Reggae In The U.K.: A Steady Force
You could hear it on mainstream radio in 1978, courtesy of The Police, and if you’re in Britain, you can hear it on the airwaves today, in the music of Birmingham-born MC Lady Leshurr: reggae’s influence on British music.”As long as there’s been reggae, there’s been reggae in the U.K., and that influence has played a massive role,” says producer and DJ Ras Kwame, who has worked on BBC Radio for more than a decade.