinkle Brothers
The Twinkle Brothers are a Jamaican reggae band formed in 1962 by brothers Norman (vocals, drums) and Ralston Grant (vocals, rhythm guitar) from Falmouth, band was expanded...
Interview with DUB JUDAH
August 2024 Dub Judah, born Christopher George, emerged as a prominent figure in the reggae music scene, renowned for his distinctive sound and unwavering commitment to the roots...
Ras Muffet, Bristol dub producer and sound system legend, dies.
4 December 2024 His music resonated across some of the UK’s most iconic sound systems Bristol sound system legend and producer Steve Johnson, better known as Ras Muffet,...
Keith Hudson – Pick Up A Dub
Keith Hudson was a Jamaican reggae artist and record producer. He is known for his influence on the dub movement. Raised in a musical family, Hudson attended Boys Town...
Interview with Prince Alla
By Angus Taylor on Monday, July 12, 2010 Dubbed “The Gentle Giant”, Prince Alla (born Keith Blake, St Elizabeth Jamaica) is one of roots reggae’s most irrepressible and...
SHEBEEN : NOTHING BUT A HOUSE PARTY
“SHEBEEN come and shebeen go, so right now – you’d better take what you can get,” Weasel, the dread deejay of Mossiah Sound toasts ominously into the mike....
Interview with EARL “CHINNA” SMITH
by Stephen Cooper at Reggae Vibes A KINGSTON REASONING WITH LEGENDARY GUITARIST EARL “CHINNA” SMITH (THE INTERVIEW: PART 1) When: March 9, 2020 Where: Kingston, Jamaica Reporter:...
Interview with Tena Stelin
Nearly 20 years that Tena Stelin released his first album, Wicked Invention. This singer has always delivered conscious and inspired roots reggae, working with UK’s top producers as...
Interview with Donovan Kingjay
by ConsciousLee #ReggaeRoast #Soundsystem family member Donovan Kingjay has had a long and illustrious career in #Reggae music. From his time with Sugar Minott‘s Youthman Promotion Sound & Phillip “Fatis” Burrell right through to working with Conscious sounds Bush chemists & Channel One...
Interview with Count Matchuki
Winston Cooper (–1995), better known as Count Matchuki or Count Machuki, was a Jamaican deejay. Cooper was born in Kingston, Jamaica,and began working on sound systems in the...
Interview with King Stitt
He earned the nickname as a boy because of his stuttering and decided to use it as his stage name. Stitt began deejaying on Clement Dodd‘s Sir Coxsone’s Downbeat...
Interview With IROY
Roy Samuel Reid (28 June 1942 – 27 November 1999), better known as I-Roy, was a Jamaican deejay who had a very prolific career during the 1970s. Biography Born...
Interview with Cedric Myton
Cedric Constantine Myton (born 1947) is a Jamaican Rastafari reggae musician who was a founding member of the roots reggae band The Congos. Myton was born in Old Harbour,...