Ripton Lindsay has developed a dance style that fuses traditional Jamaican Kumina dance with contemporary Hip Hop, reggae and jazz. In this new edition of Drop Da Biscuit I break bread with Ripton and we discuss Kumina, Maroon culture, performing at festivals, the Beyond Skin Northern Ireland community project and researching a fascinating ancestral family history. See also https://www.riptonlindsay.com/

 

Tracklist:

Etana – I Rise

Mica Paris – Should’ve Known better

Mim Suleiman – Oya Oya Oya

Miriam Makeba – Piece of the Ground

Ollie & Jerry – Showdown

Rick Braun/Phil Perry – So Much Trouble

 

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Full interview with tracks at https://yeahpod.co.uk/