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Channel One school us on what's so special about sound system culture
Channel One, comprising prime selector Mikey Dread and MC Ras Kayleb, is one of the world’s foremost roots and dub sound systems. Established in 1979, they first played Notting Hill Carnival in 1982 and have been a regular fixture there ever since, as well as putting on staple shows at Outlook Festival in Croatia. As sound system culture celebrates 60 years in the UK this year, Channel...
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Mad Professor fills us in on all things sound system
Neil Fraser, aka Mad Professor, is one of the leading lights of dub music and has been central in bringing the genre into the digital age. The Ariwa studio and label boss has collaborated with some of the biggest reggae artists in the world, including Lee...
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Assassin aka Agent Sasco on keeping the dancehall flavour and killer hip-hop collabs
We’re blessed with one of the hottest reggae dancehall artists around right now. We’re talking about a man who first set foot in a recording studio back in 1999 and gave you hits like ‘Wah Gwaan’, ‘Straight’, ‘Idiot Ting...
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We talk all things Portugal and playing the world with Richie Campbell
Richie Campbell is one of reggae’s freshest stars. Having consistently sold out shows in Portugal and rocked festivals across Europe, he’s just dropped his third album In The 876. We sat down with Richie ahead of his performance at The Garage in Highbury to...
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We chat all things Carnival with The Heatwave
The Heatwave – DJ Gabriel Heatwave and MC Benjamin D - are the UK’s number one bashment sound. They bring the dancehall vibes wherever they go, be it on their Rinse FM shows or their Hot Wuk parties. It’s always a party with these guys, but we caught up...
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