By Franklin Williams - October 12, 2026
Jackie Mittoo Listening Guide | Reggae Dread
Blog · Artists & Listening
Jackie Mittoo: Five Ways Into the Keyboard King’s Music
Follow the groove, hear the melody, and meet the musical work behind the familiar sound.
Reggae Dread · Approximately 11 minutes to read
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JACKIE MITTOO
KEYBOARD · GROOVE · PEOPLE
Original symbolic illustration. It does not depict Mittoo or a historical session.
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Who was Jackie Mittoo?
Route one: Follow the groove ...
By Franklin Williams - October 6, 2026
How to Listen to Dub Poetry: LKJ & More | Reggae Dread
Reggae Dread/Artists & Listening
How to Listen
to Dub PoetryLinton Kwesi Johnson, Language and the Reggae Beat
Follow the voice, hear the rhythm and explore the history: a practical listening journey through Linton Kwesi Johnson and the wider world of dub poetry.
By Reggae Dread18-minute readFive listening selections
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01 Begin with the voice
02 What dub poetry invites us to hear
03 Jamaican language
04 ...
By Franklin Williams - October 6, 2026
Why Love Songs Belong in Reggae History | Reggae Dread
Reggae Dread/Artists & Listening
Why Love Songs Belong
in Reggae History
Lovers Rock, Migration and Black British Life
A listening journey through lovers rock, women’s creative work, and the music through which Black British communities made room for intimacy and belonging.
By Reggae Dread18-minute readThree listening selections
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01 A song that changes the room
02 Jamaican roots, British life
03 Dance and belonging
04 Women’s creative authority
05 What ...

























