Arising out of the increasingly slack dancehall scene found in mid-80s Jamaica, the Punanny (also spelled Punaany and Punany, amongst other possible iterations) riddim is a much-versioned up-tempo digital shuffle.
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Every Saturday night from 1987 to 1999, London’s roots fans would tune into Kiss FM pirate radio for a weekly show by the Manasseh crew, which went deep into the early hours of Sunday morning. When the legendary station celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010, Seb Carayol spoke with the main characters behind Manasseh’s show to look back on their musical saga.
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Inside one of London’s main dubplate studios there are no singers rushing to record ‘specials,’ but instead music genres yet unknown in Jamaica. Seb Carayol took a look at a regular day at Music House back in 2006.
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The Groove Thief explores the elusive roots and evolution of the mythical Kunta Kinte Riddim
Fashion has been a crucial element of the dance hall since long before dancehall music arrived. Whether the bowler hats of ska or the cool suits of rocksteady, the Rasta tricolor of reggae or the flamboyance of dancehall, the performers, dancers, and appreciators of Jamaican music alike have always possessed a keen…
Ras G discusses Jamaican influences and dub beats in the latest episode of Dub-Stuy’s More Signal video series.
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We catch up with Sevi of Greenlight soundsystem on the roots and evolution of International Dub Gathering.
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Watch Jahdan Blakkamoore run a wicked scam of his own in the video for Von D’s Dub-Stuy EP.
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NYC music channel Timbre Farm looks back on five years of the Brooklyn based sound system collective with a short documentary.
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