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REGGAE DANCEHALL PIONEERS: Alton Ellis — The Treasure Isle Run | Part 5 | When One Voice Owned Jamaica
From 1965 to 1968, one voice owned Jamaica. Part 5 traces Alton Ellis's Treasure Isle hit run — "Rock Steady," "Cry Tough," "Girl I've Got a Date," "…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
JAMAICAN GANGSTER: Rodigan — The Gangster Who Adopted a DJ’s Name
Welcome to another episode of Jamaican Gangster, where we dive into the life of Robert Davis, known as Rodigan. This true crime story explores the im…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
They Hanged a Deacon. Then England Had to Decide What Kind of Empire It Was.
In 1865, Paul Bogle — a Baptist deacon who had spent years filing petitions, writing letters, and walking forty miles to ask for a meeting that was r…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
REGGAE DANCEHALL PIONEERS: Alton Ellis — I Named It Rocksteady | Part 4 | The Disputed Birth of a Genre
In 1965 at Duke Reid's Treasure Isle, Alton Ellis recorded "Girl I've Got a Date" — and insisted he named the genre we now call rocksteady. But Lynn …
3 weeks, 3 days ago
REGGAE DANCEHALL PIONEERS: Alton Ellis — The Printer Who Came Back | Part 3 | The Months He Almost Walked Away From Music
Before he was the Godfather of Rocksteady, Alton Ellis nearly quit music to work as a printer in Kingston. Part 3 traces his lost months, his vocal g…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
JAMAICAN GANGSTER: Joel Andem — The Gideon Warrior and the Jamaican Hills Manhunt
The full Joel Andem story — the complete four-year manhunt assembled into one episode. From the urban-edge hill communities of eastern St. Andrew whe…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
JAMAICAN GANGSTER: Bulbie Bennett — The Invisible Billionaire of Spanish Town
He was on Jamaica's most wanted list for 10 years. He was linked to over 100 murders. And he kept receiving government contracts. This is the story o…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
JAMAICAN GANGSTER: Joel Andem — Legend, Court, and Capture | Part 6 | What the Clarksonville Raid Really Proved
The final part of the Joel Andem series moves out of the hills and into the courtroom. This episode separates legend from record — the Lennox Ffrench…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
REGGAE DANCEHALL PIONEERS: Alton Ellis — A Voice on a Building Site | Part 2 | The Labourer Who Wrote His First Hit
In 1959 Kingston, a young labourer named Alton Ellis scratched the lyrics of his first hit "Muriel" onto the wall of a building site. Part 2 traces h…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
THE HISTORY BEHIND JAMAICAN FOOD: Jerk Chicken and Jerk Pork — What the Smoke Still Remembers | Part 8 | The Legacy of Jamaican Jerk Pork and Chicken
Our latest exploration traces the origins of jamaican jerk, showing how indigenous knowledge and cooking traditions were foundational to this caribbe…
3 weeks, 5 days ago