Dave Stelfox on ‘white reggae’, once reviled, but now taking off around the world
Dave Stelfox on ‘white reggae’, once reviled, but now taking off around the world
For a small place, Jamaica exerts a big influence. It covers an area of less than 11,000 sq km, with fewer than 3 million inhabitants. But ask anyone with even a passing interest in music to name its principal export and you’ll get the same answer: reggae. Once it leaves Kingston, however, this Jamaican product takes on new tinges.