

Cocoa Tea - Music Is Our Business
EXTRACT Cocoa Tea is sat on a small wicker chair in Bobby Digital's front garden. It's mid-afternoon and the studio hasn't come to life...


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...


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...


Echoes Magazine - November 2017
My contributions to this latest issue include full length interviews with Macka B - star of Wha' Mi Eat Wednesdays - and Swedish reggae...


Echoes Magazine, October 2017
My contributions to this month's issue include features on UK roots singer Aisha and Australian producer Mista Savona, whose latest...


Reggae Vibes - November 2017
This latest issue leads with the Exodus 40th Anniversary story. My own contribution is a farewell tribute to the late Frankie Paul, who I...


Echoes Magazine - September 2017
In this latest issue I've written features on Greensleeves Records celebrating their 40th Anniversary and Roy Ellis AKA Mr. Symarip,...


Rototum Sunsplash 2017 - With Beenie Man and Nadine Sutherland at Reggae University
It was such a pleasure spending time with old friends Beenie Man and Nadine Sutherland at the Rototum Sunsplash in Benicassim recently....