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From Mento to Lovers' Rock - Episode 7
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    Linton Kwesi Johnson continues his history of Jamaican music with a look at dub and DJs.

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    Madder Rose at the Reading Festival in 1993, plus sessions by Nada Surf and the Nice.

Linton Kwesi Johnson continues his history of Jamaican music. In part 7 he charts the arrival of reggae, the local innovations in recording techniques and the influence they have had.

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