Tag: Feel the Rhythm

"Free Up the Prisoners"

Reggae’s “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”

The Rocksteady Kid — Zero to 180’s radio alter ago — once had the good fortune to experience the frantic exhilaration of spinning classic Jamaican pop of the three-minute variety on the University of Maryland’s student radio station. I very quickly learned you can’t be complacent when the tunes are

October 9, 2015 No Comments

"Press Along Nyah"

The Earliest Reggae Recording?

Three years ago, someone paid $99 for this great single by Larry (Marshall) & Alvin (Leslie) that was recorded in 1970 at Clement “Coxsone” Dodd‘s legendary Jamaica Recording Studio — synonymous with Studio One, Dodd’s primary record label. “Press Along Nyah“ Larry & Alvin (1970) The Jamaica Observer‘s April 12,

July 15, 2014 No Comments