John Masouri

Snapper Music again, and with a classic reissue by jazz musician Don Cherry that allowed me the freedom to write about another form of...

When Sanctuary bought RAS Records they embarked on a major reissue programme based around Doctor Dread's famous label. All things...

I met Gregory Isaacs on many occasions over the years but only interviewed him once, after I'd given a speech in his honour at the...

George Clinton again, and with "the heaviest black rock band since Jimi Hendrix’s Band Of Gypsys." It was the comparisons to Hendrix's...

Archie Shepp's story intersects with so many fascinating areas of musical and social history that it was a joy researching and writing...

I first met Sizzla when he was still at high school. Homer Harris introduced me to him at Grove rehearsal studios in Kingston in 1993 and...

Culture were one of the most popular reggae acts during the seventies and their shows always left you feeling exhilarated, just like...

The Electric Spanking Of War Babies was one of three Funkadelic liner notes that I did for Charly Records. Writing about such classic...

VP Records' Reggae Anthology series has played an essential role in highlighting Jamaican music of the eighties and nineties - decades...

I went to Jamaica in 2013 and interviewed over thirty artists and musicians for this film about reggae producer Bobby Digital, which was...