Peckings All-Stars – Tribute to Fela – Track of the Week
Chris And Duke Peckings are continuing the legacy of their father George 'Peckings' Price. He was the first to bring Jamaican records to London after moving with his wife Gertrude in 1960. With his…
Chief Remedy Sound System Mix for NiceUp
NiceUp Crew · Chief Remedy Sound System Mix for NiceUp Based in Ōtautahi, Aotearoa (Christchurch, New Zealand) Chief Remedy Sound System is the city’s only dedicated reggae sound and one of only a…
DJ Corby Crucial Selection
Right Time is the 1976 studio album debut of influential reggae band the Mighty Diamonds. The album was released by Virgin Records after they signed the Mighty Diamonds, following a search for talent…
Noel Ellis – Live in Love – Track of the Week
Roots Vibration 009 (reissue) Noel was born in 1958 in Kingston, Jamaica, and is the son of the great Studio One/Treasure Isle vocalist, Alton Ellis. Alton moved to Toronto, Canada, with Noel…
Solo Banton and Irie Ites – In This Time
Irie Ites Records, 2024 Following on from his previous three albums with Reality Shock Records, Solo Banton is back, this time in collaboration with the Irie Ites crew. In This Time is a strong and…
Debbie Defire – Thank You – Track of the Week
While the striding beat is genuinely captivating on its own, its combination with such an emphatic vocal makes this a worthy Track of the Week. “Thank You” may sound intriguingly familiar to roots…
Jstar – Fri 17 May 2024
When: Friday 17 May Where: Havana Bar - 32 Wigan Street, Wellington 9pm start, $10 on the door Jstar was born and raised in West London under a haze of reggae, rave, funk and hip-hop. As an artist,…
Misteek Crucial Selection
My Crucial Selection is Threat to Creation by Creation Rebel and the New Age Steppers. I have chosen this album as it was one of the first dub albums I bought as a young record collector and it…
Wake the Town – Fri 16 Feb 2024
When: Friday 16 February Where: Havana Bar - 32 Wigan Street, Wellington The brilliant DJ Art, original NiceUp Crew and Newtown Sound boss, is back in town and we could not miss the chance to have…
Dub Koala and Dub Dahlia Crucial Selection
Our Crucial Selection is Alpha Steppa featuring Sista Awa - "Chain Breaker". This tune means a lot to both of us for many reasons. This is from the DUBPL8 series from Steppas Records and is only…
Ranking Joe – Zion High – Track of the Week
Widely regarded as one of the reggae world's premier reissue labels, Blood and Fire was co-founded by Steve Barrow, Bob Harding and Mick Hucknall of Simply Red in 1993. Over the subsequent 23 years,…
Bill Swift Trio with Drenda Barrett – Chain of Fools/ Daydreamin’/Why Do You Do Me This Way – Track of the Week
(Jazzman) Jazz isn't a genre covered frequently on this website and the combination of Bill Swift Trio with Drenda Barnett is so obscure - even by jazz standards - there are only two listings for the…