News — Documentaries

  • Stevie Hyper D & The Soundsystem Roots of Jungle

    · By Tom Bibby

    A new documentary tells the fascinating but tragic story of Jungle MC Stevie Hyper D, the underground music icon who cut his teeth on the Reggae Soundsystems of South London in the 80s and grew to embody everything that Jungle Music represented. We are supporting the Kickstarter campaign to help get the film in cinemas this year.  Support the project on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mcsteviehyperd/hyper-the-stevie-hyper-d-story  Over the past 70 years, Reggae Soundsystem culture has grown from the street corners and lawns of Jamaica to leave its mark on the entire world. But its impact has perhaps been most significant on the...

  • WATCH: Rodigan - A Reggae Life

    · By Adam Prescott

    Check it this new documentary on the extraordinary life of Sir David Rodigan recently released by our friends over at Reggaeville!
  • ARTICLE: Red Bull - '8 UK Soundsystem's that are keeping the culture alive'

    · By Adam Prescott

    Across the UK, sound system crews are reinventing the rules to keep local scenes thriving...
  • REGGAE ROAST TAKEOVER TROJAN RECORDS SPOTIFY!

    · By Adam Prescott

    Throughout August, Reggae Roast take charge of This Is Trojan, with 14 of our favourite Trojan tracks added to the spotify playlist every Friday morning over the next 4 weeks. Founding member, James Harper, who has selected the tracks had the following to say regarding his affinity with Trojan and reggae music as a whole: “I was first introduced to reggae through my older half-brother who was an avid collector in the 80’s. He was mad into his digital reggae and dancehall and collected 100’s of yard tapes. I was about 5 then. But it wasn’t until quite a bit later on that I really discovered Trojan through my...