All Entries in the "Interviews" Category
Mikey Dread Interview
Exclusive Interview with Mikey Dread by ‘JumpUp’
conducted close to his passing…
How did you get the title ‘Dread at the Controls?’ Was this from your time with JBC radio in JA?
MD: Yes that was the beginning of that era at the radio controls at JBC when Rasta run it for the people and now [...]
Tenor Saw Interview – August 1986
I started by singing on sound system, right? Youth Promotion, Sugar Minott’s sound. I start singing on Youth Promotion and singing some songs in dance and that’s where the people really first know me from.
Watty Burnett Interview
Watty Burnett is featured in dozens of seminal reggae recordings, most notably with Lee Perry/The Congos, and with Mikey Dread.
DJ Dennis Alcapone Interview
Dennis Alcapone (born Dennis Smith, Clarendon, Jamaica, 1947) was one of the first reggae deejays, who, along with U Roy, turned toasting over records into an art form. Voicing rhythms in a distinctive, half-sung style, he worked with a who’s who of Jamaica producers including Duke Reid,Coxsone Dodd, Keith Hudson and Bunny Lee, cutting an incredible number of records [...]
Johnny Clarke: None Shall Escape
Johnny Clarke is the prototype ‘dancehall’ singer of his day, setting the foundation for future generations to come with versioning, recutting and/or transforming old themes into something new and current. He pioneered this thirty years back but the works still stand as an everlasting monument, or should I say ‘testament’, for an era that seemed [...]
Kiddus I: Black Ark Experience
Q: What was the teamwork with Perry like there, in producing these tracks? How do you recall the recordings down at the Ark?
A: Yeah, I was maybe at the time – he had more respect for me I would say than maybe ninety percent of other artists. Because even in his transition, when he was [...]
SQUEEZING UP THE WORLD!
October 19, 2007
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SQUEEZING UP THE WORLD!
October 19, 2007
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Ranking Toyan – How The West Was Won
Ranking Toyan started his career in the mid-’70s with moderate success. Even though he recorded with Jamaica’s top sound systems and producers (e.g. Henry Lawes, Scientist, Jah Thomas), his success didn’t come until the early ’80s. His first two noticeable 7" releases, "Disco Pants" [...]
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The Abyssinians – Satta Massagana
This is a legendary reggae album. If you had to pick the five most influential Rasta anthems of all times, the title track would definitely be one of them. It has been played by many artists, and still is one of the most successful riddims of all times. Another major classis on this album is [...]