History of Dub Dub reggae’s deep roots can be traced back to 1967, when King Tubby inadvertently invented the sound while cutting a test instrumental version of a reggae track. His early dub experiments, which were usually the B-side of…
Rockers (1980) Originally conceived as a documentary about the late 70s scene, Rockers is a full-length feature made by Bafaloukos in Jamaica and staring a number of well-known reggae singers and musicians, from the drummer Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace to Winston…
Musical Youth’s ‘Pass The Dutchie’ With the return of Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things, the music world has been thrown back to the 80s, and tracks of that era given another chance to shine in the spotlight. “Pass the Dutchie”…
How A Japanese Woman Influenced Jamaica’s Reggae The pattern that resonates in the 1985 reggae hit by Wayne Smith, Under Mi Sleng Teng, came from Casiotone MT-40, which went on sale in 1981, the first product Hiroko Okuda worked on…
Babylon (1980) Babylon, directed by Franco Rosso is a 1980 classic filmed on the streets of Deptford and Brixton, London. Babylon follows the young reggae DJ Blu of the Ital Lion sound system as he pursues his musical ambitions while…
