“Culture lives culture moves culture changes. It mutates. It’s restless.“

In this 2-part episode revered historian and academic Paul Gilroy reflects on his scholarly work as a translator as well as the many nuisances of Black British identity. Gilroy also reflects on his personal experience of growing up Black in Britain and his passion for music, providing much insight into the widening gap between reggae with the rising influence of soul music.

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Interviews conducted by Jacqueline Springer.

Recorded by Matthew Brown. 

Co-produced by Sara El Harrak and Youness El Harrak. 

In this 2-part episode revered historian and academic Paul Gilroy reflects on his scholarly work as a translator as well as the many nuisances of Black British identity. Gilroy also reflects on his personal experience of growing up Black in Britain and his passion for music, providing much insight into the widening gap between reggae with the rising influence of soul music.

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Interview conducted by Jacqueline Springer.
Recorded by Matthew Brown. 
Co-produced by Sara El Harrak and Youness El Harrak.

Respected radio broadcaster Ras Kwame shares the experiences that shaped him from co-running a record shop and music production to the rave culture scenes of acid house, jungle, soul and hip-hop. 

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Interviews conducted by Mykaell Riley.

Recorded by Matthew Brown. 

Co-produced by Sara El Harrak and Youness El Harrak.

"Coxsone is a traditional Jamaican sound that play Jamaican music and dub... and a sound like Saxon was a young English sound that kinda represented different. It was more emcees and a different kind of energy - more ragga-docious."

MC veteran Rodney P reminisces on sound systems highlighting the continuity between traditional sound systems into what would eventually become new emerging genres from UK hip-hop to jungle.  

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Interviews conducted by Mykaell Riley.

Recorded by Matthew Brown. 

Co-produced by Sara El Harrak and Youness El Harrak. 

In this podcast Don Letts considers his time as a DJ at the Roxy during the rising of punk-music in the UK. He also delves into his involvement with BAD (Big Audio Dynamite) and his cinematic approach to making music.
 

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Interviews conducted by Mykaell Riley.
Recorded by Matthew Brown. 
Co-produced by Sara El Harrak and Youness El Harrak.

In this honest and reflective podcast the lovers rock legend shares her experiences of arriving in the industry as a young budding singer and the many ambivalent twists and turns of the music industry. 

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Interviews conducted by Mykaell Riley.
Recorded by Matthew Brown. 
Co-produced by Sara El Harrak and Youness El Harrak.

This episode reflects on Dennis Bovell's music career as a bassist, and later record producer, as well as reflecting on running his Sufferer sound system which sometimes caused tensions between police during these dances. Part of our Bass Culture podcast series.

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Interviews conducted by Mykaell Riley.
Recorded by Matthew Brown. 
Co-produced by Sara El Harrak and Youness El Harrak.

"We could identify what the concrete jungle was over here living in these housing estates... Brixton was a ghetto back in those days"

In this enlightening and frank podcast Linton Kwesi Johnson reflects on his upbringing and the beginning of his journey as a renowned and pioneering dub poet.

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Interviews conducted by Mykaell Riley.
Recorded by Matthew Brown. 
Co-produced by Sara El Harrak and Youness El Harrak.

Pioneering music promoter Wilfred Walker gives a rare interview.

Before Sir Lloyd Coxsone ruled UK sound system culture, here is his story.