Black Heritage Today UK

A history-making music video has gone viral as more and more people visit YouTube and download copies of the song ‘Our Story’. Written, and vocalised by London-based reggae artist Scratchylus, his 8-year-old daughter Empress Reggae and co-writer and singer Sizzla Kalonji, ‘Our Story‘ not only won an award for topping the Jamaican charts but the video was included [...]

Having laid the foundations for reggae, dub, dancehall and ragga the ground-breaking and revolutionary group the Skatalite, who historically changed Jamaican music forever from the start, are gearing up for a UK tour that is sure to create a road block. Considered to be the original ska band the best of these players were central [...]

Who wouldn’t want to enjoy anexceptional roots of Dubstep all nighter with 5 live bands and Dj’s over 2 room headline by the Mad Professor? A disciple of Lee “Scratch” Perry, Mad Professor was one of the leading producers in dub reggae’s second generation. His Dub Me Crazy albums helped dub make the transition into [...]

With a legacy stretching back nearly 50 years, the Honourable Jimmy Cliff is still standing as one of the prime movers and continuing shapers of modern music. With a catalog that ranks among the most influential in global culture, Cliff remains a forceful voice of power and conscience, creating new music as vital and vibrant [...]

They were one of the most successful ska bands of the 2 Tone era, notching up a handful of hit singles in the British charts. Formed in 1979 with the voice and unique rude-girl style of Pauline Black and the pumping rhythms of Desmond Brown on the Hammond organ, The Selecter was once described as [...]