Founded in 1968, Trojan Records was instrumental in introducing the sound of Jamaica to the rest of the world. Now, to mark its 50th year in business, a number of exciting projects have been planned over the course of the coming year. As revealed late...
On 25th October 2010, Jamaican music lost of its greatest stars when the orioginal Mr Lover Man, Gregory Isaacs lost his battle with cancer.One of the most prolific artists of his age, he enjoyed more Jamaican hits than any almost any other, yet as time passed, he...
The man called Rico, who was born on 17th October 1934 is this week’s Trojan Artist of the Week.One of the most infliuential Jamaican musicians of his generation, Rico played on countless sessions, both in his native Jamaica and his adopted home,...
Long before Britain’s skinhead sub-culture embraced the dynamic sounds of Jamaican reggae in the late 1960s, their predecessors, the mods, took ska to their hearts.From the early ’60s through to the summer of love, ska and its successor,...
In 1969, famed Jamaican trombonist, Rico was united in the studio with top UK reggae band, the Rudies by Trojan producer, Robert Thompson a.k.a. Dandy.The result of their sessions together was one of the most sought-after boss reggae collections from the period,...
