Jamaican Music
Sister Nancy: the woman behind the biggest dancehall hit of all time
'Bam Bam' is an iconic dancehall/reggae song recorded in 1982 by Sister Nancy. On her way to Aotearoa for the first time, the 55 year old tells the story of the track's wayward rise from Jamaican… Video, Audio
Coxsone's Music
Emma Smith talks with Soul Jazz Records founder Stuart Baker about Jamaican music pioneer, Sir Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd's formative recordings, collected for the first time in the new Soul Jazz… Audio
Jamaican Music
Placing the needle on the one drop of riddim, rocksteady, ska and roots and culture with deejay and toaster Miles Buckingham. Truth and Rights: the tree from the deep roots. Audio
The Secret Life Of Soundsystems
Nick Atkinson corrals some of the main players in Aotearoa's small, but determined community of Sound System wranglers, they who build and shift heavy bins upon which reggae of all vintages is played.
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