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Seb Carayol

Jamaiel Shabaka in his L.A. home. Photo by Seb Carayol.

Jamaiel Shabaka cut his teeth with legend Sun Ra before recording the mysterious reggae LP The Land of the Rising Sun

An interview with Heather Augustyn, author of Songbirds – Pioneering Women in Jamaican Music

Gussie Clarke

Reggae producer Gussie Clarke talks about some of the best—and rarest—sides from new VP Records comp

Cultural Roots, in London

Cultural Roots could have been the biggest reggae vocal trio of all time

Dub Sound System

Everybody loves sound systems. Besides venue owners.

Wilfred Limonious - courtesy Chris Bateman / www.infinestyle.wordpress.com

Illustrator Wilfred Limonious drew over 150 iconic dancehall LP covers

The film Babylon looks at London’s early ’80s sound-system scene

King Tubby’s salvaged speaker box