Gavin Heaney Bouncing offbeat bursts of chordal horns, guitar and keys counterpoint walking bass lines as the high hat skips ...

One, Two was produced by Winston Riley for Techniques Records, one of the leading figures in Jamaican music during the 1980s.

Reggae's roots, springing from the social ... lawless with ‘Rude Boys’ gangsters terrorising locals. Music mirrored this and Rocksteady, a slower paced sound, grew in popularity.

The local folk music was a Jamaican form called mento ... was Reggae's musical ambassador to the rest of the world, his rocksteady catalogue including the massive singles "007 (Shanty Town ...

Reggae music first made its appearance in Jamaica in the 1960’s, with roots in earlier styles like rocksteady which evolved from styles like ska, rooted in mento which was born from the Africans ...

The Big Takeover returns to Woodstock this Friday, bringing their infectious blend of reggae, rocksteady, and ska with them.