David Rodigan's Dubwize Shower

Tracklist
1. Keith Hudson Feat. Augustus Pablo - Pick A Dub 2:42
2. King Tubby - In Fine Style 3:16
3. Sly and Robbie - Joy Ride Dub (Taxi) 3:41
4. Alborosie - Dubbing Kingston 2:59
5. King Tubby Feat. Barry Brown - King Of Zion Dub 4:09
6. King Tubby - Mercy Horns 3:24
7. Sly and Robbie - Poker Face Dub 4:46
8. Augustus Pablo - Frozen Dub 2:53
9. King Tubby Feat. Johnny Clarke - Babylon Yard Dub 2:36
10. Errol T And The Matador - Spider Man Dub 3:37
11. Da Grynch - Joker Smoker Dub 3:51
12. King Tubby Feat. John Holt & Dillinger - West Dub 2:23
13. Alborosie - Tribute To The King 3:22
14. Sylvan Morris & AndyÆs All Stars - Walk Right In 3:08
15. King Tubby Feat. Johnny Clarke - Roots Natty Congo Dub 3:41
16. Errol T and The Matador - Third Dub 3:19
17. Sly and Robbie - Demolition City Dub 5:38
18. Da Grynch - Pass Da Kouchie Instrumental 3:51
19. King Tubby Feat. Cornell Campbell - Gorgon Dub 2:24
20. King Tubby Feat. Johnny Clarke - Running Over 2:34

King Jammys-'Selectors Choice Vol 1'

Tracklist
01 Wayne Smith - Ain't No Meaning 03:44
02 Nitty Gritty - Draw Mi Mark 03:02
03 Johnny Osbourne - People Are You Ready 03:50
04 Tonto Irie - It A Ring 03:58
05 Pad Anthony - In Deh 03:56
06 Nitty Gritty - Hog Inna Minty 03:17
07 Dennis Brown - The Exit 04:03

08 Johnny Osbourne - What A La La 03:24
09 Wayne Smith - Come Along 03:27
10 Nitty Gritty - False Alarm 03:31
11 Nitty Gritty - Good Morning Teacher 03:08
12 Dean Fraser - Stalag Excursion 02:40
13 Half Pint - Mr. Landlord 03:17
14 Dennis Brown - It's Magic 03:23
15 Cocoa Tea - Nah Look No Work 03:38
16 Pinchers - Denise 03:15
17 Leroy Smart - Let Off Supum 03:37
18 Super Black - Bad Bwoy Gwan A Jail 03:37
19 Hugo Barrington - It's Over 03:49
20 Admiral Tibet - Shame To See 03:07

01 Tenor Saw - Pumpkin Belly 03:10
02 John Wayne - Call The Police 03:11
03 Wayne Smith - Unde Mi Sleng Teng 03:20
04 Johnny Osbourne - Buddy Bye 04:19
05 Echo Minott - Original Fat Thing 03:25
06 Nicodemus - Eagles Feather 03:33
07 Pinchers - Agony 03:25

08 Admiral Bailey - Big Belly Man 03:04
09 Pompidoo - Synthesizer Voice 03:05
10 Shabba Ranks - Must Love Reggae 03:30
11 Risto Benji - Don't Pirate It 03:17
12 Major Worries - Me Nuh Response 03:13
13 Peter Metro - Police Inna England 03:57
14 Tonto Irie - Girlie Girlie 03:21
15 Little John - Clarks Booty 02:48
16 Junior Delgado - No Warrior 03:38
17 Johnny Osbourne - Warrior 03:09
18 Admiral Tibet - Advantage 03:09
19 Dennis Brown - Material Girl 03:49

01 Super Black - Deh Wid You 03:32
02 Johnny Osbourne - Rock It Tonight 03:36
03 Pinchers - For Your Eyes Only 03:15
04 Admiral Bailey - Horse Tonic 03:11
05 Little Twitch - Spanish Fly 03:16
06 Cocoa Tea - Crying Time 03:37
07 Leroy Gibbons - Lovers Question 02:52

08 Tullot - None A That 03:15
09 Cocoa Tea - Medley 5 03:36
10 Pad Antony - Ah Murder 03:10
11 Cocoa Tea - Come Again 03:22
12 Frankie Paul - Shame Them 03:51
13 Chuck Turner - I Need You 03:42
14 Johnny Osbourne - Right Track 03:21
15 Anthony Malvo - Bad Minded People 03:18
16 Little John - Block Traffic 03:37
17 Pinchers - Champion Bubbler 03:31
18 Josey Wales - Whole Heap Of Corn 03:33
19 Admiral Bailey - Politician 03:31
20 Lt. Stitchie - Wear Yu Size 03:46

01 Cocoa Tea - Tune In 03:27

02 Ninja Man - Nice Up The Lawn 03:16
03 Sanchez - Here I Am 03:17
04 King Kong - Let Jah Arise 02:52
05 King Everald - Dancehall Business 03:24
06 Jah Mikey - Footprints 03:22
07 Josey Wales - The General 03:12
08 Cocoa Tea - Young Lover 03:40
09 Leroy Gibbons - Samfie Girl 03:35
10 Chuck Turner - Run Around Girl 02:55
11 Eccleton Jarrett - Turn On The Heat 03:30
12 Frankie Paul - Sara 03:12
13 Leroy Gibbons - Why Are You Going Away 03:12
14 Gregory Isaacs - Bits And Pieces 03:31
15 Pinchers - Loving That You Want 03:22
16 Dean Fraser - Can't Run Sax 03:28
17 Echo Minott - What The Hell 03:47
18 Lady Junie - Tell You What Police Can Do 02:47
19 Johnny Osbourne - Fire Fire 03:32
20 Major Worries - Twist A Rock 03:07

Katalyst-'Day Into Night'

Ashley Anderson, aka Katalyst, releases the first single from his forthcoming, and as yet untitled, LP; a soul reggae number featuring the sweet vocal talents of Stephanie McKay. This is a different vibe to Ashley’s other persona as one half of the Space Invadas – more soulful and laid back – but still with that signature driving bass line

Talib Kweli-'Dub Kweli'

1. Your Gospel

2. Country of Loving
3. Ms. Good Lady
4. Panta Move
5. Garvey Gets By

6. More or Less Dub
7. Words High
8. Mourning Unknown
9. Listen Fe
10. Away Dub

Mos Def -Mos Dub

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Tracklist:

1. Johnny Too Beef
2. History Town
3. Ms. Vampire Booty
4. In My Math
5. Travellin' Underground
6. Shroud The Stars
7. Mr. Universe
8. Summertime Running
9. Kampala Truth Work
10. Hurricane Black

King Jammy's Selectors Choice Vol 2

With all roads leading to Notting Hill this weekend, it only seems right I post this.... can't think of a better word to describe this selection than choice, as it bumps like jeep with a broken suspension on dirt road in the Jamaican countryside! This box set features 4CDs of the 80s output of Lloyd King Jammy James, the man who elevated the Casio from musical toy to a sound bwoy killing beat machine! An essential musical portrait of the man who virtually single handedly transformed the Dancehall era and influenced the sound of an entire generation of Jamaican music, with the tracks arranged by rhythm. This volume features 80 cuts on 4 discs essentially collecting all of the material separate earlier 2CD collections enjoy!...and if you are heading down to W2/ W11 this weekend Be careful, be safe but most of all, BE GOOD!


TRACKLIST

Disc 1
01 Leroy Sibbles-Magic Moment 03:44

02 Admiral Bailey-Jump Up 03:39
03 Tiger-Bam Bam 03:32
04 Frankie Paul-Cassanova 03:43
05 Little Twitch-Respect Due 03:25
06 Colin Rach-Champion Sound 03:35
07 Little John-Discuss Dem Man 03:21
08 Sister Charmaine-Wake Up 03:33
09 Lt. Stitchie-Great Ambition 03:44
10 Frankie Paul-Head To Toe 03:43
11 Admiral Bailey-Kill Dem Wid It 03:12
12 Pinchers-I'm A Don 03:26

13 Horace Andy-Must Haffi Get It 02:26
14 Little Twitch-Devil Send You Come 03:37
15 Admiral Tibet-Be Mine Tonight 03:09
16 Al Campbell-Ain't Too Proud To Beg 03:47
17 Echo Minott-Emmanuel Road 04:02
18 Josey Wales-Nah Lef Ya 03:53
19 Admiral Bailey-Top Celebrity Man 03:06
20 Little John-Gimme No Bun 03:07

Disc 2
01 Shabba Ranks-Get Up Stand Up & Rock 03:35
02 Trevor Sparks-Bye Bye Love 03:51
03 Anthony Malvo-Greatest Gal Lover 03:48
04 Admiral Bailey-Nowhere Better Than Yard 03:51
05 Lecturer-DJ A Look Fi Mi 03:27
06 Gregory Isaacs-Let's Give It A Try 03:42
07 Courtney Melody-My Lady 03:29
08 Home T-Don't Throw It All Away 03:45
09 Dean Fraser-Dean In China Town 03:35
10 Shabba Ranks-Fresh 03:05
11 Leroy Gibbons-Four Season Lover 03:27
12 Admiral Bailey-X Rated Country 03:24
13 Dominic-Boy George 03:26
14 Red Dragon-Duck Dance 04:15
15 Flourgon-Bounce 03:21
16 Chaka Demus-Bad Bad Chaka 03:25
17 Daddy Lizard-Dibbi Dibbi Girl 03:48
18 Ninjaman-More Reality 03:55
19 Steely & Clevie-Duck Riddim 03:21
20 Don Angelo-Conquer Me 03:41

Disc 3
01 Shabba Ranks-Who She Love 03:12
02 Tiger-Boombastic 03:15
03 Bran & Tony Gold-Bull's Eye 03:26
04 Leroy Gibbons-Missing You 03:44
05 Hugo Barrington-Lodi Lodi 02:47
06 Admiral Bailey-Chatty Chatty Mouth 03:42
07 Dean Fraser-Champagne Sax 03:50
08 John Holt-If I Were A Carpenter 03:29
09 Frankie Paul-Kissing In The Moonlight 03:10
10 Chuck Turner-Tears 03:20
11 Pinchers-Genie 03:11
12 Shabba Ranks-Live Blanket 03:00
13 Admiral Bailey-Think Me Did Done 03:06
14 St. Stitchie-Natty Dread 04:05
15 Frankie Paul-I Know The Score 03:28
16 Sanchez-End Of The World 03:30
17 Thriller U-My Love 03:25
18 Sanchez-Mr. Sea 03:46
19 Chaka Demus-Ital Man 02:16
20 Daddy Lizard-Jump & Shock Out 03:05

Disc 4
01 Shabba Ranks-Peeny Peeny 03:19

02 Chaka Demus-Original Kuff 02:59
03 Colin Roach-Johnny Too Bad 02:55
04 Shabba Ranks-Love Punaany Bad 03:14
05 Major Mackerel-Pretty Looks Done 03:26
06 J. Sterling-Water Come A Mi Eye 03:19
07 Robert Lee-Love Mi Stylee 05:49
08 Admiral Bailey-Me Ah De Danger 03:11
09 Shabba Ranks-Needle Eye Pum Pum 03:21
10 Admiral Bailey-Punnany 03:21

11 Admiral Bailey-Healthy Body 03:36
12 Risto Benjie-Gimme The Money 03:12
13 Major Worries-Babylon Boops 03:55
14 Pinchers-No Borrow No Gun 03:22
15 Little John-Yes Mama 03:48
16 Ninjaman-Border Clash 03:35
17 Johnny P-Bike Back 03:35
18 Josey Wales-Wrong Move 03:33
19 Echo Minott-Been Around The World 03:47
20 Dean Fraser-Punany Sax 03:38

Blood and Fire: Roots Reggae and Rastafari

"...Don Letts reveals how the Rastafari movement helped Jamaica recover a lost identity after years of British colonial rule and had a profound effect on Jamaican music, culminating in one of the most exciting periods in roots reggae.

At one time Jamaica was a place of feel-good sunshine vibes but as grinding poverty, high crime rates and violence hit the island in the 1970s, the music became darker and introspective. It provided a voice for the poor and the oppressed and became a global phenomenon in the process.
We all know Bob Marley as the world's most famous Rastafarian but his story is well documented and often overshadows a wealth of talent from a golden period of roots reggae music. This is the story of other Rastafarian artists and bands like Burning Spear, Max Romeo, Johnnie Clarke, Little Roy, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Big Youth, The Mighty Diamonds, Black Uhuru and Culture. And the documentary also covers how the Roots and Rasta message found its way to the UK, spawning British based reggae bands like Steel Pulse and Matumbi.

The documentary first broadcast in 2007 and features interviews with reggae legends such as Max Romeo, Johnny Clarke, Stephen Marley, The Abyssinians, The Mighty Diamonds, Steel Pulse, Matumbi, Rankin' Miss P, Rico Rodriguez, Tappa Zukie and Luciano. It is scheduled ahead of Radio 2's new ten-part reggae series, presented by David Rodigan, which will broadcast Thursday nights..."

The Red Bull Culture Clash

"...The Roundhouse had these generations all together in one venue, four pounding rigs set around the circular arena, Metalheadz, Digital Mystikz, Trojan and Soul II Soul. Red Bull had equipped the event with some of the most nose-itching bass and pant-wetting selectors to ever grace a rig, and from the gig's start the place was getting rammed out. Trojan smoothed any pre-clash nerves with Ken Boothe's Everything I Own and some Delroy Wilson, and then everyone wheeled round to see Goldie's old mucker Storm begin proceedings with John B's anthem Up All Night. It was odd seeing people shocking out to Metalheadz' bass rig having been shuffling around to reggae love songs a seconds earlier, but the mix worked.

Next was DMZ's turn, and this is when the drama started. After young Coki committed the schoolboy error of messing up the mix out of his beautiful Sizzla Dry Cry remix, MC Sgt Pokes got on the mic: "It's nice to hear all that jungle, that old stuff. I feel bad here, 'cause we're murdering the elderly. All the others sounds are shit." This was enough to spark off a serious confrontation between DMZ and Metalheadz, that saw GQ administer them a severe ticking off in the next round: "Digital - don't let me hear you saying that any of the other sounds are shit. You wouldn't be around without sounds like Trojan, who came with dubwise, and as for Soul II Soul, I was hitting their nights in the Africa Centre when you were in your nappies bruv, so show respect." Then when jungle turncoat DJ Zinc appeared at the dubstep rig tempers looked set to explode. "What are you doing over there!" bellowed GQ furiously from across the Roundhouse, as Zinc disappeared sheepishly behind a speaker.

Jazzie B turned up armed with 16 dubplates, the most memorable being one being a Shabba Ranks record and another by Gregory Isaacs. Andy C and Goldie got the crowd rocking to Bad Company's Nitrous, Taktix's The Way, and Capone's Tudor Rose before DMZ pulled the carpet away by claiming they were too 'One Nation' and played some more obscure rollers. Soul II Soul were many's favourite, playing some diaphragm-puncturing industrial hip hop and funk, while Trojan kept the atmosphere warm and easy as Superfour struck a singular figure on stage with goofy front teeth, raffish bandanna and blind man's stick. In terms of unbridled competition, a gag-reflex sound system and incredible span and quality of urban music, Clash had never seen anything like it. Metalheadz won - Goldie danced a jig while Mala kissed his teeth - but it didn't matter. The Roundhouse got a night that will live on in b-boy lore for years to come..." The Warm-Up Soundsystems play 15 minutes each in the following order: Jazzie B Trojan Sound System Metalheadz Digital Mystikz

Round 1: Selection Round
Soundsystems play 20 minutes each in the following order: Trojan Sound System Metalheadz Digital Mystikz Jazzie B

Round 2: Entertainment Round
Soundsystems play 20 minutes each in the following order: Metalheadz Digital Mystikz Jazzie B Trojan Sound System

Round 3: Mixed-Up Styles
Soundsystems play 20 minutes each in the following order: Digital Mystikz Jazzie B Trojan Sound System Metalheadz

Round 4: Final Round - The Decider
Soundsystems play 15 minutes each in the following order: Jazzie B Trojan Sound System Digital Mystikz Metalheadz

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Mary j Blige, Busta Ryhmes, Gyptian-'Anything You Want'

Dancehall 2 -'The Rise of Jamaican Dancehall Culture'

Tracklist
1. lone ranger — barnabas collins
2. nicodemus — dog is better than gun
3. johnny osbourne & papa tullo — rock and come on ya
4. ini kamoze — trouble you a trouble me
5. half pint — one big ghetto
6. yellowman — sensemilla
7. shabba ranks — respect
8. trinity — vampire
9. barry brown — two house department
10. madoo — have you ever been to heaven
11. early b — history of jamaica
12. papa san — money a fe circle


1. tiger — when
2. welton irie — bill fold wa you fa
3. general trees — everything so so so so
4. johnny osbourne — trench town school
5. edi fitzroy — the gun
6. anthony johnson — strictly rub a dub
7. jah thomas & radics — saying dub
8. professor nuts — ina de bus
9. errol scorcher — roach in de corner
10. triston palma — collie man
11. barry brown — tourist season
12. buju banton — massa god world a run

The Story Of Lovers Rock

The STORY OF LOVERS ROCK is a feature length documentary tells the story of an era and a music that defined a generation in the late 70s and 80s. Lovers Rock is romantic reggae that was uniquely British. It developed from a small UK scene to become a global brand through the likes of UB40 and Maxi Priest Lovers Rock was particularly influential to a new generation of black British young women and men who identified with this music that reflected their experiences. Female artists like Louisa Marks, Janet Kay, Brown Sugar, Carroll Thompson led a 'girl power explosion in it's early phase. The music provided a coping mechanism against a backdrop of racial tension and riots across the UK as well as being a counterpoint to the male dominated 'roots' scene. The film combines live performances with some of the Kings and Queens of Lovers Rock with comedy sketches, interviews and archive material. Interviews include Denis Bovell, UB40, Levi Roots Linton Kwesi Johnson, Angie La Ma, Maxi Priest, Mykaell Riley, The comedy sketches are provided by the likes of Eddie Nestor, Robbie G, Wayne Rollins, Glenda Jaxson. Rudi Lickwood, John Simmit., Annette Fagon.



Full Documentary
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Stephen Marley- 'The Revelation'

TRACKLIST
1. MADE IN AFRICA (FEAT. WALE & THE CAST OF FELA)
2. FALSE FRIENDS
3. BREAK US APART (FEAT. CAPLETON)
4. CAN’T KEEP I DOWN
5. NO CIGARETTE SMOKING (IN MY ROOM) (FEAT. MELANIE FIONA)
6. FREEDOM TIME
7. JAH ARMY (FEAT. DAMIAN MARLEY & BUJU BANTON)
8. OLD SLAVES
9. PALE MOONLIGHT (HOW MANY TIMES)
10. SHE KNOWS NOW
11. THE CHAPEL (FEAT. ZIGGY MARLEY)
12. TIGHT SHIP (FEAT. DAMIAN MARLEY)
13. WORKING WAYS (FEAT. SPRAGGA BENZ)
14. NOW I KNOW

Dub Echoes

At first, one might think that reggae and dance music don’t have much to do with each other. But that’s a false perception. The documentary “Dub Echoes” aims to show how this Jamaican invention called dub ended up influencing much of the music we hear today, from electronic music to hip-hop, transforming the studio in a musical instrument and giving way to all of sonic experiments.

“Dub Echoes” was produced by a Brazilian crew, in Kingston (Jamaica), London (UK), NY, Washington, LA (US), Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo (Brazil). Key names, from both reggae and the electronic music world, talk about the birth of this genre, how it helped to change the way we perceive music and how it’s presence can still be felt today.

Just follow the bass lines!

Dub Echoes (2009) - trailer from Bruno Natal on Vimeo.

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This album is a celebration of all things Dub and related, featuring rare classics alongside new tracks from the pioneers and futurists of this electronic musical form. Musical worlds collide as Francois Kervorkian meets Jamaican DJ legend U-Roy, and German techno giants Rhythm & Sound meet Cornell Campbell. Also featuring Jamaican originators such as King Tubby, Lee Perry, Prince Jammy and Bunny Lee, alongside electronic futurists and Dubstep artists such as Kode9, Harmonic 313 (Warp) and LV (Hyperdub), as well as hip hop pioneer Roots Manuva and original junglist Congo Natty.



Tracklist
1. Roots Manuva — Witness (Walworth Road Rockers Dub)
2. Rebel MC / Congo Natty — Creation Rebel
3. Disrupt — Sega Beats
4. Dub Syndicate — Forever More
5. Harmonic 313 — Dirtbox
6. King Tubby — Psalms of Drums
7. Kode9 and Spaceape — Sine Of The Dub
8. Andre 'Suku' Gray — Sign Rhythm
9. U Roy and Francois K — Rootsman
10. King Tubby — Ruffer Version
11. LV featuring Dandelion — CCTV
12. Rhythm & Sound with Cornell Campbell — King In My Empire
13. King Tubby — Jah Jah Jehovah Version
14. Digital Dubs vs. Dubiterian — Deb Dub
15. The Congos — Congo Man Chant
16. Cotti — Run Tings
17. The Upsetters — Rejoicing Skank

Hip-Hop Histories 2- The Sound System

The sound system concept first became popular in the 1950s, in the ghettos of Kingston. DJs would load up a truck with a generator, turntables, and huge speakers and set up street parties. In the beginning, the DJs played American rhythm and blues music, but as time progressed and more local music was created, the sound migrated to a local flavor. The sound systems were big business, and represented one of the few sure ways to make money in the unstable economy of the area. The promoter (the DJ) would make his profit by charging a minimal admission, and selling food and alcohol.

It was not uncommon for thousands of people to be in attendance. By the mid 1950s, sound systems had eclipsed live musicians in any combination for the purpose of staging parties. By the second half of the decade, custom-built systems began to appear from the workshops of specialists such as Headley Jones, who constructed wardrobe-sized speaker cabinets known as "House[s] of Joy". It was also around this time that Jamaica's first superstar DJ and MC, Count Machuki (b. Winston Cooper) rose to prominence. As time progressed, sound systems became much more powerful and far more complex than their predecessors, which were as simple as record players with a single extension speaker.Competition between these sound systems was fierce, and eventually two DJs emerged as the stars of the scene: Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, and Duke Reid.

The popularity of a sound system was mainly contingent on one thing: having new music. In order to circumvent the release cycle of the American record labels, the two sound system superstars turned to record production. Initially, they produced only singles for their own sound systems, known as "Exclusives" or Dubplates - a limited run of one copy per song. What began as an attempt to copy the American R&B sound using local musicians evolved into a uniquely Jamaican musical genre: ska. This shift was due partly to the fact that as American-style R&B was embraced by a largely white, teenage audience and evolved into rock and roll, sound system owners could no longer depend on a steady stream of the singles they preferred: fast-shuffle boogies and ballads. In response to this shift in supply, Jamaican producers introduced to their work some of the original elements of the Jamaican sound: rhythm guitars strumming the offbeat and snare-drum emphasis on the third beat, for example. As this new musical form became more popular, both Dodd and Reid began to move more seriously into music production. Coxsone Dodd's production studio became the famous Studio One, while Duke Reid founded Treasure Isle.

As sound systems continued to gain in popularity through the 1960s and 1970s, they became politicized in many instances. Many sound systems, and their owners, were labeled as supporters of a particular political party (such as the PNP or the JLP), but most of the sound systems tried to maintain political neutrality. Nevertheless, as a cultural and economic phenomenon, the sound system was affected by the vast socio-political changes taking place in Jamaica at this time.

Beautiful early eighties TV documentary focussing on two legendary sound systems based in the Wandsworth area of south west London, the original Champion Sound Sir Coxsone and the upcoming Young Lion who went on to create sound system history by winning seven Cup Dance Trophies. This is truly a treasure featuring rare footage of many of the characters involved in both sounds including David Rodigan, Lloydie Coxsone, Festus - mixing dubs for an upcoming dance - Blacker Dread, Levi 'Reggae Reggae Sauce' Roots, Bikey and the rest, and Young Lion crew including the great Bunny Reds whose youthful exuberance and enthusiasm makes him the star of this show. Great stuff. Note: Picture quality variable / fuzzy.

Clive Campbell (born April 16, 1955), brought this form of sound system culture with him when he immigrated to New york from Jamaica. Also known as Kool Herc, DJ Kool Herc and Kool DJ Herc, The Jamaican-born DJ is credited with originating hip hop music, in The Bronx, New York City. His playing of hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown was an alternative both to the violent gang culture of the Bronx and to the nascent popularity of disco in the 1970s. In response to the reactions of his dancers, Campbell began to isolate the instrumental portion of the record which emphasized the drum beat—the "break"—and switch from one break to another to yet another.
Using the two turntable set-up of the disco DJs, Campbell's style led to the use of two copies of the same record to elongate the break. This breakbeat DJing, using hard funk, rock, and records with Latin percussion, formed the basis of hip hop music. Campbell's announcements and exhortations to dancers helped lead to the syncopated, rhymed spoken accompaniment now known as rapping. He called his dancers "break-boys" and "break-girls", or simply b-boys and b-girls. Campbell's DJ style was quickly taken up by figures such as Afrika Bambaataa and Grandmaster Flash. Unlike them, he never made the move into commercially recorded hip hop in its earliest years.Herc had become somewhat of a folk hero in the Bronx. Herc began to play at the nearby Twilight Zone club, the Havelo club, the Executive Playhouse club, the PAL on 183rd Street, and high schools such as Dodge High School and Taft High School. Rapping duties were delegated to Coke La Rock. Herc's collective, known as The Herculoids, was further augmented by Clark Kent and dancers The Nigger Twins.

Saxon Soundsystem-Coughing Up Fire Reunion

Worshipped by dancehall fans from Kingston to Kyoto, feared by Sound Clash rivals and revered by everyone from Massive Attack and Soul II Soul to KRS One, Wyclef Jean and Chase & Status, UK soundsystem pioneers Saxon International richly deserve the respect and attention they are currently enjoying. In anticipation of the Cult VIP feature in the next issue of Dazed (out March 17th), filled with unseen pictures, flyers and stories, This month Radio 1 Xtra are honoured the South London heroes with an exclusive takeover session recorded at the legendary BBC Maida Vale Studios.

Saxon studio started playing out as a party set back in 1976, playing at local parties weddings and small functions in their community of Lewisham, South East London. Throughout the years to follow Saxon became and was internationally known as the Number one U.K Sound System who was in a class of there own with there Dubplates and worldwide renowned artiste's feared by sound systems and DJ's from all over the Globe. Circa 1982 they had a dance called 'DJ Jamboree' held in Lewisham,
That dance was the start of new things to come for Saxon, people were coming from all over to see this sound perform. The entertainers grew and grew if one left then two more would approach us for a chance to be on the sound. The first artist to emerge on Saxon was Papa Levi then came Maxi Priest Followed by Smiley Culture, all of whom had No:1 hit records and were all signed to Major record labels.

In 1984 Saxon sound was given a record label by Greensleeve's Chris Blackwell to use to promote the Saxon Singers and DJ's this label was called The 'UK Bubblers' Signed to this label were Saxon's Tippa Irie, Daddy Colonel, Daddy Sandy and Daddy Rusty. In November of that year they recorded their first live LP called 'Coughing Up Fire' which turned out to be a great success for the sound system and their DJ's.Download Coughing Up Fire Here

By This time DJ Papa Levi had already reached the Number 1 Spot in the English and Jamaican Reggae charts, with his record 'Mi God Mi King' and still to this day he is the only UK artist to have reached poll Position in Jamaica, and the first UK act to perform on Reggae Sunsplash. Original soundmen and selectors Trevor Sax, Musclehead, Mikey Boops, Mini-Muscle, Dennis Rowe and legendary Saxon MCs Tippa Irie, Papa Levi, Daddy Colonel, Sandy, Daddy Rusty and old friend Dawn Penn are going to layed down an update of their seminal (and only) official live recording, 1984’s Coughing Up Fire (Greensleeves). They were joined by a selection of guests like Wretch 32, Stush, Scru Fizzer, Stylo G and Skibadee, most of whom weren’t even born in ’84 but whose rapid flow is a direct descendant of the ‘fast chat’ style pioneered by Saxon MCs in the youth clubs and community centres of Peckham in the early 80s. Wretch 32 explains why he had to be part of the historic broadcast "Saxon are to their era what dizzee and Wiley are to mine; legends." Respect is most definitely due. Download Maida Vale BBC Session here

Storyville: Rise Up - Reggae Star

On an island where reggae is considered the voice of the people and an outlet for survival, Rise Up Reggae Star follows three aspiring artists who seek to 'rise up' from obscurity for their chance at success. This documentary takes the viewer off the beaten path far from any tourist attractions and sandy beaches, yet it is still able to capture the beauty and magic that the Island has to offer. From the deep countryside to the whirlwind ghettos of Kingston, no matter where you are, the film makes it evident that music is the heartbeat of the culture.


In a society where talent abounds and opportunity is scarce, Rise Up follows the very different lives of three artists struggling in their own unique way for their big break at stardom. Turbulence, the conscious ghetto youth with enough determination to move mountains; Ice, the young faux-gangster dancehall artist from the upper class; and Kemoy, the beautifully innocent country girl who barely realizes her amazing vocal gifts - their stories unfold as the film seamlessly interweaves their lives behind the backdrop of the bustling underground reggae scene of Jamaica. Five years in the making, Rise Up is able to capture the pure artistry and creativity of these three musicians in raw form while at the same time, able to bring the viewer into their personal lives, inside their most private moments, as they struggle to find their voice and discover their ability to overcome life's obstacles.
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BBC4 - Arena: Bob Marley - Exodus '77

Documenting influential reggae artist Bob Marley's relocation to London from Jamaica in 1977. The programme examines the lasting global influence of the singer's music and ideals and looks at how the city helped inspire him to write Exodus, one of his most important albums.

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Reggae Britannia

The acclaimed BBC4 Britannia series moves into the world of British reggae. Showing how it came from Jamaica in the 1960s to influence, over the next twenty years, both British music and society, the programme includes major artists and performances from that era, including Big Youth, Max Romeo, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jerry Dammers and the Specials, the Police, UB40, Dennis Bovell, lovers rock performers Carroll Thompson and Janet Kay, bands like Aswad and Steel Pulse and reggae admirers such as Boy George and Paul Weller.

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VA - Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music (4CD Boxset)

Tracklist:
Disc: 1
01. Oh Carolina - Folkes, John
02. Boogie in My Bones - Aitken, Laurel
03. Midnight Track - Gray, Owen
04. Easy Snappin' - Beckford, Theophili
05. Housewives Choice - Morgan, Derrick
06. Forward March - Morgan, Derrick
07. Miss Jamaica - Cliff, Jimmy
08. My Boy Lollipop - Levy, Morris
09. Six and Seven Books of Moses - Hibbert, Toots
10. Simmer Down - Marley, Bob
11. Man in the Street - Drummond, Don
12. Carry Go Bring Come - Hines, Justin
13. Guns of Navarone - Tiomkin, Dimitri
14. Al Capone - Campbell, Cecil
15. Hard Man Fe Dead - Campbell, C
16. Tougher Than Tough - Morgan, Derrick
17. Girl I've Got a Date - Ellis, Alton
18. Happy Go Lucky Girl - Holt, John [Vocals]
19. Dancing Mood - Lowery, B
20. The Train Is Coming - Boothe, Ken
21. Take It Easy - Lewis, Hopeton

22. Ba Ba Boom - Cowan, T.

23. 007 (Shanty Town) - Dekker, Desmond

24. I've Got to Go Back Home - Anderson, Keith
25. Queen Majesty - Mayfield, Curtis
26. Loving Pauper - Dobson, Dobby
27. Don't Stay Away - Dillon, Phyllis
Disc: 2
01. Israelites - Dekker, Desmond
02. 54-46 That's My Number - Hibbert, Toots
03. Reggae Hit the Town - Dillon, Leonard
04. Wet Dream - Romeo, Max
05. My Conversation - Lee, Bunny
06. Bangarang - Lee, E.
07. Return of Django - Perry, Lee "Scr
08. The Liquidator - Johnson, Harry
09. Rivers of Babylon - Dowe, Brenton
10. The Harder They Come - Cliff, Jimmy
11. Young Gifted and Black - Irvine, Weldon
12. Wake the Town - Beckford, Ewart
13. How Long - Kelly, Pat
14. Double Barrel - Riley, Winston
15. Blood & Fire - Holness, Winston Ni
16. Cherry Oh Baby - Donaldson, Eric
17. Better Must Come - Wilson, Delroy

18. Money in My Pocket - Brown, Dennis
19. Stick by Me - Holt, John [Vocals]
20. Teach the Children - Smith, D.
21. $.90 Skank - Hudson, Keith
22. Everything I Own - Gates, David
23. Westbound Train - Brown, Dennis
24. Move Out of Babylon - Clarke, Johnnie
25. Curly Locks - Perry, Lee "Scr

Disc: 3
01. Country Boy - Sibbles, Leroy

02. Welding - Reid, Roy
03. Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear

04. Right Time - Mighty Diamonds
05. Natty Sing Hit Songs - Stewart, Roman
06. Ballistic Affair - Jones, F.
07. Tenement Yard - Jacob Miller

08. War Ina Babylon - Perry, Lee "Scr
09. Police & Thieves - Murvin, Junior [Reg
10. Two Sevens Clash - Dayes, Roy S.
11. I'm Still Waiting - Marley, Bob Listen
12. No Woman, No Cry - Ford, Vincent
13. Uptown Top Ranking - Forrest, Althea
14. Number One - Isaacs, Gregory
15. Bredda Gravalicious - Matthews, W
16. River Jordan - Minott, L.
17. Armagideon Time - Dodd, Clement "Coxs
18. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Rose, Michael
19. Fort Augustus - Delgado, Junior
20. Joggin' - McGregor, Freddie
21. Sitting and Watching - Brown, Dennis

Disc: 4
01. Night Nurse - Isaacs, Gregory
02. Mad Over Me - Foster, Winston
03. Diseases - Fairclough, Anthony
04. Water Pumping - James, Lloyd
05. Pass the Tu-Sheng-Peng - Paul, Frankie

06. Here I Come (Broader Than Broadway) - Levy, Barrington
07. Ring the Alarm - Bright, Carl
08. Under Me Sleng Teng - Smith, Wayne [Regga]
09. Tempo - Cameron, Anthony
10. Boops - Maragh, W
11. Greetings - Trinity
12. Punanny - Thompson, Delroy
13. Hol' a Fresh - Red Dragon
14. Rumours - Hines, Carlton
15. Cover Me - Ballantine, D.
16. Legal Rights - Lady G.
17. Wicked Inna Bed - Browne, Cleveland "
18. Bandolero - Pinchers

19. Yuh Dead Now - Jackson, Norman
20. Bogle - Kelly, Dave
21. Murder She Wrote - Chaka Demus & Pliers

22. Oh Carolina - Folkes, John