I remember very well, the first time that I heard Reggae Music. I was 15 or 16, and someone played to me an album called Dread Beat And Blood by Linton Kwesie Johnson. When I heard the second track, Five Nights Of Bleeding, I was "sold" as they say.

Never before, and never after that particular event did I ever hear a music that could move me deep to my soul as that music called Reggae Music. It is decades later, now, and I still rock to the rhythm of the drum and bass line.

What was it, that made me be so receptive to Reggae Music? I think it has got a lot to do with the fact that by it's very nature, Reggae Music is a Freedom Sounds. Reggae Music is a music that appeals to the mind and soul.

Everyone knows, that Reggae started in Jamaica. Not everyone knows, that to live in Jamaica is very hard and even today many of the musicians that played the music you and I love so much have to live under terrible conditions in the ghetto's of Kingston Jamaica. And hardly anybody knows just how the music came into existence.

We have issues like togetherness, struggling for survival, fighting against corruption and deep spirituality, all naturally connected to Reggae Music.

These are only a few things that make me want to promote this music. Not just, that I am a Reggae musician myself.  No, it is the deep realization that when I promote Reggae Music, I am actively involved in something constructive.

For when Reggae Music gets more and more popular, the original musicians will benefit from this. Labels like Blood and Fire, for example, have done significant works in this area. I know personally about this well-known Reggae singer and producer that speaks highly of the label, because they actually pay respect to the musicians.

Look to Bob Marley! Look to the example that he is, still is, for millions of people world wide. He gave the people a Consciousness, and that was not just because of his own personality. It was also because of Reggae Music itself!

And that is why I want to promote Reggae Music. That is why I want to reach out to those who do not know Reggae Music. That is why I am so very happy with the small success I have within circles of contemporary dance and techno music, as they recognize the roots of their music in my DUB tunes.

Please consider the writing above as the personal opinion/observation of Messian Dread rather than "Official Dubroom Policy" or something like that. 

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