People used to look at UB40 with suspicion. -After all, it’s a British band of mainly white guys playing reggae. And its biggest hits were covers of songs by massive pop artists, like Neil Diamond ...

Jelani ‘JB Wassifa’ Brown is continuing a sound system legacy that began more than half a century ago (Picture: Adam Dawson/Cap7ure/Getty/PA) Reggae is ‘a thing of the soul’ says Jelani ‘JB Wassifa’ ...

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Pre-mix: version to version -- Original cut (rebel sound: reggae and other Caribbean music) -- Introduction: the two Jamaicas -- Slavery days -- West African roots, West Indian flowers -- The music of ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Jesse Wagner grew up in a musical family. Both his father and uncle played in soul bands during ...