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Via: baroquedub.blogspot.com baroquedub: baroquedub.co.uk Keywords: Dub Digital Reggae Inspiration for this 2 year anniversary mixtape comes courtesy of Relaxxx who (like so many before him) got in touch to say that mixtape 5 was his favourite so far - what is it with that techdub compilation?! Well he liked the fact that it was more “electro” than usual which got me thinking about early dancehall, and the fact that I hadn’t yet featured that more digital end of the reggae spectrum… I’ve cramm… Continue

from http://www.spannered.org The second of two Bristol mixtapes to recently reach Spannered is a thoroughly enjoyable romp through reggae, ska and 8-bit territory. DubConscious is the alter ego for Bristol-based DJ Merkazoid, a young selector currently pushing the laptop reggae sound in the southwest of England. A convert from hip hop to bone-rattling Bristol bass and future dub, Mr Merkazoid tells us he's been busily knocking out six-hour reggae, ska and dub sets about the city. Stuffed to th… Continue

Via: www.spannered.org MySpace: www.myspace.com/djdubboybristol Keywords: Dub Bristol-based dub and dancehall don Dub Boy returns to Spannered with a second speaker-quaking mix-up of bassline styles. Hot on the heels of his mix for Spannered from October last year, Tim Rayner, aka Dub Boy, graces the site’s radio section once more, this time dropping a wide range of original and contemporary roots, dub & dancehall, from both Jamaica and Europe — with plenty of Bristolian goodness sprinkled… Continue

Just uploaded!! Concert of the Alpha Boys School Band (Kingston) with original members of the Skatalites, recorded live in Kingston the 6th of May 2000 and originally posted online by the Afflicted Yard

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from JamaicaObserver
In my commentary on January 13, 2008, I lauded the new Ministry of Culture's instrumental and innovative move to institute the official celebration of February as Reggae Month.

This comes after years of vacillation on the part of any Jamaican government to wholeheartedly recognise and commemorate the achievemen…

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