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Barrington Levy: The Mellow Canary

Interview by Penny Reel, NME, 16 February 1985

Here comes Barrington Levy... Penny Reel listens to the sense and sensibility, trials and tribulations of a man on the verge of international stardom. ...

Toots & The Maytals: Toots Hibbert: The Man Who Would Be God

Profile and Interview by Penny Reel, NME, 21 February 1976

Rasta revelations courtesy of FREDERICK "TOOTS" HIBBERT of Toots and The Maytals, who'd rather incarnate here and now than talk about old times with PENNY ...

Keith Hudson: A Better Brand Of Dub

Review by Penny Reel, NME, 14 January 1978

YOU MAY recall reading, a couple of years ago, an NME recommendation of Keith Hudson's Pick A Dub LP, on the now sadly defunct Atra ...

The Equators: 100 Club, London

Live Review by Penny Reel, NME, 28 January 1978

DURING RECENT months we have been witness to increasing media interest in the indigenous UK reggae scene, especially as focussed upon Matumbi, Black Slate, Steel ...

Adam & The Ants: Adam's Xmas Antomime

Live Review by Penny Reel, NME, 2 January 1982

Adam & The Ants: Theatre Royal, London ...

Ruby Turner: Jewel In The Crown

Profile and Interview by Penny Reel, NME, 8 February 1986

IT MIGHT be late to break nationally but in this man's town at least Ruby Turner's beefy update of 'If You're Ready (Come Go With ...

Dillinger: Central London Polytechnic, London

Live Review by Penny Reel, NME, 25 February 1978

ON THIS opening night of his first full-length tour of the UK college circuit, Lester Bullocks better-known as Dillinger maintained an impressive, large and volubly ...

Black Slate: 100 Club, London

Live Review by Penny Reel, NME, 14 January 1978

HAVE THE Black Slate group been taking their cue from Glitterbest Promotions? ...

Linton Kwesi Johnson, Public Image Ltd: Public Image Limited; Linton Kwesi Johnson: Rainbow Theatre, London

Live Review by Penny Reel, NME, 6 January 1979

ON THE FIRST day of Christmas bondage bretheren and neon siteren children of the Rainbow – pace Aswad – left their parents' turkey tables en ...

Dr. Alimantado: Doctor Alimantado Meets His Duppy Uptown

Interview by Penny Reel, NME, 7 January 1978

A DIAGNOSIS OF NEAR-DEATH ...

Toots & The Maytals: The Man Who Would Be God

Interview by Penny Reel, NME, 21 February 1976

JAH TOOTS: "...tracks on my new album? Well, there's 'Reggae Got Soul' – that's the title track, you know – 'Never Go Down', 'Dog War', ...

Junior Byles: From the Dread Depths of Despair

Report by Penny Reel, NME, 7 February 1976

JUNIOR BYLES emerged as the supreme talent of the year, if not of the decade. His moving 'Bur O Boy' was without peer. ...