A master of a sparse, propulsive style, Robbie Shakespeare’s bass spoke volumes
A master of feel, Robbie Shakespeare’s
bass spoke through the silence
An extract from the biography ‘People Funny Boy’: how the maverick producer transformed the sound of reggae and its number-one group
After earning his stripes on the Berlin techno scene, Ernestus has turned his attention to the music of the Africa, with spectacular results.
This dancehall artist from Gugulethu is more famous overseas than he is in South Africa.
Steve Mason and the late Gil Scott-Heron are on the receiving end of two essential new dub albums.