Japanese hardware manufacturer Akai has partnered with AIR Music Tech to develop a new plug-in inspired by dub sirens. Designed to emulate the classic sound...
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The synth plug-in allows users to emulate the classic sound of dancehall and reggae sound systems for themselves
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The dub and reggae sound system pioneer died on 12th April, aged 75
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Tributes have been paid to the inimitable sound system operator, record label boss and producer also known as the Zulu Warrior
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Featuring archive footage and exclusive interviews with Jamaican icon
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The Jamaican musician was widely credited with revolutionising the sound of reggae & dancehall
Robbie Shakespeare, one half of the influential rhythm duo Sly and Robbie, has died. He was 68.
Born and raised in Kingston, the Grammy-award-winning musician...
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Born in Jamaica around half a century ago, dancehall music has found fans, artists and chart-topping success all around the globe in the decades since...
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It's accompanied by a black and white, stop motion-style video
Nia Archives has shared a new single inspired by ‘90s jungle and reggae. Check it out below.
‘Forbidden Feelingz’ is the first single by the...
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Alongside Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, Wailer was pivotal in bringing reggae to an international audience
Bunny Wailer, the legendary reggae artist and co-founder of The Wailers alongside Bob Marley, has died, aged 73.
Wailer died on Tuesday in hospital in...
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He was central to introducing reggae to an international audience
Jamaican reggae producer Bunny Lee has died aged 79.
Born Edward O'Sullivan Lee in Kingston in 1941, and affectionately known as "Striker" Lee, the producer and...
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The main man behind Toots & The Maytals passed away peacefully in Kingston, Jamaica
Reggae pioneer Toots Hibbert has died, aged 77.
The iconic musician, best known as frontman of reggae and ska band Toots & the Maytals, "passed...
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Coming to the Museum of London
A new exhibition celebrating dub reggae in London is set to open this year.
Coming to the Museum of London in May, the Dub London...
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UK punk legend and iconic dub and reggae DJ Don Letts charts his ultimate Notting Hill Carnival tracks ahead of the annual festivities this weekend
Don Letts is a true legend of UK punk. A filmmaker, musician and DJ, the London-born icon has stood at the helm of the country’s...
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A festival along the 7-mile Negril Beach in Jamaica...
Jamaica’s Tmrw.Tday Culture Fest is back for a second edition running 1st through 6th May with a mixture of artists such as Bedouin, Audiofly, Wolf+Lamb...
Vybz Kartel also joins the soundclash action
Diplo dropped a new Major Lazer and Lorde collaboration during his Lazer Sound radio show, which went out last weekend.
The taster of the track...
Legendary selector to launch book with four-date tour...
David Rodigan has announced a forthcoming autobiography titled My Life In Reggae, detailing his four decades working in the scene.
Nothing short of a legend...
The footwear brand is iconic in Jamaica
A new compilation is arriving that celebrates Jamaica’s love affair with the English shoemakers.
Compiled by DJ Al Fingers, ‘Clarks in Jamaica’ goes along with...
Dub’s influence on dance music stretches back from the earliest shoots of acid house...
“When it comes to music, it’s a small world,” says dub maestro Mad Professor, fresh from a month-long tour of Australia.
“Just take that tune...
Another year, another fantastic Outlook!
Every year, 16,000 or so bass music fans make the pilgrimage from all over the world to a small coastal town in Pula, Croatia for...
We catch up with Ashley to learn about his DJ roots, new 'Yardism' solo project and more...
Ashley Beedle is a don. In a time when the dance world is riddled with superstar DJs, touting supersized egos, and bitching like babies at...
We're digging the psychedelic hip-hop and dub funk vibes of Mauritian-English Mo Kolours...
“I think with electronic music and modern day ideas about mastering and all these processes, people want to get rid of the background noise and...