David Rodigan: Masterpiece
David Rodigan is a music institution. The professor of Reggae music, Daddy Rodigan has been doing it for thiry years plus. We paid tribute to the king back in 2011, […]
Tag Archives: Jamaica
Police And Thieves In The Street
As a younger music lover, I heard a version of Junior Murvin’s “Police and Theives” by The Clash. Reading the liner notes after hearing Strummer’s voice, I immediately went out […]
Kalbata & Mixmonster – Congo Beat The Drum Trailer
This is a project that I thought was so dope, I had to talk about it. We here at Flea Market Funk pride ourselves in giving a different perspective to […]
Prince Jazzbo: Rest In Peace
Today, unfortunately we lost another of the greats. Prince Jazzbo lost his battle with cancer yesterday. Starting out with Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One in the early 70’s, Linval Roy Carter […]
King Tubby’s Hometown Hi Fi Live ’76
Originating in Jamaica the Sound System was an important part of Jamaican culture. Later adapted by Kool Herc and Bambaataa (using their own sound systems to rock the block parties), […]
Cool and Deadly: An All Live Vinyl Reggae Mix
Today for your listening pleasure, I’ve put together a variety of Jamaican 12″ sides as well as LPs that I think are Cool and Deadly. Drawing inspiration from some Kung […]
George Fullwood & Soul Syndicate Band – Stop And Think It Over
The other day I had to get out of the house to get my youngest some milk. On the way is my local charity shop. Their records used to be […]
Jackie Mittoo – Earthquake
This morning at Flea Market Funk we are taking a soulful Jamaican stroll with one Donat Roy Mitto aka Jackie Mittoo. I’ve written about him before, and today I was […]
The Blues Busters – Wings of a Dove
In order to celebrate Jamaican Independence Day I wanted to go back to the early days of Reggae. Before Roots, before Dub, before Rocksteady, before Dancehall, there was Ska. Here’s […]
Smile Orange OST
We all know of the great Reggae movies: Rockers, The Harder They Come, and Country Boy, as well as their respective soundtracks, which are equally impressive. I have yet to […]
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