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Don Letts

From Jamaica, United Kingdom

Your host for a punky reggae party
Of all the DJing jobs in all the world, the gig that helped Don Letts make his name would have been coveted by many. As the record-spinner at London's iconic punk hangout The Roxy in the late '70s, it was he who introduced dub reggae to our safety-pin-wearing chums, bringing together two otherwise disparate scenes and planting the seeds of the highly influential Rock Against Racism movement. Since those days, Don has moved through an interesting landscape. He was a founding member of Big Audio Dynamite and is a highly regarded Grammy award winning film-maker (his productions include The Clash's Westway To The World documentary and - remember this? - the video to Musical Youth's Pass The Dutchie). More recently, Don has his own show 'Culture Clash Radio' on wonderful 6Music. He continues to DJ nationally and internationally with a set that encompasses the history and legacy of Jamaican bass culture. He remains the foremost expert on the punk/reggae crossover and continues to inspire a whole new generation with his bass heavy sets. (Written by Nige Tassell 2010)

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