How Jamaica Conquered the World

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The small island of Jamaica has forged a new type of empire, an intangible realm of which there are no physical monuments. There is no official political or economic sphere of Jamaican influence but when it comes to popular culture its global reach is immense, far exceeding the reasonable expectatio…

Roifield Brown


    • Oct 23, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
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    Reggaeton - How Jamaican Dancehall music influenced the music of Latin America

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2015 24:43


    How Jamaican Dancehall music has influenced the music of Latin America, from the digging of the Panama canal to dominance of Dominican Dembow. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    "Cool Runnings" 1988 Jamaican Bobsled team at the Calgary Winter Olympics - Episode 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2014 27:36


    The team (consisting of Devon Harris, Dudley Stokes, Michael White, and last minute replacement Nelson Stokes) debuted at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta. There they quickly became a fan favorite largely because of their status position as the ultimate 'underdog' story of the games. This team was the inspiration for a major motion picture, Cool Runnings. The characters in the film are fictional, although the original footage of the crash is used during the film. The film's depiction of the post-crash rescue was changed to show the bobsledders carrying the sled over the line on their shoulders for dramatic effect. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    General Colin Powell -Episode 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2013 27:55


    He rose through the ranks of the US Army to be the Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the 65th secretary of state but his story started in Harlem and with his Jamaican parents. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 25 - Kickstarting How Jamaica Conquered the World

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2013 23:32


    This is a review and Kickstarter episode. We look back at the some of the show's highlights and why I decided to document the spread of Jamaica culture around the world. To donate please go to http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roifield/how-jamaica-conquered-the-world?ref=card See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 24 - Birmingham, UK

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2013 27:00


    The story of how the sound of Jamaica became the sound of Britain's second city and how its bands went world wide. The story of Musical Youth, Steel Pulse and UB40. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 23 - Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2012 3:32


    The shows will commence again soon. The donate button, Colin Powell and other news. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 22 - New York

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2012 21:37


    The Jamaican influence on The Big Apple has touched all aspects of the city's life. A Jamaican started started Hip Hop, Jamaican Panamanians gave birth to Reggaeton and Brooklyn's population alone is 10% Jamaican. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 21 - The Story of Soul II Soul, when Reggae met Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2012 14:40


    Jazzie B grew up in North London and fell in love with Jamaican Sound Systems. He went on to have the biggest Sound System in the world and he created a new sound that united Jamaican reggae with American soul. His bass fused driven music captured the attention of the world and was to change the sound of US RnB. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 20 - the Reggae Boyz and Rise of Football

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2012 14:50


    When the West Indies cricket team finally lost a test series after nearly 20 years, Jamaica turned it's back on the sport and embraced football with gusto. This is the story of how Jamaica qualified for the 1998 World Cup and how an English man of Jamaican parents played for the Reggae Boyz. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 19 The Jalympics - The Beijing Olympics 2008

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2012 12:47


    Until Beijing 2008 Jamaica had only won 6 gold medals in 60 years of Olympic participation. In 2 weeks that summer it gained another 6, an achievement that rocked the world and the island and give rise the superstar that is Usain Bolt. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 18 - The "incredible" story of Jungle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2012 14:43


    As the house music and the rave scene swept the UK in the late 80's and early 90's, Sound System culture fused with urban London to create an "Incredible" sound that became know as Jungle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 17 - Thrillah - Michael Goldwasser of Easy Star All Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2012 15:41


    We take a departure in our normal routine and interview Michael Goldwasser of Easy Star All Stars about their latest album Thrillah, a reworking of Michael Jackson's Thriller See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 16 - Toronto

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2012 12:42


    Toronto is not only Canada's largest city but its also the Canadian capitol of reggae and the home of its Jamaican population. This is the story of immigration and integration. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 15 - Arthur Wint - Jamaica's first gold medalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2012 15:19


    In 1948 Arthur Wint won Jamaica's first gold at the London Olympics. He was the first of a long line of Jamaican track heroes, the Usain Bolt of his day, this is his story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 14 - "Jafaican", London Jamaican and Tippa Irie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2012 15:34


    When Jamaican immigrants came to London, they didn't only bring music, they also brought language patterns that would change "Cockney" the London dialect forever. This is the story of the rise of Jafaican in innercity London. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 13 - Sleng Teng, Dancehall and Steely & Clevie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2012 11:53


    By the mid 80's the sound of reggae was to change forever. Computers brought in a new vibe that was to turn the music "digital" and a new style, Dancehall, was born. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 12 - Reggae in Japan and Mighty Crown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2012 12:29


    In the 70's Reggae hit Japan. The land of the rising sun took it to its heart and 20 years later a Japanese sound system was crowned the best in the world! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 11 - Bob Marley, recollections and legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2012 15:28


    He is the most influential musician of the 20th century, He sang about oppression, justice and love. His music and legacy has touched people from all over the globe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 10 - Bob Marley part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2012 17:37


    Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. Marley remains the most widely known and revered performer of reggae music, and is credited with helping spread both Jamaican music and the Rastafari movement to a worldwide audience. The compilation album Legend (1984), released three years after his death, is reggae's best-selling album, going ten times Platinum which is also known as one Diamond in the U.S., and selling 25 million copies worldwide. Ishmael Beah (born on November 23, 1980) is a former Sierra Leonean child soldier and the author of the published memoir, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 9 - The story of Rasta

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2012 13:43


    Rasta is a spiritual movement. It arose in the 1930s in Jamaica and Bob Marley helped spread it's message of peace and one love across the world in the 70's through his music, this is their story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 8 - The Story of Dub

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2012 11:48


    Dub grew out of reggae music in the 1960s and 70s. Get ready to be taken to a cliff and dropped into a sea of bass, as we explore Dubs start and how it has influenced other forms of electronic music. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 7 - Lovers Rock (London, UK)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2012 10:52


    At the end of the 70's a new sound came out of England. It was the meeting of Reggae and a more pop and soul influenced vibe, it was born in London and was called Lovers Rock. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 6 - Britain in the 70's

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2012 9:54


    In the 70's Britain's, Jamaican population starts to assert its own musical and cultural footprint. From this decade comes a flowering musical energy, a reimaging of identity through Jamaican Ska. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 5 - The Birth of Hip Hop (The Bronx, New York)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2012 10:36


    When Jamaican Clive Campbell went to New York, he started a new musical style that was to rewrite musical norms throughout the world. He is credited with originating Hip Hop. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 4 - The rise of the Djs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2012 12:08


    How Djs started a new and radical innovation in 60's Jamaica. This is the story of how toasting and rapping began, a phenomena that swept the world. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 3 - Ska to Rocksteady

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2012 12:02


    Around the time that Jamaica become independent, the sound of its popular music began to change and take on a more distinctive tone. This is that story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 2 - The Diaspora ( Canada, USA, UK)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2012 10:02


    Around the time of Independence in 1962, the island saw mass migration to Britain, Canada and the US. This is the story of that movement of Jamaicans to new shores. The story is told with clips from the Jamaican Toronto Association, my Mother Joyce Brown, Janice Bryant from London and the Jamaican Ambassadors to Britain and the USA See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 1 - Jamaican independence 1962

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2012 9:44


    As the world hovered close to nuclear war in 1962 with the Cuban missile crisis, the first of Britain’s colonies in the West Indies Jamaica became independent. Anthony Johnson, The Jamaican High Commissioner to the UK, Joyce Brown and former Prime Minister Edward Seaga tell us the story of that momentous year, together with news clips and independence ska to set the mood. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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