INTERVIEWS

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…

1984 - ITALY ITAL REGGAE Has your poetry always been political? MUTABARUKA Politics is a word that is used to attract people. The poor people don't know anything about politics,…

theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/08/featuresreviews.guardianreview11 Interview: Linton Kwesi Johnson By Nicholas Wroe   Thirty years ago, it was not uncommon to encounter white, middle-class suburban and provincial teenagers wearing badges that proclaimed "SMASH…

https://www.reggaeville.com/dates/festival-details/london-international-ska-festival-2014/news/news/interview-with-dennis-bovell-part-i/ 04/09/2014 by Angus Taylor Who is Dennis Bovell? Is he the architect of lovers rock - who helped give the UK its own style of reggae and women more…

By Giorgio Battaglia    Popstar Italia - 1985 Battaglia: And then, the song "Under Heavy Manners" was adopted as an anthem by the PNP (National People's Party), it's now official…

[:en]https://tapeop.com/interviews/136/lee-scratch-perry/ by Geoff Stanfield - Mar/Apr 2020 When you first started making dub records, what made you want to use echoes and reverbs? The music's so transportive, and it's different…