David Rodigan

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A pioneering broadcaster, nightclub disc jockey, and victorious veteran of countless sound system clashes, David Rodigan is easily the best-known reggae DJ in the world. Armed with a vast knowledge of the music stemming from a lifelong obsession, and regular visits to Jamaica that yielded intense friendships with key figures such as King Tubby and Augustus Pablo, the reggae ambassador has probably done more than anyone else on the planet to spread knowledge of Jamaican popular music through several decades' worth of disc spinning, radio broadcasting, and album compiling.

"I deliberately avoided the obvious tracks which have appeared repeatedly on reggae compilation albums over the years. fabric, the club, and fabric the record label, is at the cutting edge of music and so I wanted to uphold that legacy with my album."
David Rodigan


One of the most appealing aspects of a Rodigan set is that vintage classics are linked to their up-to-the-minute counterparts, so keen listeners will always get a sense of reggae's intense evolution, as well as the way that the genre has influenced other forms of contemporary music, such as hip-hop, house and dubstep. Thus, on FABRICLIVE 54, King Tubby's 'The Roots of Dub' and Joe Gibbs' 'He Dubbed' set the stage for Sly and Robbie's 'Blackboard' and Cadenza's dubstep reworking of Keith & Tex's 'Stop That Train', while Big Youth's evergreen 'Waterhouse Rock' and Tenor Saw's perennial 'Ring the Alarm' pre-empt Cham's gripping 'Ghetto Story', Collie Buddz's infectious 'Come Around', Shaggy's hilarious 'Church Heathen', and Million Stylez's compelling re-cut of 'Police in Helicopter'. Further recent thrills come from Alborosie, Etana, Chezidek, Romain Virgo and Bitty McLean, all serving up hot reggae nuggets for a broad, contemporary audience.


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Tracklisting:

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    1
    Augustus Pablo
    King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
    Yard Music / Rockers International
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    2
    Big Youth
    Waterhouse Rock
    VP
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    3
    Alborosie
    Kingston Town
    Greensleeves
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    4
    Etana
    August Town
    VP
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    5
    Chezidek
    Borderline
    Mideya
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    6
    Romain Virgo
    Live Mi Life
    VP
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    7
    Cham
    Ghetto Story
    Warner
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    8
    Super Cat
    Don Dada
    Sony
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    9
    Pinchers
    Bandelero
    Necessary Mayhem
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    10
    Prince Alla
    Bucket Bottom
    Freedom Sounds
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    11
    King Tubby
    Roots Of Dub
    Total Sounds
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    12
    Joe Gibbs & Errol T
    He Prayed (Dubbed)
    VP
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    13
    Tenor Saw
    Ring The Alarm
    Techniques
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    14
    Mr Vegas & Konshens
    Help Me Praise Jahoviah
    Maximum Sound
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    15
    Bitty McLean
    Plead My Cause
    Mideya / TAXI / Silent River
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    16
    Beres Hammond
    Can You Play Some More
    VP
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    17
    Cadenza
    Stop That Train
    Headlock
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    18
    Sly, Robbie, Lenky & The Maximum Sound Crew
    Black Board
    Maximum Sound
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    19
    Shaggy
    Church Heathen
    Big Yard
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    20
    Collie Buddz
    Come Around
    Sony
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    21
    Million Stylez
    Police In Helicopter
    Necessary Mayhem
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