A reggae legend makes a welcome return to the region when toaster supreme Dennis Alcapone - real name Dennis Smith - arrives on Tyneside next weekend. Alcapone will be making his third appearance with ...

THE lyrical content of contemporary reggae is of concern to two stalwarts of Jamaican music. Deejay Dennis Alcapone and marketing man Anthony “Chips” Richards are among this year’s recipients of the ...

Dennis Alcapone, David Rodigan, Dub Incorporation, Macka B & the Roots Ragga Band, JazZstePpa, and Tippa Irie And The Far East Band lead the latest acts confirmed for One Love Festival the festival ...

Dennis Alcapone has lost several close colleagues in the music business in recent years including Alton Ellis and Gregory Isaacs, but the death of his mentor U Roy is a major body blow. “The greatest ...

I keep thinking I’ve said pretty much all I have to say about dub, toasting and reggae, and then something is reissued I feel obliged to pay attention to or something I want to draw attention to.

Live performance specially recorded for Whistle Test from the Reggae Concert at the Edinburgh Festival in 1973 featuring The Cimarons Winston Groovy Dennis Alcapone ...

Englishman’s electronic R&B concoctionsEnglishman’s electronic R&B concoctions are more slow burns than thumpers. It’s some of the tastiest stuff around, at times swoon-inducing, though it doesn’t ...