Echoes In The Bones

Guest host Clyde Mckenzie speaks with author and ethnomusicologist Dennis Howard on the state of the music industry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dionne Warwick was in Kingston Jamaica for a show and Dennis Howard G Fitz Bartley and Bunny Goodison sat down to talk to her on JBC Radio 1 and 2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trevor "Leggo Beast' Douglas continues to speak about his entrepreneurial journey, the power of supporting fellow entrepreneurs and his work with artists such as Big Youth Gregory Issacs and Dennis Brown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Producer studio owner and former road manager for Big Youth and Gregory Issacs. Gives us some insights into the early days in sound system culture and the music's business side. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Musician, songwriter, arranger, and the leader of the vocal group the Gaylads. B. B. Seaton is a Jamaican treasure who made a significant contribution to Jamaican Popular Music Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scholar Professor Rex Nettleford and rock steady and reggae legend Ken Boothe reflect on Marley's contribution and what it was like during the early days of the music business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is a tribute to Bob Marley through the words of Neville Garrick, his artistic director, musician Ibo Cooper, Cindy Breakspeare, mother to Damion “Jr Gong” Marley in conversation with Dennis Howard and G Fitz Bartley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dennis speaks to well-known American music and radio executive, Paul Porter. Porter is the author of the book, Blackout: My 40 Years in the Music Business. Paul gives insight into how the music industry operates and how it put creatives at a disadvantage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ras Michael is one of the pioneers of Nyahbinghi Roots, the Jamaican music genre that is not given the attention that it deserves. Nyahbinghi is one of the foundational sounds on which Jamaican popular music is built. The devout Rastafarian speaks about the importance of Nyahbinghi, the forgotten genre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pioneer video director Leo O'Reggio, is one the first creative to direct and produce music videos for reggae and dancehall acts in the 1980s and 90s. He was responsible for directing and producing some of the most memorable videos of that era and was the main creative force that was responsible for telling the stories fo ordinary Jamaicans which was not the norm at that time. Hosted on Acast. See...

Known as the Salvador Dali of music Lee "Scratch" Perry is one of the foremost music makers in the world. So many genres such as reggae, dub, dancehall hip hop, techno, punk, trap and drill owe as a debt of gratitude to this audio alchemist. Responsible for legends such as The Wailers, Max Romeo, the Congos and Junior Murvin. It was the work that Perry and the Wailers that became some of the raw m...

Known as the Salvador Dali of music Lee "Scratch" Perry is one of the foremost music makers in the world. So many genres such as reggae, dub, dancehall hip hop, techno, punk, trap and drill owe as a debt of gratitude to this audio alchemist. Responsible for legends such as The Wailers, Max Romeo, the Congos and Junior Murvin. It was the work that Perry and the Wailers that became some of the raw m...

Sly explains his creative process and his formula for making a hit song. Sly has worked with Grace Jones, Cyndy Lauper, Bob Dylan and every reggae and dancehall star in Jamaica. With his partner Robbie Shakespeare they are responsible for countless hits. They made a breakthrough on the U.K. pop charts with 1987's Rhythm Killers, an experimental funk/dance album produced by the equally prolific and...

Niney continues his powerful storytelling about his work with Dennis Brown, Michael Rose Third World and other reggae artists. He paints an intriguing portrait of the creative process in the studios of Kingston back in the 1970s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join me for a riveting story about the early years' of Jamaican popular music (JPM) and the life of one of the creative geniuses who exemplified the power of the creative imagination. Winston 'Niney' Holness Producer, artist and master marketer, is a brilliant storyteller. He is known as the Observer, as Holness is the embodiment of the creative echo chamber utilising repetition and vivid imagery...

Jackie Jackson is one of the pioneers of Jamaican rocksteady music. The bassist was responsible for playing on some of the biggest hits of the rocksteady era. Jackie has played some of the most revered bass lines in Jamaican music’s history and belongs to the elite class of Rocksteady/reggae bass players. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear the behind the scenes struggles, drama and successes of one of the most famous Reggae festival Reggae Sunsplash from one of its founder Ronnie Burke. Ronnie Burke, a co-founding pioneer behind the ground-breaking production of one of Jamaica’s signature tourism/cultural product platforms - the original Reggae Sunsplash Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first official day of the broadcast of Reggae Radio Irie FM Ocho Rios Jamaica Sept 1990 Programme manager Dennis Howard had the 1.00 pm - 5.00 pm slot this is the first day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This interview was done in 1991 for the release of the Melody Makers album Jahmekya  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.