Dub
Echo-drenched studio alchemy — remix culture begins in Kingston.
Dub treats the mixing desk as an instrument: versions strip vocals, emphasise bass and drums, and drench tracks in delay and reverb. King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Augustus Pablo pioneer the form in the 1970s; dub techniques remain central to Jamaican production.
- Studio as instrument
- Version / dub plate culture
- Delay and reverb as melody
Key artists
12Producers
8Labels
8Riddims
12Listen — albums & songs
20Island Chronicle
8- Soul Rebels" was the first album by Bob Marley and The Wailers to be released outside of Jamaica. It was produced by Lee
- Bob Marley and the Wailers cut the first reggae album, "Best of the Wailers" produced by Leslie Kong in 1970.
- Check out this 1970 Jimmy Cliff Billboard Magazine Advertisement http://www.jamaicansmusic.com/artists/profile/Jimmy_Cli
- Winston "Niney" Holness also known as Niney The Observer was one of the most important and sought after producers in the
- Among Desmond Dekker’s best known releases in the 1970s was "You Can Get It If You Really Want", written by Jimmy Cliff.
- By the mid 1970s, the African Brothers had splintered into separate solo acts, and Sugar Minott turned to Coxsone Dodd f
- Joe Gibbs gained his first international success with "Love of the Common People" by Nicky Thomas (#9 in the UK Singles
- In 1970 Hopeton Lewis won the Festival Song Competition with the hit song, "Boom Shaka-Laka" on the Treasure Isles Label
This Day in Jamaican Music
6News & culture
6- Anthony B Returns With ‘World of Love,’ a 16-Track Album Featuring Gentleman and Queen Omega
- Azizzi Romeo Delivers Debut Album Signs Of The Time — A Romeo Family Roots Set on Recall Reality
- Blvk H3ro Sets ‘Strictly Good Vibes Vol. 1’ for October 2, Then Takes the Vibes Up the West Coast
- BRUV Musiq Festival Returns for Third Staging at Portmore Harbour Beach — 7 November 2026
- Buju Banton and Protoje Join Cocoa Sarai and WondaGurl on “Oh My (#SaveSoil)” — a Conscious Planet Single for World Mental Health Day
- Burning Spear Puts ‘Call On Me (Live)’ Forward for Grammy Consideration
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