So far, the earliest release of jungle tunes on vinyl are the first Ragga Twins singles in 1990. Here are additional perspectives from around the way… A likkle history of jungle music, as told by Carlos Soul Slinger: In the early 1990s, MCs who were predominately Black and from the ragga scene, began to add [...]
book Archive
The Birth Of Jungle Inna Babylon Circa 1990
Featuring: history · jungle · old school · US
DnB Dancehall Experience
GENERAL LEVY / JAMALSKI / RUNIGGA./ LOX / CAB / SAZA / KRAK IN DUB live 2007: dj mickey finn skibadee n fearless: Shy FX & MC Skibadee @ Ultra Miami WMC 03/24/07: Heartless Vs Skibadee Ayia Napa 2006:
Featuring: dance hall · dnb · jungle · live · MC
Jamaican Diaspora Defined
From Wikipedia’s entry on Jamaican Diaspora : The Jamaican diaspora refers to Jamaicans who are forced or induced to leave their traditional homelands, the dispersal of such Jamaicans, and the ensuing developments in their culture. The Jamaican diaspora exists in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Caribbean islands, but Jamaicans can be found [...]
Featuring: Caribbean · diaspora · emigration · exodus · Jamaican · UK
Afro Punk Reggae Dub From Nigeria, Ghana, Trinidad, UK + St Kitts
Steel An’ Skin re-release of 1979 12″ – ‘Afro Punk Reggae Dub’ does exactly what it says on the tin, and more besides. It’s sheer groove is something to behold – driven by a fugged-out bassline that’s very much rooted in dub but combines with the drums to forge a sound that’s easily as disco [...]
Flowdan Don Deejay
Flowdan (Roll Deep) tunes: Flowdan and Skepta: Flowdan and Trim:
Featuring: current events · deejay · Flowdan · grime · Skepta · soundsystem culture · Trim · UK
Chris Blackwell Is An Island
From Tangled Up! Recordings in their post about Independents Day ’08: It’s actually 50 years since Chris Blackwell and Graeme Goodall, (probably) lazing about in Jamaica, decided to start the first independent record label and called it Island. From the balmy beaches of the Caribbean to the grim streets of Manchester and onto the tenement [...]
Featuring: Chris Blackwell · Island
Exodus – semantics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exodus Mosaic authorship exodus One entry found. exodus Main Entry: ex·o·dus Listen to the pronunciation of exodus Listen to the pronunciation of exodus Pronunciation: \ˈek-sə-dəs, ˈeg-zə-\ Function: noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Exodos, literally, road out, from ex- + hodos road Date: before 12th century 1capitalized : the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish [...]
Digi-Scraps
I needed a place to store links, notes, ideas and info I come across as I work on various projects, so that’s what this is. I’m currently working on a new book about dancehall and reggae culture around the world, so that will be the main theme around here for a while. If you were [...]
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