Kamar presents Tealeaves - exploring sound through migration, seeking to appreciate the multitude of ways that migrants and the movement of people have contributed to global society and cultural richness.
This month, a dedicated Reggae and Dub special, Kamar will start the first hour with special picks across the spectrum of Roots Reggae, Dub, Lovers Rock, Ska and Rocksteady, before being joined by Dub titan Mad Professor, exploring the ways these cornerstones of UK culture have culminated and developed as a result of Caribbean migrant communities.
Mad Professor is one of the leading figures in Dub. Born in Guyana in 1955, and migrating to the UK as a teenager, he is widely credited with being one of the major driving forces behind pioneering Dub production, and owns the UK's longest standing independently black owned label, Ariwa. A disciple of Lee "Scratch" Perry, he has collaborated with reggae acts including the likes of Sly and Robbie, Pato Banton, Jah Shaka and Horace Andy, as well as artists outside the realm of traditional reggae and dub, such as Sade, Massive Attack, The Orb, Gaudi, the Brazilian DJ Marcelinho da Lua, Grace Jones, Jamiroquai and even The Beastie Boys.
Tealeaves: Kamar w/ Mad Professor
THIRD WORLD - SUN WON'T SHINE [ISLAND RECORDS]
DELROY WILSON - I'M STILL WAITING [CHARM’S RECORDS]
ASWAD - COVENANT (DUB) [ISLAND RECORDS]
THE TWINKLE BROTHERS - LET US SING [TWINKLE MUSIC]
TONY BENJAMIN - AFRICA IS ZION [ARIWA]
BROTHER VALENTINO - BIG APPLE [MAKOSSA]
SHORTY - WHO GOD BLESS [CHARLIE’S RECORDS]
JOHN HOLT - YOU WILL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE [STRIKER LEE]
PETER HUNNINGALE - ROCKING YOU ETERNALLY [ATHENS OF THE NORTH]
DENNIS BOVELL - SILLY DUB [ARAWAK]
CANDY MCKENZIE - REMIND ME [FREESTYLE RECORDS]
PECKER & MINAKO YOSHIDA - DUB JAM ROCK [BETTER DAYS]
JUICY FRUITS - O SHI E TE A GE RU [TIME CAPSULE RECORDS]
JOAQUÍN CORNEJO FEAT. ALEX SERRA - LAS FRUTAS [N/A]
DENNIS BROWN - CONCENTRATION (& DUB) [TROJAN RECORDS]
ALPHA & OMEGA - PURE & CLEAN [PARTIAL RECORDS]
LEE PERRY & MAD PROFESSOR - ALIEN IN OUT A SPACE [ARIWA]
JOHN HOLT - YOU'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LOVE LIKE MINE (MAD PROFESSOR DUB)
[LATENIGHTTALES]
MAD PROFESSOR - PYA [ARIWA]
STEEL PULSE - STEPPIN' OUT [ELEKTRA]
MAD PROFESSOR - PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE [ARIWA]
KING TUBBY - NORTH CIRCULAR DUB [TROJAN RECORDS]
SALMONELLA DUB - TUI DUB (MAD PROFESSOR VERSION) [SALMONELLA DUB]
TIPPA IRIE - REALITY DUB [ARIWA]
BARRINGTON LEVY - BLACK HEART MAN DUB [AURALUX RECORDINGS]
THE UPSETTER REVUE & JUNIOR MURVIN - CLOSER TOGETHER [ISLAND RECORDS]