OCTOBER IN RODIGAN’S WORLD

The big concert fro this month is Beres Hammond, Tarrus Riley, Romain Virgo and Alborosie at Wembley Arena on sunday 14th October; it promises to be an awesome evening of real reggae vibes.

There’s some good new music around if you have time to seek and find tracks from Collie...

Rodigan’s Hot Hits Chart – September 2012

1 In My Arms – Beres Hammond – VP Records
2 Go Hard – Wayne Marshal, Damian Marley, Bounty Killer and friends..
3 New Name – Jah9 – Rory Stonelove
4 Riddim Have Fi Roll – Marcia Griffiths – Penthouse
5 Do Your Best –...

DJ Dates, November 2012

02 Ram Jam at The Faversham, Leeds
03 The Bullingdon, Oxford
08 Eastbourne with Major Lazer
09 Detonate, Nottingham
10 Reggae Roast at Plan B, BRixton, LOndon
16 WHQ, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
17 Liverpool
20 Tuesday Club, Sheffield University
23 ...

Ram Jam – 2012 Events Gallery

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Red Bull Music Academy Lecture 2012

Check out David’s lecture at this year’s Red Bull Music Academy. Click Here yo view it on the RBMA website too.

Ram Jam at Bestival – Friday 7th September

If you’re coming to Bestival this weekend, be sure to check out the Ram Jam tent on Friday 7th, in the Bollywood Tent. Mr. Rodigan, MBE will be playing alongside Shy FX, Top Cat, Sir Coxstone and many more. Check the flyer on the Ram Jam...

Ram Jam at Bestival!

If you’re coming to Bestival next weekend, be sure to check out the Ram Jam tent on Friday 7th September. Check the line-up:

Hot Hits Chart, August 2012

1. In My Arms – Beres Hammond ~ VP records
2. Brothers – Jah9 ~ Silly Walks Records
3. Independence – Damian Marley, Tarrus Riley, Wayne Marshal, TOK ~ Ghetto Youths Int.
4. Eagles and Doves – Cherine Anderson...

DJ Dates, September 2012

01 Heidelberg, Germany
02 Sundown Festival, Norfolk
07 Ram Jam Presents at Bestival, Isle Of Wight
08 Braunschweig, Germany
14 Rootikal at East Village, Shoreditch, London
15 Ilford
16 Reggae On The Roof at Shoreditch House, LOndon.
21 Stockholm,...

Urban Nerds interview with David Rodigan in Austria Apls

Articles in the Jamaica Star and iCrates Magazine

A couple of nice new bits of press have appeared in the past week. First up is the Jamaica Star – to get such a great “notice” in the Jamaican press is quite something:

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Next Ram Jam event – Camp Bestival, Dorset Sun 29th July!

DJ Dates, August 2012

03 Meta ponto, Italy
04 Casalabatte, Italy
06 Jamica 50, Indigo 2, at The O2, Greenwich
11 Boomtown Festival, near Winchester
12 Puma Yard Party
18. Southampton afternoon Carnival Jam then Leicester in evening
19 Strummerville, Somerset
24 Fabric,...

DJ Dates, June 2012

01 Bristol, UK Ram Jam @Motion
02 Cambridge, UK Ram Jam @The Junction
03 Luton, UK Sammy Jeggae Night
04 Kingston Upon Thames Queen’s Jubilee Festival.
08 Bari, Italy
09 Mannheim, Germany
10 Manchester, UK, Park Life
15 Beach Break Festival, South...

Rodigan’s World, June 22nd 2012

I am writing this en route from the Dub Club gig in Los Angeles via San Francisco to the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival in Booneville, northern California, which is an annual gathering of kindred reggae souls for the celebration of all things heartical and ital. It is, and always has been, a...

Brand-new Rodigan T-shirts in stock now!

So the new RAM JAM & PULL UP! summer limited edition T-shirts are now in stock for the festivals! Grab one here quick from our shop !

Rodigan wins Sony Gold Award

It was a tremendous honour to win the Sony Radio Academy Gold Award for Best Specialist Music Programme for my BBC Radio 2 reggae series. The ceremony took place at the Grovesnor Rooms on Park Lane, London on monday 14th May. My thanks to members of The Academy for this prestigious honour. Photo...

Ram Jam events in London, Bristol and Cambridge

We have three upcoming ‘Ram Jam’ events in London on Thursday 24th May at Fabric, Briston on Friday 1st June at Motion and Cambridge on Saturday 2nd June at The Junction. Check the flyers:

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Hot Hits Chart, May 2012

1. Selecta – Rayvon – Ranch
2. Affairs Of The Heart – Junior Gong _ Ghetto Youth Int.
3. Reggae Music Again (the album) – Busy Signal – VP
4. Cheaters Prayer – Christopher Martin
5. You Got Di Ting – Daville –...

World Clash 2012

It was a wild night in New York on Easter saturday for World Clash R.E.S.E.T. with thousands of hardcore clash fans ready and screaming for big dubs and customised scorchers, as I battled it out against Bass Odyssey, Black Kat, Tony Matterhorn, Fire Linx, Earth Ruler and Poison Dart.

It...

Welcome to Rodigan’s World...

Firstly, many thanks for all the e-mails and tweets congratulating me on receiving the MBE from HRH The Prince Of Wales at Buckingham Palace on 14th February. This was indeed a very special day for me, my family and of course for reggae music.

Watch out for a series of shows that I am...

MBE Collected

David collected his MBE this week, and here is the proof! To go along with the collection, Billboard.biz were kind enough to post a very nice article about the...

Rodigan’s World, January 2012

Happy New Year to all reggae music fans worldwide and let us hope that the glorious recordings and song-writing that once emulated from Jamaica will find a new outlet and that the singers and musicians who wish to play real, authentic reggae will blow us away with amazing, new, original ...

The ‘Signal’ offer!

You can now get your hands on the new Rodigan ‘Give Me Some Signal’ Black & Blue T-shirts!

Plus get those festive mitts all over the bundle… Buy any “Signal Tee” &...

Rodigan.com December Update 2011

So here we are rolling up to Christmas, compliments of the season to one and all or “Happy Holidays” as they say in America. Thanks to all the reggae fans that came out to support me and MIghty Crown on our Thanksgiving Tour through California, Texas and Florida and also all the...

Interview with Irish and Chin

Click here to watch part 1 of Irish and Chin’s...

November in Rodigan’s World

Do listen to my Sunday night reggae show on Kiss 100 at 11pm for the very latest in hot new releases with special guests passing through and the best in vintage re-issues.

Albums in the making from:

September in Rodigan’s world

So that’s the summer festivities over for another year from Serbia, Croatia, Spain, Italy to Bestival on the Isle Of Wight, we had big fun didn’t we!

Thanks for all the e-mails regarding my summer season of 10 reggae specials on BBC Radio 2, it was really good to be able to...

Rodigan.com Shop Now Open!

Breaking news! Get your hands on the new Rodigan ‘Give Me Some Signal’ T-shirts and limited edition screen prints now from the store!

All info is below and at the store. Get these quick as stock is very limited. Signal! Click here to go to the...

Rodigan’s Dubwize Shower – Out Now!

David Rodigan’s brand new album ‘Rodigan’s Dubwize Shower’ is out today! More info, tracklistings and to buy all formats available here on the BBE...

Give Me Some Signal!

Here are some pics of the brand new ‘Give Me Some Signal’ T-shirts, shot at Hospitality stage at Lovebox 2011.

These will be available to buy from the beginning of August, here on Rodigan.com.

Big thanks to Hospital Records for an amazing gig!

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Rodigan’s World July 2011

As we roll deep into the summer the days get longer and the music gets sweeter, especially with it being festival season across Europe. I always hold a free beach party every August in the fishing village of Casalabate which is located on the east coast of the Puglia peninsula in southern...

Reggae On BBC Radio 2

I Shall be hosting a series of ten, hour long, weekly Reggae shows on BBC Radio 2, commencing on Thursday july 14th at 11pm.

The series will be a reflection of all that is great in traditional reggae, stretching back across 5 decades to its beginnings as in Jamaica whilst also targeting...

Rodigan.com June update 2011

So summer is here, the season in which reggae music sounds even better especially at the festivals; for a full listing of the ones that I will be playing at please go to my DJ dates page on this site. I am holding my birthday party on Friday 24th June...

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On May 11th 30 years ago Bob Marley, the King Of Reggae, passed away.
The fact that his music is still so passionately loved worldwide says so much about the significance of his song writing and the power of his performances both on record and on stage. I had the privilege of recording an...