Sunday, October 14, 2012

10.11.12 - Joe Gibbs Hour + Brother Culture LIVE

LISTEN TO THE ARCHIVE AT JAMAICAROCK.COM









Joe Gibbs was born on October 14th, 1942 in Montego Bay and the first hour of this show is dedicated to him as it falls the Thursday before his birthday. One of my favorite producers, he has worked with producers such as Coxsone Dodd, Lee Perry, Niney, Errol T and artists such as Delroy Wilson, Dennis Brown, Jacob Miller, Gregory Isaacs and many many others. Joe Gibbs proved he could adapt his talent during his prolific career, going from big rocksteady and early reggae hits to rockers, dub and beyond. He was also a big influence to the 70s UK scene, probably most notably The Clash. He sadly passed in February of 2008, survived by 12 children - one of whom is Rocky Gibbs who has the label of the same name that has updated and put out some of his father's classic tunes.

Brother Culture is one of UK's most renowned reggae MC's. Based in Brixton, London, he first started chanting on Jah Revelation Muzik Sound System way back in 1982 and spent much of the 80s touring around the UK, the US, Canada and the Caribbean. In the 90s, UK reggae began expanding into the sounds of Drum & Bass and he proved adept at adapting his unique style to an ever-expanding audience which has made him a fixture in the revived UK Dub and Roots scene.
DJ Q-Mastah is part of the Sound Liberation Front crew that promote bass-heavy sound system culture throughout NYC and beyond. This Friday will be the launch of Dub Stuy Records and also the unveiling of Sound Liberation Front'sTower of Sound (a custom built 10,000W Sound System) that will be used to blast the sounds of Brother Culture live alongside members of Dutty Artz, Dub Is A Weapon and others at the Paper Box in Brooklyn.

Check the archive and the video above - vibes!

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