How the Chinese-Jamaican Community Influenced the Development of Classic Reggae

One of the hazards of teaching teenagers is that you have to deal with bored, unchallenged, spoiled children whose interests are base and crude at best.  However, a few students are willing to stray out of their comfort zone and go exploring.  The topic of reggae came up with one Continue Reading

Los Robbins – La maravilla musical de Honduras

Spain’s legendary Munster Records introduces the world outside of Central America to Los Robbins!  From the Bandcamp site: “Los Robbins revolutionized the Central America music scene with their mix of rocksteady, ballad, flamenco and surf music. Ten songs recorded between 1967 and 1970, reissued for the first time.”

Various Artists – Studio One: Dancing the Ska

I can’t think of a music more joyful than ska.  Jamaica’s finest export (next to reggae and its sub-genres, of course) is wonderfully represented on this compilation put together by the legendary Kingston-based record label Studio One.  Lee Perry, Delroy Wilson and The Wailers feature prominently on this comp, and Continue Reading