Dub

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.