007 Shanty Town: Magenta Colour Vinyl LP Demob Hapyy The Revolutionaries created the new

The Revolutionaries created the new “rockers” reggae style that would change the whole Jamaican sound

Recalling all the optimism of love felt in its infancy

It’s a coexistence of light and dark

This song is just one of example in WDBLTTS that explores something that has long been an important part of Porridge Radio’s process: playfulness

Claudette Colvin and Mary Seacole

007 Shanty Town: Magenta Colour Vinyl LP Demob Hapyy The Revolutionaries created the newDesmond Dekker recorded some of his best known songs together with his backing group the Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard). Their debut album 007 (Shanty Town) includes their single of the same name, which made him Jamaican music's first 'outernational' superstar, reaching #14 on the UK charts. You'll hear how the ska music from the mid 60s developing into the rocksteady sound. This is where it all started before Desmond