This is wonderful. It might be hard for people today to understand how deep into our hearts and minds reggae penetrated in those halcyon days, but this lovely documentary is a testament to that. Big up to the great David Rodigan and to the other musical pioneers and teachers, black and white, memorialized here.
@stevemurphy6780 Жыл бұрын
What a documentary..sharing our reggae music with likeminded reggae lovers…thank god for the windrush generation because without them we wouldn’t have reggae music✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻🫡🫡🫡🫡🔥🔥🔥
@adamdreisler7365 Жыл бұрын
The Greatest DJ... ever! Never seen a DJ get a crowd as hype as Rodigan! Phenomenal!
@JamesBrown-ob9mh9 ай бұрын
I have, Sir Tony Williams formally reggae rockers to rockers fm. I have a massive collection thanks to Tony and David.
@Yellav64mo Жыл бұрын
Living legend! The aroma of rice n peas n fried chicken and the sounds of David Rodigan on the radio dropping some big big tunes!❤💛💚 nuff respect every time!✌🏽❤️👊🏽
@henryclarke5363 Жыл бұрын
my mentor in early 80,s as a young white guy ,i was buying all the tunes and getting pubs to play in....thanks david, and still buying now..
@doveronefoxtrot44174 ай бұрын
I love reggae. I have been a massive fan since 1978.
@TheBlessedLion2 ай бұрын
The first record in my hand was Bob Marley…from my mothers collection…1978
@djvartan3 жыл бұрын
This is gold.
@JamesBrown-ob9mh Жыл бұрын
For me there is no Rodigan without the late great Sir Tony Williams who everybody seems to have forgotten and the first reggae Dj Sir Steve Barnard. Its like one giant passes away and the other giant takes all the glory. To me they are all giants who mean my life listening to reggae music the world to me.
@mkwill8335 Жыл бұрын
Love the positive promotion of reggae music but agree would've been complete to give a mention
@Higher_Sun_Highzak9 ай бұрын
What about Mickey dread who rattigan used his shows to get his 1st gig on British radio
@JamesBrown-ob9mh9 ай бұрын
@@Higher_Sun_Highzak That point is very well made. Thank you sir. Reggae history must never be distorted.
@zenheadshot37428 ай бұрын
@@Higher_Sun_Highzak So this man used the talent of og reggae radio entertainers to take a place (king of reggae, uk reggae godfather etc) that doesn't belong to him, and then stayed in the business like a representative figure of a foreign culture cause he's white. Would you agree with this synthesis?
@Higher_Sun_Highzak8 ай бұрын
@@zenheadshot3742 yes that is quite a comprehensive synopsis of what the boy Rattigan did...not only did he exploit the talent of Mickey Dread radio shows, he also wormed his way into blues dances and sound system events (via people like Lloydie Coxsone) to get a feel of the culture. Then he began getting dub plates cut for him and at some stage tried to present himself on dance flyers as if he's a "sound man". The 1st artist to ever expose this coloniser was Papa Levi (Ram Jam Capitalism) as far as eye can recall. Check out that track. I have too much i could type here about i feelings towards Rattigan and his kind. Ises
@ainsleywhite2802Ай бұрын
Absolutely love roddigan 😊what a fookin legend 👏
@dawnyoung5075 Жыл бұрын
That's a beautiful Man no one can top him ever much Respect for ever love very much❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️🙏👍
@bigcee3856 Жыл бұрын
Rodigan is not only a wicked dj he's a walking breathing reggae encyclopedia
@kingdomminded7319 Жыл бұрын
Respect to Rodigan ! Classic and beautiful documentary.
@deirdreoshea5576 Жыл бұрын
No wonder I love David, giving us the best music. I grew up with the best & still love ya. Keep me dancing 🎉❤❤
@billkelsey583 Жыл бұрын
David ram jam rodigan brand new crisp biscuit brings back great memories ❤❤❤
@paulreuben73432 ай бұрын
Yep met Rodigan when djing the same dance in Tenerife...a gentleman an Icon...its not as if he hasnt been in the REAL trenches of dancehall clashes amongst real badman and he held his ground. Nuff respect
@WayneDawkinsThePartyMan11 ай бұрын
Rodigan was no joke hard to beat in a clash knew the culture maybe Barry G got him once. Bless up big ups to the real legend.Your contribution to the promotion of reggae Sir David is well appreciated.
@patrickjones43892 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest 👍
@glenfordburrell21332 жыл бұрын
Reggae also played an important role in children's Saturday morning TV. I remember the "Vita-lite" orange juice commercial using Desmond Dekker's "Israelite" hit. The hit single nearly got banned by the the British Board of Deputy of ".....", but was revoked by my girlfriend at-the-time father. Millie Small of the My boy Lollipop fame, lived a few blocks away from me in Pimlico. She was a good friend of the Sixties sensation Myna Bird Britain's first West African sex symbol - who lived in nearby Belgravia. Living nearby to her was Princess Margaret's former boyfriend Roddy Llewellyn who rented a room in a house which he shared with Moroccan and Jamaican house mates! The last time that I saw Millie was in about 1990. She was emptying her rubbish into a wheelie bin on St George's Drive. Those were the days!
@janejohnson188 Жыл бұрын
Loved this ❤
@Tampinu4 ай бұрын
Bless Rodi...
@SlowD713Ай бұрын
I watch him in Belgrade 15 years ago,omg,i will never forget that party 🔥
@db0800 Жыл бұрын
Rules are for fools. Respect to David
@studio_confluence Жыл бұрын
so good! thank you thank you for sharing... all the legends... all the love! Big up Rodigan!! BIM BIM RAM JAM!!!
@donimarshall3158 Жыл бұрын
He’s Also A Huge Stage Show Promoter, And Deserves All The Accolades He’s Getting, And He Was Always Very Very Humble And Super Helpful,,,,🏆🇺🇸🇯🇲 Mr. KeenObserVatioN 🇯🇲🇺🇸🏆
@dwsmith7095 Жыл бұрын
No words just 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@IndraRamnarine-dr1mn Жыл бұрын
A living legend ❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 all hale king Rodigan ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@eltonlewis4979 Жыл бұрын
9:12 ....big respect Ras, how you express the sentiments of the jamaica people
@philiciajacobs7854 Жыл бұрын
David rodigan is a bad man wicked sound man
@srobinson40704 ай бұрын
David Rodigan and Tony Williams made the way for Caribbean music. 💖
@1275minicooper Жыл бұрын
Magnificent good work....respect rasta..
@mariogajewski6069 Жыл бұрын
Lived the music from the seventies went blues in highfields leicester best times went all schools in highfields proud to be apart of it. And I'm white😂.now 66 years old.
@phillblake6829 Жыл бұрын
Cov lad? You still about?
@humphreyodol7213 Жыл бұрын
There's no place would turn down to play I can remember him playing on a Thursday night in Turnpike Lane North London back in the eighties and in a club at the bottom of Clarence Road junction with cricketfield Road Clapton.
@loiswhite66122 жыл бұрын
What a legend!
@72ghettoboy2 ай бұрын
Rodigan is a reggae Godigan
@rgonko Жыл бұрын
Boss documentary!
@mrmegabuckssongs Жыл бұрын
Big up Roddy ❤
@tafimutekwe28559 ай бұрын
A true "soundman" in the strictest sense of the word David Rodigan.
@stevealexis55172 жыл бұрын
Very informative.🔥🔥
@londonbowcat1 Жыл бұрын
Mykaell Riley?
@pentangle78Ай бұрын
reggae has no barriers
@douglewis69247 ай бұрын
Roddy and Rory in Toronto 2007 mash up di place mon Show so big an Armoured van selling last minute tickets for $150 per ticked thru a likkle window seen big respect to David Rodigan
@filmarbeboso11 ай бұрын
top class
@OracleTheRonin Жыл бұрын
Legend.
@philipamalik3984 Жыл бұрын
Bless up reggae Saints!!!
@lornastephens30708 ай бұрын
We still are
@LenoxMhlanga2 жыл бұрын
Indication to Robbie Basspear! Rest easy Rasta.
@londonbowcat1 Жыл бұрын
9:30 who is Trevor Nelson
@Higher_Sun_Highzak Жыл бұрын
@@londonbowcat1Bounty Bwoy Nelson
@HBL500 Жыл бұрын
I wish this documentary had a soundtrack for all the lesser known backing tracks used
@michaellifetv56962 жыл бұрын
Respect ❤️ 🙏🏿
@londonbowcat1 Жыл бұрын
9:00 reggae who?
@dwightgayle95894 ай бұрын
So 🇯🇲 jamaica 🇯🇲 created hip-hop
@jdgooner4845 Жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure off doing a backing tune for rodigans reggae chart show in 92 at Kiss radio, it was pure luck that my wife’s best friend was rodigans producer, she was round our house I was just banging out some tunes & she said I like that tune, which was James Bond in ska , so we went up to kiss radio & recorded it , I couldn’t believe it, very lucky boy, I always turned into rodigans on capital radio back in the day his mixing & jingles was quality, what a inspiration 🎶🎵🥳👍😂
@deirdreoshea5576 Жыл бұрын
Kiss , before it was legit. Bug up I was there.
@cheshtaperera3 жыл бұрын
❤️✌️
@anthonyachebe54409 ай бұрын
You are tuned to Capital Radio You are tuned to the Reggae Rockers show
@andrewbashford97865 ай бұрын
It was the Roots rockers show .. The Reggae rockers show was Sunday afternoons on BBC Radio London with The late Tony Williams ..
@michealbaskerville883211 ай бұрын
🤘🏿👽🤘🏿
@MrMallum9 ай бұрын
Rodi Goddy - Rodi Rodi Rodi Gody......
@jamericanangel2298 Жыл бұрын
Hey how you been stillablaze?
@thatwasthedaythatwas Жыл бұрын
Who da man
@aquan80743 ай бұрын
😌
@brendanshortvids899311 ай бұрын
Anyone know the name of the song at the end with the credits?
@ameard98013 жыл бұрын
First
@londonbowcat1 Жыл бұрын
38:36 he had some notice
@Gray-zi5bp Жыл бұрын
David you are great. But if I was you sir I would not work for BBC radio 2. Because you're show is only one hour. And you only do 12 shows a year. And you show is on at 11 the only reggae show on radio 2. But yet folk music gets 2 hours a week jazz music gets a 4 hours a week. Blues gets 2 hours a week. And country music gets 2 hours. But yet you only get 12 hours a year. The BBC love to keep reggae music down. Like chaka demus and pliers had a number one album in the national charts. And a number one hit single and a number 4 and a number 6. But yet the BBC did not play nothing from their follow-up album. Despicable BBC full of misinformation. Anyway sorry for waffling 🥱🇬🇧👍
@JohnBrennan-pt9kg6 ай бұрын
Just heard a huge lie repeated not one person on the windrush was invited
@Jack-fs2im2 жыл бұрын
The Windrush was empty after delivering in the WI and offered cheap passage to UK they was never invited
@stephenjon35022 жыл бұрын
Stop chatting complete bollox
@stephenjon35022 жыл бұрын
Have a read of the British Nationality act . You won't find it on Facebook though....
@Jack-fs2im2 жыл бұрын
@@stephenjon3502 What one.Yr missing the point.I thought they wanted Independance and not to live under a British Govt.Yr thr b.......x talker imo
@Jack-fs2im2 жыл бұрын
@@stephenjon3502 Its not about their right to settle.its about why they turned the backs on the WI after wanting Independence.We had thousands of returning unemployed soldiers and prisoners of war who wanted to stay and thousand of Polish and others.I don,t fall for the BS.
@stephenjon35022 жыл бұрын
@@Jack-fs2im No Jack. Your theory of an empty ship is FB nonsense for the RW populists. People were brought over from the Caribbean to help rebuild the UK after the war. Mainly doing jobs that Brits couldn't or wouldn't do. London Underground had recruitment offices on different islands hence a great deal of the old managers and supervisors were of Caribbean origin. Same went for nurses and midwife's. (my mother in law being one of them) No one turned their backs on any country. As for independence it was long over due. Perhaps you are another one with views that slavery was a good thing for the UK. Either way you can't moan about the UK colonising 20% of the globe then go on rattling about empty ships when people want to come to the mother country!