Playing tracks by
Laurel Aitken, Cultural Roots and Tenor Saw.
An oral history of UK Reggae sound system culture. Interviews with sound men and women from the UK scene. Presented and produced by Zoë Baxter. This week: Raetown Man and Soo Ultrajazz of Yard-Dee Hi Power Sound. Brothers Raetown Man and Soo Ultrajazz (Derek and Peter Robinson) tell us about the sound Raetown created in the 1980s in East London – Yard-Dee Hi Power. Expect tales of flying to Jamaica to cut dubplates at Prince Jammy's and playing the sound system in London and Southend, where Raetown opened a record shop. These days you can catch the brothers playing at their cult club night Carib Soul (https://www.facebook.com/officialcaribsoul/).
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Brothers Raetown Man and Soo Ultrajazz (Derek and Peter Robinson) tell us about the sound Raetown created in the 1980s in East London - Yard-Dee Hi Power. Expect tales of flying to Jamaica to cut #dubplates at Prince Jammy's and playing the sound system in London and Southend, where Raetown opened a record shop.
These days you can catch the brothers playing at Raetown's cult club night Carib Soul.