“we hope you enjoy listening to our music as much as we enjoy performing it for you!” that’s how tommy mccook used to greet to the audience by at every performance of the skatalites that he hosted. since reforming after an almost 20 year hiatus in 1983, and beginning regular touring as a unit in 1989, they have not stopped thrilling audiences in every corner of the globe. even after 48 years, and various lineup changes as members leave one stage for another, the band continues to perform and record new music in the inimitable jamaican style, like only they can.
this fourth selection of outernational dub from richard norris is the best one yet. booming bass, seismic echoes and fathoms deep reverb take up a widescreen space and shake the foundations. mighty dub versions and melodies. dive in!
what a great honour for ray ranking & tesfa zion to work with one of their musical heroes, the legendary sizzla kalonji. rootical rub a dub riddim with horns in satta style, exclusively on 7” vinyl record.
originally released around 1982, now reissued by golden gems with unreleased cuts from jammys vaults. lyrics borrowed from a woman in love by no-other-than barbara streisand.
les disques bongo joe proudly announces the release of lateena and bony fly’s debut collaborative album, a 10-track journey through the pulsating rhythms of dancehall, bouyon, shatta, and reggaeton.
2025 repress incoming! poland’s finest reggae dubstep export is back to guide us through the long dark winter with his highly anticipated second studio album, subconcious.