A Brief History of Reggae In Britain | How the UK Became It's Global Launchpad

[@utregsoulnorh715]

Brilliant this..I was a Trojan Skinhead when young...still got all my vinyl..and 2 turning tables in the living room

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Big up mi elder lion ✌️

[@semoneg2826]

😊😊

[@Damienvizuete]

What an incredible and succinct historical video. 🔥

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Thanks a lot ✌️ Glad you liked it

[@tonycross4448]

As someone who lived through this history, I must congratulate you on this video. So much more could be said but overall the facts are there.

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Blessings mi lion ✌️ Thanks a lot. I'm working on a second video on the topic so please feel free to share any missing points so they can be documented

[@moblink9680]

Brilliant again! I guess there will be a special coverage about dub poets like Linton Kwesi Johnson and Michael Smith...

[@naomimoore47]

As a young white kid living in Yorkshire, I discovered Reggae through Bob Marley, the pirate stations broadcasting from Leeds and the punk / reggae connection. I went to dub dances, reggae festivals and the carnival in Leeds during the 1980s and loved it all. Steel Pulse, Misty In Roots, Linton Kwesi Johnson and Benjamin Zephaniah were heroes to me. Great video on the UK scene, thank you.

[@worldlyconcerns]

Your reggae documentaries are fantastic, thank you so much, I really respect your knowledgeable perspective and your obvious love of the music and the people

[@dexocube]

Great stuff. One thing though, the skinhead ska subculture didn't emerge in the late seventies/early eighties, it emerged in the sixties with the influx of ska and rocksteady. Working class white kids and working class black kids growing up in the inner cities hung around together, and the ska and rocksteady records that the black kids parents were listening to were like a breath of fresh air. The two tone movement wasn't the emergence of skinhead culture, it was a revival. I used to work in a pub and I was lucky enough to meet a good few old guys who'd been skinheads in the sixties. According to them, if you were middle class you would probably be a mod or a rocker, but if you were working class you'd probably be a skinhead. At least in inner city London. Any way amazing work, thanks for posting.

[@KC-gy5xw]

Yep, 60's, with ska and rock steady.

[@Gnosis639]

As a yardie from foreign (father from Jamaica, moved to America as a teen) it is unfortunate that racist highjacked the skinhead culture turning it into something it never was. They loved reggae just as much as us Big up the ORIGINAL skinhead dem and all who uphold the original ideals of that movement. Rightous people.

[@dexocube]

Yeah they hijacked everything, the skinhead haircut, the braces, the doc martens, the lot. Unimaginative w*nkers. F*ck 'em. Black and white unite and fight. That's how we beat the far right. Keep the faith bro

[@KC-gy5xw]

So true, when I tell people that they are amazed.

[@fedoramcclaren4294]

I interestingly was just speaking on this not too long ago!!!

[@redbaron1953]

My first reggae tape was steel pulse's true democracy..i was 14 years old in 1982.we didnt have a reggae station in north carolina and i only heard it visiting relatives in new york ..so mainly for 2 years i listened to the UK artists like pato banton,aswad and UB40 and steel pulse..some of my Caribbean friends preferred the dancehall which was very popular but my genre was more roots radics..so along with yardie artists like wailing souls,twinkle bros.,Augustus pablo and the mighty diamonds i always added the rootsy UK artist's in the mix to round out that vibe..much respect to the UK reggae artist's .

[@jdoes1991]

As a young man in their early 20s of Jamaican descent from Britain with A passion for Reggae, I can Honestly say your channel is amazing brother. Keep up the amazing work.

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Thanks a lot mi lion ✌️ I appreciate your support

[@equinox95]

British people have always been open to new sounds, today some are Afrobeat fans but Reggae did touch differently pre 2010s.

[@WadjilaCherokeeX]

Thanks as the UK really helped launch the music to the wider world. Almost every week I sing along to many songs. Oh the memories. When I was a youth I use to burn collie weed in a rizla I used burn it in a rizla Now I am a man I just burn collie weed in a chalwa I just a rub it in a chalwa

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Blessings mi lion ✌️

[@WadjilaCherokeeX]

@@ReggaeAppreciationSociety Respect Idren ☮️

[@willieluncheonette5843]

Saw Steel Pulse many times here in NYC. They frequently toured with punk bands and I was in love with punk.. They were always GREAT. Aah, the memories come flooding back. I was listening to both punk and reggae here in New York City. Such a great combination---the best!! We used to hang out at a section of Washington Square Park where all the Jamaicans gathered---the Southwestern part of the circle. There was always great reggae coming from their boomboxes and they were always open to the latest punk sounds also .I remember buying Steel Pulse's debut album, Handsworth Revolution, taping it and bringing it to the park. When I played it on my boombox, all ears perked up. There happened to be a radio DJ from WBAI in the park at the time and he made me play the complete Handsworth Revolution three times in a row. It was obviously the first time he ever heard it and he pleaded with me so I couldn't say no. The best club experiences I ever had were at this time at a bar/restaurant called Tramps on East 15th Street. It's still there, but under a different name and I think it's an Irish bar now. Once a week they would have Mod Mondays and only play punk and reggae. All the punks and dreads would hang together there and no one seemed to care if you lit up in the backroom. What bliss dancing to punk and reggae!

[@fedoramcclaren4294]

Trammps was one of my favourite venues when it was around...CBGB's was another one!!!

[@andieslive669]

Love, Honor and Respect to all genre of Jamaican Music. You came a long way from home to give the world the Masters of Musical Creations.

[@watsonunlimitedmusic]

The "roots" and "lovers" scenes weren't really separate. Aswad were always heavily involved in Lover's Rock, as were Matumbi. Janet Kay's anthem, Silly Games, features Drummie Zeb (originally the drummer, later lead vocalist for Aswad) on drums and was produced by Dennis Bovel of Matumbi.

[@robaalders9324]

A nice documentary is ___ When Bob Marley came to Britain___ an other one is ___When Bob came___, his time in New Zealand, both on KZbin.

[@hennyverheij5969]

I've been a loyal ub40 fan from their first album Signing Off. Different cultures in one band is an example for the rest of the world, to see that we can live together

[@djpanrasdaversiteoldschool8912]

I've watched many documentaries but you do a fantastic job in consolidating all those long documentaries for your fans to follow. Your english frasing is also impeccable. Kudos to you & jah bless

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Thanks so much. I appreciate your support mi lion ✌️

[@djtricks1]

RAS..Bang on!🔥Gotto mention/big up .. Hawkeye Records..my parents left behind so many..i must dig them out..also those amazing small Reggae Record shops in 70's/80's etc.. like DUBVendor.. Clapham Junction.South London, Quaff records..Finsbury Park North London etc.(of course there were more London/Uk ) Anyway Oldschool "YES PLEASE" .. RAS, it was Short but SWEET..! Bless ! 🙏🏾

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

So much to latch onto here....The 2 tone movement ( I remember listening to the Specials, The English Beat, Madness... etc) .....John Peel whose program on BBC I followed almost religiously, ....UB40, the commercial giants..Nice Work, bro. Brilliant presentations as usual but please let's remind our viewers, although Britain remains Europe's Reggae Music hub, it's the annual ROTOTOM Reggae Festival in Spain that carries the honour of Greatest Reggae Festival on that Continent... Probably second to Reggae Sumfest and Reggae Sunsplash.....

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

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[@Danimal1577]

Another great mini-doc. Thanks for doing this. Please do some docs on The Clash (the only band that matters), The Specials, English Beat, 2 Tone Records, and the "Dance Craze!" film/soundtrack. From southern California, THANKS! Bless up 🇯🇲🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@fredalademerin7626]

The documentary is spot on... Many thanks

[@CarsonPete310]

Blessings R.A.S....great historical account on video

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Blessings ✌️ Thanks for watching

[@CarsonPete310]

@ReggaeAppreciationSociety being an old Skinhead in California, it's nice for people to know what the REAL scene was really about. True Jamaican Ska and Rocksteady was the soundtrack

[@stuckintha90s]

WOW! I really enjoyed this. Thanks

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@clairebarrett301]

Uk will always love reggae. Yesterday.Today and Tomorrow. Summer vibes

[@YoungLPLovers]

Fantastic video. Next do one about Reggae in Japan. How did Reggae bridge such a seemingly large cultural gap and do so at such an early time???

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Already done 👉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5-sq42JgtCobc0

[@YoungLPLovers]

@@ReggaeAppreciationSociety thank you for letting me know! I’ve wondered about the Japan connection for a long time. Can’t wait to watch it 😊. One Love

[@Infinitebrandon]

I mon like a Bob, i no respect the uk monarchy but i am 25% English and wish the best to princes will and harry and the family; my fellow veterans 🇺🇸🤝🏻. Now repatriation is a must, im glad to hear how many brits love reggae. May their voices be heard for repatriation in Jamaica and all abroad. Im your ally Britain and very much in love with girls across the pond 😉 lol. Peace to everyone that appreciates reggae. Aloha ✌️🦁

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Blessings mon ✌️ Big up yourself 💪

[@urielnawej7835]

Nice presentation, but 3 huge points are missing : impossible not to speak about the collaboration between The Clash & Mikey Dread , and the Clash adopting many times reggae beats in their punky sounds, and of course the great Don Lets should always have been mentionned, and finally also the emergence of Dub Poetry with Linton Kwesi Johnson, Michael Smith and Benjamin Zephenyah

[@MrAlistar99]

Why should he be? The man is nothing but a poseur.

[@ape72patch1]

@@MrAlistar99who ?

[@MrAlistar99]

@@ape72patch1 letts

[@lawrencenjawe9875]

Yes yes and yes again..The emergence of Dub Poets has hardly being touched on this platform... You've forgotten to mention the very first dub poet performer: OKU ONUORA 👍

[@urielnawej7835]

@@lawrencenjawe9875 Yes indeed, Oku Onuora !!

[@hermanlaidlaw5678]

Well reseached stuffs,chief

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Thanks. Glad you liked it ✌️

[@andrewlindberg3514]

Grey Whistle WAS/IS a religious experience!!! First saw this video maybe 20 years ago. Still today as then, this is the BEST "Studio Session" performance by any band EVER!!!! Peter, Bunny and Bob performed as if they knew (without knowing) the impact this would have for years to come..

[@Graymond4368]

Smiley culture mi dj you deserve recognition especially with Cockney translation it really let some people understand the language a little better too …..great video

[@dexocube]

Smiley Culture was a legend round my way, his death at the hands of the old bill was horrific and his family never got justice. Makes my blood boil.

[@tonychang3080]

Thanks for this presentation.

[@fixitmaraj6419]

I love 💕 this piece of history about reggae music 🎵,from whence it came,Bls luv 🙏♥️🙏

[@newreast3904]

I commented in another video of yours how judge dread is not mentioned in any documentaries about Brit reggae. And here I am watching this one that you had already done,with “last of the skinheads” cover on the picture. Respect.

[@JohnSmith-ej6qx]

Yeah true. Judge dread was not bad but a bit joke though

[@mumfnah]

Good little document 👍

[@CecilEtienne]

Excellent

[@gregoryspevack2263]

When you talk about Punk and Reggae you have to mention The Clash and Don Letts.

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Yes I ✌️ My bad. Especially the Clash

[@dexocube]

@@ReggaeAppreciationSociety The story of the Rock Against Racism concert would be a pretty interesting video

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

@@dexocube great suggestion. I will make a video about the punk/reggae connection soon. Thanks 👍

[@utregsoulnorh715]

@@ReggaeAppreciationSociety Yessss...I love this channel so much

[@dexocube]

@@ReggaeAppreciationSociety Cool!

[@tonyogbata2022]

As a matter of fact, I would place David Rodigan over Chris Blackwell with regards to the penetration and growth of reggae followership among the non-black audience in the UK. Without a doubt, David Rodigan's reggae program "Roots Rockers" on Capital Radio, London in the early/mid 1980s was a most effective medium for projecting the music beyond the shores of Jamaica. His sweet, calm voice and deep, smooth intros of the tunes and artistes/interviews was so appealing. Of course, not forgetting the captivating jingles... "Flash it Roddyyy!"... Respec' always!

[@chrisallen1049]

I don't want to go to bed I want to listen to roots rockers, 'buoy gwan inna ya bed'😂😂😂

[@KC-gy5xw]

Rodigan couldn't have done if Blackwell hadn't done what he did, he has to acknowledge it.

[@dubdadmattV70]

And some top interviews with big artists..

[@deristrong3570]

Great stuff

[@MsWildberry1]

We also created Lovers Rock. Which is British Caribbean people's reggae Reggae music ❤💛💚🖤

[@fredericocr1]

Can always rely on the faithfull roots bands steel pulse, twinkle brothers, mystic in roots, etc

[@rolandpritchard1731]

There was a lot going , you punk and reggae, don letts and bands like the clash playing along side reggae. Steel pulse, dub, roots and reggae disco mixes. U.roy, big youth, scientist and so much more. You still had some rude boys, skinheads herded trojan and suedehards that still playing it now along with skinheads, scooter runs along side mods. Japanese love scooters, mod and reggae, big following. Gregory Isaac's , bob marley, u. Roy and more played along side heavy metal. Yes reggae has come a long way from some boxes of singles and being home sick.

[@Mrsplanetmaster9]

👍🏼👍🏼🙋🏻‍♀and 💋🔔☘

[@ReggaeAppreciationSociety]

Blessings mi lioness ✌️ Thanks for watching

[@costermasumbuko6653]

How come some commentaries want us to believe it was Bob Marley who single-handedly catapulted reggae to international recognition

[@therootoflife5290]

Bob Marley was and still one of its kind....Period

[@costermasumbuko6653]

@@therootoflife5290 The white man stole reggae from its rightful owners by elevating Bob (their son) at the expense of the blacks. They arrived in England as The Wailers and upon seeing their son in the trio, the white man changed that to Bob and the Wailers through Chris Whitewell. Bob Marley is overrated and has been elevated to a demigod. Many an artist who are way better than him are made to sing praises unto him, not least Joseph Hill.

[@rolandpritchard1731]

Bob Marley doing hes thing, but do you remember the Congos.

[@spamspam7265]

America didn’t really embrace reggae like uk

[@semoneg2826]

American culture is a bit different

[@rolandpritchard1731]

It's a punky reggae party.

[@utregsoulnorh715]

With the Jam....

[@awotnot]

Nice one Just to throw in my own piece. Old Grey Whistle Test did not feature upcoming bands. It featured well-known bands doing new LPs. It never touched punk, for example, until 1978 at the earliest. Other shows touched it in 1976. But the BBC was a part of that narrative that ignored reggae. Also, there is perhaps understandably some confusion here between what is known in the UK as bluebeat, otherwise colloquially known as the spirit of 69, ergo, the first wave of skinheads and suedeheads, and the later post Two Tone incarnation of what became known as Oi or Oi punk which had a strong nationalist and racist follower base. Most skinheads deny that fact nowadays. But those of us that lived through it know better. John Peel was instrumental. LKJ and many others got air time. As was Janet Street Porter and her 1976 show The London Weekend Show - that had one program on sound systems with interviews - as well as the Sex Pistols just as their nightmare broke in the UK media two weeks later live on the prime time Bill Grundy show. My first two experiences with reggae were Dekker's Israelites and this 1972 classic. Jimmy Cliff's 1971 original having been completely ignored in the UK music media. Rastafari kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZDVc2esbJqdp7c

[@KC-gy5xw]

OGWT did feature upcoming in the early days, when there was no fixed start time or end time. If they could find a band to play last minute, the show would last as long as the band did! Later on it was more established but not quite stars they featured mostly.

[@awotnot]

@@KC-gy5xw mainly established artists