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Cockney & Yardie: The Heatwave’s Toppa Top 10 UK Dancehall Tunes Of 2012
December 26, 2012
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Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Runnings, July 2011
July 20, 2011
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Gappy Ranks is continuing to lead the way for UK dancehall reggae acts around the world. His world tour has been blazing up everywhere from San Francisco to Sydney and Miami to Montpellier. Next month he’s at reggae festivals throughout Europe–Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and Spain–before crowning it all with an appearance at London’s Notting Hill Carnival.
Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave on How Dancehall Birthed UK Raving
June 7, 2011
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Over the last few months, Cockney & Yardie has kept you up to date with what’s going on in today’s UK dancehall scene, charting the recent resurgence in the interest and popularity of Jamaican-influenced music in Britain. This month we’re taking a step back and illuminating the ways in which Jamaica has influenced the UK rave scene over the last 30 years. Before dubstep and before jungle, the blueprint for UK dance music came directly from Jamaican soundsystems.
Cockney & Yardie: Heatwave’s UK Update, April 2011
April 25, 2011
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It’s been a bumper few weeks for UK dancehall. In last month’s update, I mentioned that there are many reasons to be optimistic about the current state of the music over here. Here are some of those reasons:
