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Leroy Smart the self proclaimed ‘Don’, carries much respect in the Jamaican musical community. His attacking vocal style gives his lyrics and tunes that extra meaningfulness. Leroy worked with many Jamaican…

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The Congos were formed by Cedric Myton (born 1947 St Catherine, Jamaica) and Roydel ‘Roy’ Johnson (born 1943 Hanover, Jamaica), around the mid seventies, a time when the Rasta message coming out of Kingston and…

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Rocksteady Fever hit Jamaica around 1966 when the jerky Ska rhythms slowed down to a more leisurely sexy pace. Rocksteady was an inspirational time and some may say a little overlooked, but we hope you agree with us…

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Johnny Clarke ruled the Dancehall in the mid 1970’s, using the cleaver 'Flyers Rhythms' that gave some of his tunes an edge with the Sound Systems. But his voice was always bigger than this and his versatility to…

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The mighty U Roy is the originator, the man who put the DJ phenomenon on the map and made it an artform. From Kingston Jamaica to the corners of all the Dancefloors, Clubs and Sound Systems across the world. U Roy (B.…

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Countless incredible records were made in Kingston between 1968 and 1971 that have never been able to lose the stigma of being defined as ‘skinhead reggae’ but in Jamaica the term never meant anything. However…

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Scientist's name will be found on many dub releases in peoples record collections His connection to King Tubby's studio is inseparable and many say when the dub end of Reggae music had fallen on quieter times it was…

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Upon release in 1971, Africa's Blood was the first record Lee “Scratch” Perry released under his own name, although his band The Upsetters do appear on most of the tracks. If any album serves as a good peak into…

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Vinyl LP release of the debut album of Italian maestros North East Ska-Jazz Orchestra, originally released in CD format in 2015. NESJO delivers in this first album, Stompin' & Rollin', 10 remakes of jazz and swing…

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Second album from the Italian big band with 9 brand new own-penned tracks further investigating Jamaican sounds from the perspective of a contemporary big band. The outcome is a mixture of sonorities and textures…

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The new generation of Italian ska-jazz maestros indulge themselves with a collaboration with the two sax heroes of the contemporary ska scene: David Hillyard (The Slackers) and Fred "Rocksteady" Reiter (New York…

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Originally issued in Jamaica as the Moving Out album. Johnny Clarke backed by The Aggrovators. Produced by Bunny Lee.
Format & package: double LP
Record label: Clocktower
Year of release: 2008 (reissued from…