"The Trojan Story" rocked the music world in 1971, introducing listeners to artists like Jimmy Cliff, the Maytals, and Lee "Scratch" Perry. Long... Trojan Records, Legendary Reggae Label, Resurrects A ...
“It's one of the most impressive reggae catalogues in music,” says Daddy Ad, founder of the Trojan Sound System, before correcting himself. “Actually, it's THE most impressive reggae cataolgue in ...
“Get up in the morning, slaving for bread, sir, so that every mouth can be fed,” sang Desmond Dekker backed by The Aces, and the world sang along to the rock steady sounds of the Rude Boys of Jamaica.
From the label's humble beginnings in a rundown London warehouse to its ascendance as a barrier-breaking cultural entity boasting over 15,000 titles in its catalog, Trojan Records has played an… By ...
It went from a small record label in north-west London in 1968 to one of the dominant sounds of reggae music. Trojan Records brought Jamaican music to a worldwide audience and to celebrate 50 years of ...
Growing up in Southern England, Bob Bell fell in love with Jamaican music as soon as he bought his first recording, in 1963. As far as he was concerned, the explosion of musical creativity in that ...