John Masouri

It was an honour joining Bunny "Striker" Lee "In Conversation" at the Broadway Cinema, Nottingham on October 20th 2017. Bunny showed his film I Am The Gorgon before we did a Q & A together. Thanks to Sophia Ramachandran for making it happen - also Little Striker, Frank Malone, Ossie Thomas, Dr. Alimantado, DJ Charles Bronson and photographer Catherine Gillo.

My contributions to this month's issue include features on UK roots singer Aisha and Australian producer Mista Savona, whose latest project is Havana Meets Kingston, featuring Sly and Robbie. Jesse Royal's Lily Of Da Valley is Reggae Album Of The Month, whilst Shenseea & Sean Paul, Skip Marley, Demarco, Junior Natural, Bitty McLean and Micah Shemaiah all have new singles reviewed in Run The Track.

This latest issue leads with the Exodus 40th Anniversary story. My own contribution is a farewell tribute to the late Frankie Paul, who I first met in the Eighties. I subsequently interviewed and wrote about "Jamaica's Stevie Wonder" a number of times and trace his brilliant, yet blighted career in this article.