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“There was a drive, a presence – I helped guide him early on. He wanted me to help him not only learn guitar but arrange”: Godfather of ska, Ernest Ranglin, recalls working with a young Bob Marley

Ranglin’s rhythmic style and blend of mento, jazz and reggae in his guitar parts not only influenced the inception of the ska movement, but also some of Jamaica’s biggest talents

Guitar World

The 16 greatest Glastonbury Festival performances ever

These are the most iconic sets to have ever graced the world's most famous music festival

Louder

Harder Than the Rock review – reggae’s unsung heroes finally get their moment

Cimarons, the UK’s first reggae band, played with Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley but barely made a penny; this heartwarming film follows their first gig in 30 years

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‘The way they’ve been exploited is obscene’: the untold story of forgotten UK reggae heroes Cimarons

They were the UK’s first reggae band and played with everyone from Bob Marley to Paul McCartney. So how have such an influential group been so overlooked?

The Guardian - UK

Champion review – Candice Carty-Williams’s confident rap drama is full of certified bangers

This hugely entertaining show from the Queenie author sees Top Boy’s Malcolm Kamulete shine as a British rap star battling his sister. Is its writer now south London’s TV bard?

The Guardian - UK

The story of Wild World: "I don’t think that either Cat Stevens or Alun Davies would have been the same without the other. They were a complete fit”

Tea For The Tillerman producer and former Yardbirds bassist Paul Samwell-Smith on the recording of an acoustic classic

MusicRadar

Asrat Sellassie, Wild Hare co-owner and musician who recorded Grammy-winning albums with Ziggy Marley, dies at 68

Asrat Aemro Sellassie started the Ethiopian reggae group Dallol, which backed Ziggy Marley on two albums. Sellassie and bandmates opened Chicago’s Wild Hare club in 1986.

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Jimmy Cliff: ‘I’m still chasing that Oscar!’

It’s been 50 years since the reggae pioneer helped bring Jamaican culture to the world with his starring role in ‘The Harder They Come’. He talks to Kevin E G Perry about new album ‘Refugees’, convincing Cat Stevens to let him record ‘Wild World’ and why he’s still singing ‘rude…

The Independent UK

Reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff: ‘In England we had to fight to get any kind of recognition’

The musician on his early struggles in London, his enduring appeal and auditioning Bob Marley, and the problem with Jamaican independence

The Guardian - UK

The devil went down to Gambia! The surprising history of African country music

When a Zimbabwean Twitter account posted images of wedding guests moonwalking to Kenny Rogers, many were surprised. But the ties between US country and Africa reach back to its commercial outset

The Guardian - UK

The Harder They Come review – Jimmy Cliff falls hard in visceral revenge western

Fifty years on, this crime drama of a headstrong singer shooting for his chance of success is as raw and energetic as its reggae soundtrack

The Guardian - UK

Various: Rise Jamaica review – independence celebration of the island’s pre-reggae sounds

This double-album selection of the music of 1962 shows the roots of ska and reggae – and the exuberance of the times

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