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Gregory Isaacs

Gregory Isaacs

8 May 2008

REGGAE Citrus Club, Edinburgh, Tue 20 May Born in Kingston Jamaica in 1950, five years after Bob Marley, Gregory Isaacs’ musical trajectory offers a fascinating counterpoint to the beloved Rastafarian musician. While Isaacs’ early inspirations came…

Don Letts

Don Letts

10 Apr 2008

DUB/REGGAE Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh, Sat 12 Apr What would you do if a voice of a generation ran off with your girlfriend? In the case of Don Letts, who introduced reggae to snotty nosed punks during his year zero residency at The Roxy, he…

Natty

Natty

(4 stars)10 Apr 2008

REGGAE Nice’n’Sleazy, Glasgow, Tue 1 Apr ‘You’ve made my night very enjoyable,’ says Natty at the end of his infectiously sunny set, before needlessly adding: ‘I hope I have yours.’ It’s a suitably charming signing off from this Londoner; fresh from…

The Easy Star All-Stars

The Easy Star All-Stars

23 Aug 2007

It seems that these days the cover version is more popular among artists and listeners than ever. Mark Ronson’s stone-cold funk renderings have made him friends aplenty (as well as a few enemies), and one cottage label has made the high concept leap…

Sister Carol and Sister Nancy

Mungo’s Hi-Fi at Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, F

23 Apr 2007

REGGAE/DANCEHALL (Sister Carol, top; Sister Nancy, bottom) Sister Carol and Sister Nancy, two of reggae’s most revered and prolific artists make their Scottish debut at Triptych courtesy of Mungo’s Hi Fi and Messenger Soundsystem. Jamaican-born…

Big Toe’s Hi-fi Meets...

Big Toe’s Hi-fi Meets Messenger Soundsystem

9 Apr 2007

REGGAE Following the soundsystem summit this time last year between Wee Red Bar residents Big Toe’s Hi-Fi and leading Glasgow practitioners Mungo’s, this spring sees the Big Toe folks invite Messenger Soundsystem, Edinburgh’s other big reggae club…

Sly & Robbie - album review

Sly & Robbie

(3 stars)27 Feb 2007

REGGAE (Trojan) Needless to say this is one loose and laid back journey across the Jamaican rhythm section’s catalytic influence, from crafting winners for the Channel One label through the rise of the rockers and rub-a-dub sounds. This chapter…

Mungo's Hi Fi

The Woodside Social, Glasgow, Fri 8 Dec

21 Nov 2006

REGGAE/DUB Last year The List ran an article on how the Woodside Club’s existence was being threatened by a small group of local residents complaining about noise pollution. It is with both joy and a little sadness that we bring you an update on the…

Horace Andy and Lee 'Scratch' Perry

The Arches, Glasgow, Thu 23 Nov

11 Nov 2006

REGGAE As an evergreen and optimistic worldwide phenomenon, reggae music is the undisputed good time king, and this fortnight offers the opportunity to witness two of the sound’s pre-eminent emissaries sharing the same stage. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry…

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