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Reggae's tributes to Smokin' Joe Frazier

4763 days ago
Guardian MusicMusicians from Burning Spear to Big Youth and Lee 'Scratch' Perry were inspired by the great boxer's feats in the ringThe death of the great heavyweight boxer Smokin' Joe Frazier sent me rummaging though my box of 7-inch reggae singles from the early... more info

Readers recommend: songs about ancient history – results

4768 days ago
Guardian MusicThanks to your herculean efforts this week, we can dust off and put on display a rich list of historical recordsIt's been a week of excavation, a playlist painstakingly pieced together with valuable and neglected fragments covered by millennia of dus... more info

Leonard Dillon obituary

4786 days ago
Guardian MusicFrontman of reggae group the EthiopiansAs leader of the Ethiopians harmony group, the singer Leonard Dillon, who has died of cancer aged 68, scored an impressive number of hit singles during the 1960s and 70s, and was one of the first Jamaican perfor... more info

On-U-Sound Rough Trade Event, New Records

4797 days ago
The QuietusThe legendary label is celebrating its thirtieth year with a record of Lee 'Scratch' Perry interpretations, an event at Rough Trade East and more. more info

The art of Studio One

4809 days ago
Guardian MusicPublished by Soul Jazz, The Cover Art Of Studio One celebrates the design of the legendary Jamaican recording studioWith its roots in Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd's Downbeat soundsystem, Studio One was unrivalled in Jamaica as the engine room for the e... more info

Lee 'Scratch' Perry is part of the 'Dub Invasion' going on in NYC this week

4823 days ago
Brooklyn VeganLee "Scratch" Perry at Highline Ballroom (more by Greg Cristman) Lee "Scratch" Perry has a few limited dates scheduled in the US in September, including one SATURDAY NIGHT (9/10) at BB King's with Subatomic Sound System and Jahdan Blakkamore. Tickets... more info

Joel Chin obituary

4827 days ago
Guardian MusicTop Jamaican reggae label scion, he signed Sean Paul and Beenie Man and raised the standard of dancehallJoel Chin, who has been killed outside his home in Jamaica at the age of 35, was the director of A&R (artists and repertoire) for VP Records, the... more info

Burnt Friedman & The Nu Dub Players - Just Landed

4867 days ago
We Like it Lossless!~Scape / 2000It's hard for me to comprehend that 'Just Landed' actually landed eight years ago now, it seems like only yesterday when I was on a mission to find just about anything that had any connection to Pole and was confronted with the record. B... more info

Little Roy and Young Legionnaire added to the Festival Republic Stage

4872 days ago
AltsoundsWith under six weeks to go to this year's *READING & LEEDS FESTIVAL*, two new acts have been added to the bill. *LITTLE ROY* cut his first single at the legendary Studio One in 1965 and grew up in Kingston surrounded by many of Jamaican music's big... more info

Glastonbury 2011 happened (highlights, video, setlists, Tricky, SBTRKT, Radiohead, Pulp, Beyonce, Janelle Monae & more)

4897 days ago
Brooklyn Vegan"Paul Simon, Lee Scratch Perry and Jimmy Cliff play blinding sets at Glastonbury Saga stage. All over 70 Tony Benn oldest at 95 !" - @jamesosborn25 "Best thing musically I saw at Glastonbury was probably SBTRKT on the Friday night... more info

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