With the release of their 1979 hit, ‘Rub-A-Dub Style’, deejays Smiley and Michigan announced to the world that Reggae music was undergoing a major change. Dancehall was gonna take over leaving the Roots and Rockers sound of the 70′s just that – in the past. This new sound was blowing up Jamaica and [...]
The legendary “Motown of Jamaica” seems to be on the verge of a new revival. Along with recent Soul Jazz book of Studio One LP covers and reissue of the CD/DVD Studio One Story comes this news that the studio located on Bretford Road (made famous in song and now called Studio One [...]
A new official Studio One Records release The Legendary Studio One Recordings (Original Classic Recordings 1963-1980) on Soul Jazz Records is due out October 11th. It will be available as a 2LP or CD set and is the first new Soul Jazz/Studio One album release in nearly four years.
While that wasn’t amazing enough [...]
Soul Jazz Records’ feature-length documentary DVD/CD/Book Studio One Story has been re-released as of August 1st. If you missed it the first time it’s well worth the cost. It’s also available for the first time as a stand alone DVD but why would you want that? The book is very cool. The DVD [...]
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