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Tag Archives: Pressure Drop

#BHM ‘Beyond the Reggae Bassline’ by Professor Matt Worley

Posted on October 23, 2020 by readinghistory

For Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee, whose death was announced as I wrote this blog (1941–2020) I first heard Reggae as a child, the rhythms sending me to sleep as a I lay on a camp-bed in Nottingham. My Grandma lived on … Continue reading →

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