THE French were among the first Europeans to embrace Jamaican music in the early 1970s. In fact, France remains one of roots reggae’s most fruitful outposts. The Dub Akom Band is one of the top reggae ...

The bass-heavy sound of Jamaica had a huge cultural and social impact on London and beyond, as a new exhibition shows Music producer Mad Professor has been mixing dub reggae in his Croydon studio for ...

For Cory Eberhard, the liberation of playing reggae hasn’t come solely from the music’s messages of political activism and rebellion. The greater freedom, he says, has stemmed from a much more basic ...

In the late Sixties, producers King Tubby and Lee Scratch Perry were at the forefront of pioneering a new sub-genre of reggae called dub. This new style was basically instrumental remixes of songs, ...

THEY flew over 4,000 miles to be in Jamaica and they have something to say: “Good vibes are coming yah!” Meet The Dubbeez, a six-member reggae band from Amsterdam, Holland. They won the World Reggae ...

Reggae and dub have shaped the evolution of various music styles. Nicolas-Tyrell Scott explores their influence on five key genres Across history, various forms of cultural production have expanded by ...

AFA copy 39088019752104 gift from Janet Stanley. Roots -- Reggae, Rastafarianism and Cultural Identity / Verena Reckord -- from "Reggae, Rastafarians and Revolution: Rock Music in the Third World" / ...

There is one genre of music that fills your heart with sunshine. It can be political yet joyous and there is something about the beat, the lyrics and the message that touches your soul. It might even ...

A global phenomenon that still heavily influences modern culture today, reggae, and its many sub-genres, has been a pioneering and potent force within music, the arts and politics since it first ...

After six decades of groundbreaking musical innovation, the "mad genius" of dub music and self-styled Upsetter has passed away in a Jamaican hospital. "Music is the only comforter, I'm telling you the ...