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Jah Shaka

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Hail Brethren And Sistren: A Big Big Sound System Splashdown

Special Feature by Paul Bradshaw, Vivien Goldman, Penny Reel, New Musical Express, 21 February 1981

WHERE REGGAE really begins — in tune to the sound system. Here is the heart of the music: groups of youth, each with their different philosophies, ...

Jah Shaka: Commandments Of Dub: Chapter 2 (Shaka Music); Mad Professor: Escape To The Asylum Of Dub (Ariwa)

Review by Sean O'Hagan, New Musical Express, 3 March 1984

SHAKA ALL OVER ...

Dub It Up: A Whistlestop Tour Through Reggae's Echo Chambers

Guide by David Toop, The Wire, May 1994

A is for Alpha & Omega The odd couple of '90s roots and culture. Bassist Christine Woodbridge and melodica puffer John Sprosen conjure cultural spirits ...

Metro & The Birth Of The British Sound System

Profile and Interview by James Maycock, The Independent, August 1998

"AMPLIFICATION AND records – if you have those 2 items, then you can go somewhere," states the man called Metro. Born with the slightly less ...

Franco Rosso's Babylon

Retrospective and Interview by Kieron Tyler, The Guardian, 4 October 2008

Kieron Tyler celebrates that rare thing – a British movie about reggae ...

Jah Shaka, dub and reggae pioneer, RIP

Obituary by Irina Shtreis, Louder Than War, 15 April 2023

Dub and reggae legend Jah Shaka, also known as Zulu Warrior, passed away. ...

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