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Some call our host Ian an "archivist of
Reggae", and he is definitely the right guy
to do it. In fact, he's doing it and those who
make sure that they have his complete series are
wize.
As he walks up and down in the history of
Reggae and pre-Reggae Jamaican Music, he makes
sure that you know where you're listening too.
In the same time, he's not afraid to go into
the spiritual and (anti) political message that
can be found with Reggae and is so often
misrepresented if mentioned at all by the
mainstream Reggae historians.
He's the kind of guy that will quote Jimmy
Cliff's comments on the fact that the Conservative
Party in the UK used one of his tracks in their
political campaign. You have to listen to the
Podcast to get to know it, but we'll quote the
comment of our host: "Nice One, Jimmy!"
He's also the kind of guy that will tell us all
about the history of the famous Nottinghill
Carnival and how it relates to violent racism in
the UK. That's before he explains the inspiration
of Junior Murvin's classic "Police and
Thieves" and subsequently plays a crucial
tune that was inspired by the Junior Murvin track.
The information that he gives between his
excellent musical selections and occasional sound
effect, is the kind of information you want to
have fe true.
For your personal archives, from the archivist!
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