Culture: The International Dub
Vivien Goldman, Melody Maker, 24 March 1979
Like Bob Marley before him, Culture's Joe Hill is spreading Jah-message, international-style. But how long can he keep his roots pristine in the hotels and duty-free shops of Paris and Amsterdam? VIVIEN GOLDMAN caught the band-bus called Babylon.
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