Global Beats Presents
Macka B & the Roots Ragga Band (Live)
Aba Shanti // Guest TBA
Saturday 12th March 2022
Doors 8pm - 1am

Macka B was one of Britain's most influential dancehall toasters, pushing the music back toward a Rastafarian political consciousness. His rough, gravelly vocals gave him an instantly identifiable sound, and his production -- chiefly handled by Mad Professor -- updated dub reggae techniques for the dancehall age, proving that the two sounds weren't mutually exclusive. Although the vast majority of Macka B's material was devoted to spiritual and social messages, he did lighten the mood with occasional humorous novelty material. He shunned any aspirations for a commercial crossover, however, staying true to the sound and spirit of reggae's roots. His 1986 album Sign of the Times still remains a milestone of British reggae, and he continued to record for Mad Professor's Ariwa label into the new millennium.

Aba Shanti Sound System is a sound system operator and dub producer from the UK. Aba and his sound system have been playing through UK and Europe for over 30 years. He has been a resident sound system at Notting Hill Carnival since 1993 and was voted the No. 1 DJ in the World by DJ Magazine in the same year.

Fresh out of Bristol, SkaDub brings its distinctive mix of classic reggae riddims, authentic Jamaican ska and hypnotising dub to the UK and beyond.

Reinventing well-known favourites and composing exciting originals, SkaDub makes you swing to pioneering ska, rock to the best of rocksteady, skank to sweet reggae, unwind your hips to lovers rock and submerge deep in dub.