We made this mix to honour the recent death of Toots Hibbert in September 2020. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals “Do the Reggay” was the first popular song to use the word “reggae”, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. Jamaica meets…
Dishing up portions of deep fried funk and soul-side samba and play some dusty records. David Holmes is the among the best in a growing cadre of invisible-soundtrack producers inspired by the audio verité of classic film composers — Lalo Schifrin, John Barry, Ennio Morricone — as well as the usual stable…