By Roy Black--- Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd----- One of the most commonly accepted inaccuracies in early Jamaican popular music is the story that legendary record producer Clement 'Coxson' Dodd's voice appeared
Delroy Wilson---- WHILE it produced some of the ‘baddest’ bass lines and Jamaica’s most influential singers, rocksteady has never enjoyed the acclaim afforded ska, roots-reggae or dancehall. To observe the
By Marlon Burrell--- In 1992 the highly regarded production team of Wycliffe “Steely” Johnson and Cleveland “Clevie” Browne, popularly known as Steely & Clevie, were working on a project called
Leroy Brown--- RELEASED in 1964, Tom Paxton’s ballad The Last Thing on My Mind has earned its ‘classic’ tag. It has been covered by several Jamaican artists, the latest being
You may remember him from the films Malcolm X (1992), Gone in 60 Seconds, This Christmas and Romeo Must Die. And after 2016 you will be able to add Marcus
Popcaan--- After securing four nominations in as many years, deejay Popcaan finally won the MOBO Award for Best Reggae Act. The event took place on Wednesday night at the Leeds
From left: Bunny Livingston, Bob Marley and Peter Tosh when they just formed The Wailin' Wailers.--- Studio 1 has become a household name in Jamaica, insofar as it relates to
By Roy Black---- Hopeton Lewis--- BY LATE 1965, the ska beat, which had dominated Jamaican popular music since late 1961, and which was highlighted in last week’s article, was giving way
Top: Delroy Wilson Bottom: Jah Ruby Today is the 20th anniversary of Wilson's death. Known to fans as 'Saddle Head', he was 46 when he died of cirrhosis of the
Delroy Wilson---- Music practitioners and connoisseurs of Jamaican popular musichave often categorised the island's music into four main areas: ska, rocksteady, reggae, and dancehall. According to them, ska was popular from 1962 to