🔥 Celebrating Sound System Culture, One Riddim at a Time 🔥 At Reggae Roast, we live and breathe Sound System Culture—and there's no better way to celebrate it than by diving deep into the heartbeat of Reggae music: the RIDDIM. That's why we're proud to introduce our ongoing blog series, Riddim Breakdown – a celebration of the classic and foundational instrumentals that shaped Reggae, Dancehall, and all the genres that evolved from them. From Stalag to Real Rock, from Sleng Teng to Heavenless, each riddim has its own unique story—where it came from, who voiced it, and how it evolved...

In this second instalment of our Riddim Breakdown series, we are looking at one of the most influential Reggae tracks of all time: Wayne Smith's 'Under Mi Sleng Teng.' Released in 1985, this song didn't just top charts; it revolutionised the entire genre. The tale of 'Under Mi Sleng Teng' began when young musician Noel Davey and his pal Wayne Smith got their hands on a Casio MT-40 keyboard. They'd managed to get hold of it from his friend George "Buddy" Haye, a musician who had been touring the US with The Wailing Souls. Davey was hoping for a Yamaha DX7 synthesiser, but...