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Sound System 1960s
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Sound System 1960s

Selector NATTY from Frontline Sound-System with young WELTON on the mic and FLUXY in the background, The Balham 200 Club, London, 1981...
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Selector NATTY from Frontline Sound-System with young WELTON on the mic and FLUXY in the background, The Balham 200 Club, London, 1981...

Badness galore! Eddie Fitzroy alongside Super Cat and Little John hanging out in the parking lot of Skateland in 1986.
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Badness galore! Eddie Fitzroy alongside Super Cat and Little John hanging out in the parking lot of Skateland in 1986.

More toughness from inside King Tubby's legendary home studio at 18 Drumilly Avenue.
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More toughness from inside King Tubby's legendary home studio at 18 Drumilly Avenue.

Master Blaster Sound System
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Master Blaster Sound System

Bunny Lee Record City
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Bunny Lee Record City

The Cavaliers band at the Sombrero Club, 52b Molynes Road Kingston.
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The Cavaliers band at the Sombrero Club, 52b Molynes Road Kingston.

Name the Sound System
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Name the Sound System

Tenor Saw
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Tenor Saw

Gussie Clarke in his first studio back in the 70s
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Gussie Clarke in his first studio back in the 70s

LONDON, 1964: WHEN SKA WAS INTRODUCED AS THE LATEST DANCE CRAZE
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LONDON, 1964: WHEN SKA WAS INTRODUCED AS THE LATEST DANCE CRAZE

Mutt & Jeff Sound System - Jamaica, 1950s - 1960s
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Mutt & Jeff Sound System - Jamaica, 1950s - 1960s

"You name it, we have it."
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"You name it, we have it."

Jah Shaka
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Jah Shaka

Bob Marley in Zimbabwe, 1980 🇿🇼
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Bob Marley in Zimbabwe, 1980 🇿🇼

Susan Cadogan in The Record Mirror August 75
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Susan Cadogan in The Record Mirror August 75

Bob Marley photo in Record World dated July 12, 1975...
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Bob Marley photo in Record World dated July 12, 1975...

Joseph Hill at the controls
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Joseph Hill at the controls

Coxsone Downbeat
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Coxsone Downbeat

London Carnival 1983
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London Carnival 1983

Reggae sun splash 1979 montego bay Jamaica
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Reggae sun splash 1979 montego bay Jamaica

Early Sounds; Jamaican Beat
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Early Sounds; Jamaican Beat

Bob Marley, Secco Patterson and Joe Higgs aka “Teacher “
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Bob Marley, Secco Patterson and Joe Higgs aka “Teacher “

The Wailers Band
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The Wailers Band

Sound System
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Sound System

Ernest Hoo-Kim at Channel One Studios
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Ernest Hoo-Kim at Channel One Studios

Keyboardist from Inner Circle, BERNARD "TOUTER" HARVEY © Lee Jaffe
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Keyboardist from Inner Circle, BERNARD "TOUTER" HARVEY © Lee Jaffe

Lindsay Oliver Donald photo of the Roots Radics
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Lindsay Oliver Donald photo of the Roots Radics

Max Romeo & Lee Scratch Perry
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Max Romeo & Lee Scratch Perry

Jah Shaka
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Jah Shaka

Don Carlos holding a vibe with Junior "1 Blood" Reid alongside a sistren.
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Don Carlos holding a vibe with Junior "1 Blood" Reid alongside a sistren.

Steel Pulse NME 1979
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Steel Pulse NME 1979

I Threes 1978
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I Threes 1978

Gregory Isaacs
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Gregory Isaacs

Big Youth
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Big Youth

Prince Buster, 1964
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Prince Buster, 1964

Jackie Mittoo
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Jackie Mittoo

Bob Marley, Peter Tosh & Bunny Wailer
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Bob Marley, Peter Tosh & Bunny Wailer

This photo is titled A Spliff a Day...
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This photo is titled A Spliff a Day...

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