Reggae
Cedella Marley: ‘The mission is to spread Daddy’s music to every corner of the Earth’
As a new musical about Bob Marley prepares to celebrate his spirit and songs, Marley’s daughter, and the director and star of Get Up, Stand Up!, discuss his legacy
Tim Adams
19, Sep, 2021 @6:00 AM
‘Bob Marley songs are my DNA!’ – behind the scenes at the Get Up, Stand Up! musical
Clint Dyer was asked to direct the eagerly awaited reggae rollercoaster the night before he started cancer treatment. He explains why he couldn’t say no
Alexis Petridis
14, Sep, 2021 @5:00 AM
‘I’m worshipping anger as a holy force’: dub, dancehall and destruction with the Bug
For three decades Kevin Martin has detonated the British music scene with various apocalyptically noisy projects – all as a way to ‘get over the crushing tyranny of existence’
John Doran
01, Sep, 2021 @5:00 PM
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry: 10 of his greatest recordings
From Bob Marley to the Congos, Junior Murvin and his own outstanding work on the mic, we celebrate the work of a man who seemed to dissolve time
Erin MacLeod
30, Aug, 2021 @12:52 PM
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry: a limitless genius who took Jamaica into the future
By deeply connecting with the people and idyllic landscape of his county, the late producer channelled a stream of imaginative ideas into mindblowing music
Lloyd Bradley
29, Aug, 2021 @7:47 PM
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry obituary
Reggae producer who had a profound effect on Bob Marley’s sound and helped propel him on to the world stage
Peter Mason
29, Aug, 2021 @4:34 PM
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, visionary master of reggae, dies aged 85
Producer and performer who worked with Bob Marley and pioneered both dub and roots reggae styles dies in hospital in Jamaica
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
29, Aug, 2021 @3:31 PM
The return of Jimmy Cliff: ‘Rebel spirit is still in the Jamaican people’
As he releases new music at the age of 77, one of reggae’s foundational figures charts his astonishing life in music, via swinging London, Brazilian samba and the chaotic bravado of The Harder They Come
Lloyd Bradley
06, Aug, 2021 @5:00 AM
Amy Winehouse’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!
With the 10th anniversary of her death this week, rediscover the best of Winehouse’s discography, where heartbreak and anger are mixed up with wit and joy
Alexis Petridis
22, Jul, 2021 @12:03 PM
U-Roy: Solid Gold U-Roy review – a reggae icon at the top of his game
A definitive lineup of toasting classics still excite on the late great’s last album, a joyous reminder of the talent we lost
Lloyd Bradley
16, Jul, 2021 @7:30 AM
Menelik Shabazz obituary
Film-maker and campaigner who chronicled the struggles and experiences of black people in Britain
David Katz
13, Jul, 2021 @4:19 PM
Menelik Shabazz, pioneering black British film-maker, dies aged 67
Burning an Illusion director and founder of Black Filmmaker Magazine died while working on a new film in Zimbabwe
Andrew Pulver
29, Jun, 2021 @3:15 PM
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