Dennis Bovell MBE is a British Reggae legend. He is one of the originators of Lover's Rock and the producer of big hits such as 'Silly Games' (Janet Kay) and 'After Tonight' with his band Matumbi.
Dread Beat an' Blood is the debut album by British reggae band Poet and the Roots released in 1978 on the Front Line label. It was produced by Vivian Weathers and Linton Kwesi Johnson.
Steel Pulse are a roots reggae band from the Erdington area of Birmingham, England.
The Cool Notes were a British pop-funk group who had a string of chart hits in the UK between 1984 and 1986.
The band was formed in London in 1978. They were originally a forerunner of the late 1970s/early 1980s British jazz-funk movement.
"Youth of Today" is a song by British-Jamaican reggae band Musical Youth, released in November 1982 as the second single from their debut album The Youth of Today. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, and was a top 10 hit in the Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland.
"Music and Lights" is a single by British trio Imagination, released in 1982 by R&B Records.
"Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)", initially released as "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)", is a 1984 song by Trinidadian-British singer Billy Ocean.
"Mi God Mi King" was the first vinyl outing for a member of the troupe of Saxon MCs and produced by Maxi Priest and Paul "Barry Boom" Robinson.
David Victor Emmanuel (10 February 1963 – 15 March 2011), better known as Smiley Culture, was a British reggae singer and DJ known for his "fast chat" style.
