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David Rodigan on 1Xtra 2014-10-12 Bob Marley’s first BBC session

3455 days ago
Core News“Rodigan digs out classic live sessions from the BBC archives of Bob Marley & The Wailers, Gregory Isaacs, Culture and Eek-A-Mouse, commemorating ten years since John Peel’s last show on Radio 1. There’s also music from Jesse Royal and Notis, C... more info

David Rodigan on 1Xtra 2014-08-31 Big Youth

3498 days ago
Core News“Earl Sixteen’s take on Love Without Feeling is Rodigan’s Scorcher. And Big Youth’s House Of Dreadlocks is our Deep & Heavy selection this week. And there’s music from Jah Cure, Ninjaman, Shaggy, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Adam Prescott ... more info

David Rodigan on 1Xtra 2014-05-04 Gregory Isaacs Deep and Heavy

3617 days ago
Core News“David Rodigan draws on a classic by Gregory Isaacs in Deep & Heavy, Captain Sinbad’s take on a classic reggae riddim (best known for the John Holt version, Ali Baba) is the Rodigan Scorcher, followed by a King Tubby dub version re-mixed by Frenc... more info

Sticky Q&A

4235 days ago
Guardian MusicBooo! The 2-step stalwart turned dancehall selector empties the contents of his Carnival record bagThe track I'll be opening my next DJ set withStylo G - More GanjaI've been a fan of Stylo for years. He performed this track at a recent Hot Wuk party,... more info

Seen Kevin Macdonald's Marley biopic? Here's more reggae on celluloid

4358 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom Kingston to Lewisham, here are five other must-see reggae moviesThe Harder They Come (Dir. Perry Henzell, Jamaica, 1972)Jamaica's first feature, and the one against which others are measured. The plot – poor country boy seeks fortune in city â... more info

Dennis Morris: 'Suddenly we were black, not coloured' – interview

4388 days ago
Guardian MusicDennis Morris is celebrated for his iconic photographs of the Sex Pistols and Bob Marley. But few knew that in that pivotal era he was also documenting black British life in London…I meet Dennis Morris on the steps of Hackney town hall in east Lon... more info

Sly & Robbie: Blackwood Dub – review

4390 days ago
Guardian Music(Groove Attack)Jamaica celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence this year, so it's right there should be a new release from this duo, the heartbeat of the island, and arguably the world's finest rhythm section. Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespear... more info

Old music: The Paragons – The Tide Is High

4546 days ago
Guardian MusicDon't let this silken classic be remembered as an Atomic Kitten song. Celebrate John Holt insteadThe Tide Is High is fated to be remembered as a cover version. It's been a No 1 twice in the UK – for Blondie in 1980 and Atomic Kitten in 2002 – and... more info

Reggae doesn't make Guardian readers cry, but here are some songs that do ...

4736 days ago
Guardian MusicLast week, Guardian critics talked about the tracks of their tears. Then you lot joined in by listing the songs you play when you've been, you know, chopping onions ... Add to our collaborative playlistLast week, in the spirit of Nick Clegg's leaky-e... more info

Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes (album stream)

4738 days ago
Totally FuzzyLykke Li - Wounded Rhymes Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson (born 18 March 1986), better known by her stage name Lykke Li, is a Swedish indie singer. She released her debut album, Youth Novels, in 2008 and her follow up album, Wounded Rhymes, in 2011. ... more info

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