

Echoes Magazine - March 2021
Amazingly – because we’re quite shy really - it’s Echoes’ 45th Anniversary and whilst I wasn’t there at the start, I feel proud to have...


Bobby Digital - Serious Times
Bobby Digital is a key figure in dancehall music's international breakthrough. When I first visited him in the early nineties he'd...


Gussie Clarke - From The Foundation
The quotes used in these liner notes resulted from a stay in Jamaica during 2015, whilst working on a film about Gussie commissioned by...


King Jammy's - Roots, Reality And Sleng-Teng
This essential King Jammy's compilation is another title in VP Records' Reggae Anthology series, which is aimed at furthering an...


Various Artists - Total Reggae: Greensleeves 40th 1977-2017
What a label! I'd bought the records, played them as a DJ and radio presenter, interviewed many of their artists and producers and then...


Steely And Clevie - Digital Revolution
VP Records' Reggae Anthology series has played an essential role in highlighting Jamaican music of the eighties and nineties - decades...


Echoes Magazine - February 2018
The first Echoes Magazine of 2018 is full of interesting features, news and reviews... My own contributions include interviews with Bobby...


Reggae Vibes - March 2018
The first Reggae Vibes of 2018 marks the beginning of new owner Pierre Veillet's reign. Congratulations to him and all best wishes for...


Echoes Magazine - December 2017
Echoes Magazine grew out of Black Echoes and continues to provide in-depth coverage of most forms of black music, including reggae and...


Reggae Vibes - December 2017
This latest issue of France's No. 1 reggae magazine includes features I've written on Jesse Royal, celebrating his new album Lily Of Da...