I don’t stream unless it’s free, and then only really on my phone (to see if I want to buy a physical media), or Blu Tooth on my QB2. So (not that I know) I’d guess Tidal is off limits unless there’s £ involved.
Likewise, I just stream off my phone whenever there are “free trials”, which Tidal and others do regularly I’ve had loads of them, to listen to stuff in my Taxi. It’s useful to post links to illustrate records on these forums as well.
Remembering Steve Swann 
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One for Bill Withers
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David Rodigan special celebrating the life and music of the great Bob Andy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000h11r
RIP & Respect due
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Spent a nice chilled afternoon in my sunny garden playing the music of Culture and reading this recent book. Well worth checking out
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Soon come from Nat Birchall..
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That’s a great anthology Stephen and yes all still very relevant maybe more so
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Hey @Stephen_Tate
I would also recommend, if your not already familiar, checking out Dread Beat And Blood credited to Poet And The Roots.
This is the LKJ album released back in the day on virgin’s Frontline label pre dating the material covered on the Island Anthology (Forces Of Victory, Bass Culture, LKJ In Dub etc)
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I love LKJ. I can remember being in a science lesson in school, the teacher was talking away but I was oblivious to him and still singing ‘Want fi goh rave’ in my head, from the John Peel show the night before. He asked me a question and I answered him in a Jamaican accent - even though I live in Wales! Got into trouble for that one, people just don’t understand!!
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I will do. Many thanks!
Should have told the teacher its Welsh Patios!
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augustus Pablo meets rockers up town, creation rebel, aswad new chapter of dub, culture boldhead bridge.
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Along with LKJ other notable “Dub Poets” I enjoy include Mutabaruka, Oku Onuoura and cutrently Jah9. Back in the early eighties I discovered Michael Smith who’s political activism led to his murder in 1983.
He recorded an album released by Island which is well worth seeking out
hi dread, my love of reggae started with big youth dreadlock dread, I had some mates who lived below a blues in Sparkbrook in Birmingham also just down the road was a reggae shop on ladypool road called do cristies
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