A new eight-part series in which Brinsley Forde presents a comprehensive overview of Jamaican music - ska, rocksteady, reggae, roots, dance hall, digital, etc -outlined by reggae historian Steve Barrow. Featuring rarely broadcast tracks and interviews, the series kicks off with the period around the island's independence from the British Empire in 1962, a defining moment.

Brinsley Forde on the story of reggae: page 26