Rebel Music: Reggae Story

Reggae Story Foundation @ Studio One and the Treasure Isle

8th May 2009 - Listen to the programme

Exploring the early musical styles which blended to become what we now know as reggae. Mento, (the calypso of Jamaica) Ska, rocksteady and the influence of R&B. then to the infamous Studio One, founded by Clement Sir Coxsone Dodd. The first ever black owned and operated recording studio in Jamaica.

Roots Natty Roots: The golden days of 1970s reggae

15th May 2009 - Listen to the programme

With the work of the great producers, Lee Scratch Perry, Bunny Lee and King Tubby. Rastafarianism, long practised by a minority in Jamaica became a siren song for hopelessness and was increasingly adopted by musicians. The influence in Reggae music made the religion hugely popular amongst the poor.

Trenchtown Rock (Bob Marley Special)

22nd May, 2009 - Listen to the programme

Bob Marley's earliest musical influences, from singing harmonies on street corners in Trenchtown, becoming the first global international Reggae Superstar. We'll focus on his music, the tensions that stardom brought and his devotion to Rastafari and the Marley legacy.

Dance Hall Explosion

29th May, 2009 - Listen to the programme

This evening's programme takes a look at the white boys influenced by reggae such as UB40 and The Police. The programme also explores the revolutionary change from live musicians to digital programming.

Feeling the One Drop (New roots revival)

5th June, 2009 - Listen to the programme

Jamaican music returns to its cultural roots, One Drop. Stripped down, conscious lyrics, roots reggae with an acoustic flavour and moving away from the guns and ganja genre.