INTERVIEWS

David Victor Emmanuel (10 February 1963 – 15 March 2011), better known as Smiley Culture, was a British reggae singer and DJ known for his "fast chat" style. During a…

thevinylfactory.com Meet the studios keeping dubplate culture alive Oli Warwick 12-15 minuti Written by Oli Warwick
 Published on August 28, 2017 From Jamaican soundsystems to jungle, garage and grime, dubplates…

Aba Shanti-I (born Joseph Smith) is a sound system operator and dub producer from the UK. Aba and his sound system have been playing through UK and Europe for over…



http://www.microphonic.biz/dir/djs/dj-papalevi.html Real Name: Phillip Williams 
Born: unknown 
Place of Birth: London, England Papa Levi originally rose to fame on south London's Saxon sound system in the early 80s. His committed…

Federal Records Studio The Federal was the oldest of the Jamaican studios that shaped the history of Reggae. Opened in 1961 by Ken Khouri and associated to his companies Federal…

Born to Chat – The Asher Senator Story “Jah man me go a kill you with originality Me name Asher Senator at the mic MC Me bredren them a call…

https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2021/02/u-roy-dj-originator-1942-2021/ U Roy – DJ Originator (1942-2021) by Mr.T at Reggae Vibes Feb 18, 2021 Career: Deejay / Sound System owner Really sad news came out of Jamaica. Ewart Beckford,…

https://unitedreggae.com/articles/n840/022412/interview-u-brown By Angus Taylor  on Friday, February 24, 2012 Born Huford Brown in 1956 in Kingston the young U Brown,he was exposed to music via his father. Along with many…

https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2021/10/sly-dunbar-the-sly-factor-interview/ Sly Dunbar: The Sly Factor (Interview) by Ray Hurford, More Axe (1987) As Sly will mention later on, the first record he played drums on was ‘Night Doctor’ by…

Vivian Jackson (14 August 1946 – 12 January 2010), better known as Yabby You (or sometimes Yabby U), was a reggae vocalist and producer, who came to prominence in the…

https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2019/01/interview-with-scientist-part-1/ https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2019/02/interview-with-scientist-part-2/ https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2019/03/interview-with-scientist-part-3/   December 30, 2018, Los Angeles By Stephen Cooper PART1 Mr. Brown, thanks again for taking the time to do this interview. I understand you just came…

https://unitedreggae.com/articles/n835/012912/interview-ranking-joe By Angus Taylor on Sunday, January 29, 2012 Ranking Joe (born Joe Jackson, 1959, Jamaica) grew up around his father's dances in 1960s Kingston. Bitten by the bug, at…

https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2019/04/interview-with-max-romeo/ By Sthepehn Cooper , Apr 3, 2019 In a career spanning fifty-five years, legendary reggae star Max Romeo’s many hit songs have brought joy to millions of fans and…

https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2021/10/gregory-isaacs-deeper-depths-higher-heights-interview/ Gregory Isaacs – Deeper Depths, Higher Heights Ray Hurford - More Axe (1987) Gregory Isaacs was born in Denham Town, West Kingston. He made his first record around the…

https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2020/10/interview-with-bunny-striker-lee-part-1/ https://www.reggae-vibes.com/articles/2020/10/interview-with-bunny-striker-lee-part-2/ “STRAIGHT FROM STRIKER’S HEAD” By Peter I - London UK Let the spotlight now shine on one important, but controversial, part of the Jamaican music business, in the…