the mighty shaka

Follow-up to previous - a short clip of one unsung lynchpin of UK reggae who got only a passing mention in 'Reggae Brittania'. This gives an authentic flavour of entering a Shaka night in all its  murderously heavy, quasi-mystical intensity. Nothing to match it.

'bassline runnin' tru your solar plexus'

Enthralling BBC documentary on the history of UK reggae last night, with contributions from seminal figures like Prince Buster, Bunny Lee, Sugar Minott, Big Youth, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell, as well as members of Aswad, Steel Pulse, the Specials and The Slits:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ydp83/Reggae_Britannia/