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PRINCE ALEXANDER grew up in Hamilton where he was introduced to reggae music beyond Bob Marley by good friend and long-time reggae selector/collector, DJ Atmosphere. Through his experiences sitting in on Atmosphere's radio shows on what was then...
Selector SCRATCH FAMOUS of DEADLY DRAGON SOUND SYSTEM used to be a very smart guy about a whole range of subjects - he could wake up in the morning, write a thesis paper about Walter Benjamin, cook an experimental 'futurist' lunch, build a prototype...
STRYKA D was born and raised in Liverpool UK. As a teenager his appreciation of music broadened after discovering Toxteth Community Radio, a pirate station that specialised in Soul, RnB, Funk, Jazz, Dub, Reggae and electronic dance music during the...
Born in Dowa area, Japan, TOMO was exposed to social inequality and government oppression from an early age. The Japanese government had been enforcing policies aimed at marginalising the Burakumin (the people who were born in Dowa areas, also...
ALI MC has been involved in music since a young age, teaching himself drums, bass and guitar as a kid. He was in his first band at age twelve, playing drums in his father's country and western band, where they would perform to marginalized...