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Throwback Thursdays: Skratch Bastid on Beenie Man’s “Memories”

Words by DJ Skratch Bastid— Something slightly different this week on Throwback Thursdays. Toronto turntablist DJ Skratch Bastid traces the roots of Beenie Man's "Memories" back to soul man Jerry Butler an... Read More...

R.I.P: Lloyd Brevett, “True Father of Jamaican Bass”

Words by Jesse Serwer— Bassist Lloyd Brevett, who combined with drummer Lloyd Knibb to form the rhythm section for ska pioneers the Skatalites, died on Thursday. Brevett suffered a stroke in March, just ... Read More...

Bob Deep: The Wailers’ “Caution”

Words by Martei Korley— Easily one of the most underrated Wailers tracks, "Caution" is also a stellar example of true rocksteady. Because of Marley's stay in the US, where he temporarily worked driving for... Read More...

RIP: Farewell to Barry Llewellyn of the Heptones

Words by Martei Korley Jamaican music suffered another great loss with the passing last week of Barry Llewellyn, a founding member of the long-running rocksteady and reggae vocal group, the Heptones. ... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Reggae/Dancehall’s Greatest One-Hit Wonders

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton and Jesse Serwer As with any other nation or genre, the last-half century of Jamaican music, from ska and rocksteady to reggae and dancehall, is littered with hit records ... Read More...

Pre History: Soul of The Lion x Cyril “Count C” Braithwaite

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton, via Wax Poetics We all know the saying that in cultures of oral tradition, an old man's death is like a library burning down. If that is true then the passing of Count C--e... Read More...

Mos Dub: the Name Says it All

words by Eddie STATS Houghton How often do 2 syllables speak such volumes? This is exactly what it sounds like, a concept mixtape layering Mos Def raps over slabs of classic rocksteady and rub a dub regg... Read More...

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