How to Hear a Reggae Version Side | Reggae Dread Reggae Dread · Reggae Beyond the Record · 02 The Version Side: How to Listen Beyond the Lead Vocal A practical guide to hearing the bass, drums, space and studio choices in a reggae vocal and its paired dub. By Franklin Williams  ·  Listening guide  ·  About 13 minutes On this page Begin with two sides of a musical idea What do “version” and “dub” mean here? Five ...

Reggae Record Shops and Community | Reggae Dread Reggae Dread · Reggae Beyond the Record · 03 Reggae Record Shops and Community From Kingston to London, the record counter connected listeners, artists and the people who helped music travel. By Reggae Roots Dread ·  Music and community  ·  About 15 minutes On this page Begin at the counter Randy's: a Kingston counter and the work around it Across the Atlantic: Peckings and Dub Vendor What a record shop made ...

Joe Higgs: Singer, Teacher and Songwriter | Reggae Dread Reggae Dread · Reggae Beyond the Record · 01 Joe Higgs: The Singer, the Teacher and the Music Listen to an artist whose songs and teaching helped shape the sound of Jamaican music. By Franklin Williams  ·  Artist portrait  ·  About 15 minutes On this page Begin with Joe Higgs's own voice A working singer before the mentor story The teacher in Trench Town Three recordings to hear more closely Carry ...