SkaвЂ™s breakthrough commercially, Millie SmallвЂ™s вЂMy Boy LollipopвЂ™, was originally recorded by Barbie Gaye in вЂ™50s New York. The history of Caribbean music owes a debt to R&B as many of the early island releases were cover versions of US 45s. So this latest bulletin from Letts HQ is merely one angle of a multifaceted personality, his take on the JA tradition of the cover version. ItвЂ™s not called Culture Clash Radio for nothing.

Listeners of his weekly 6 Music radio show are taken on a musical safari that moves seamlessly between time, space and genre.

In the вЂ™80s, he was part of Mick JonesвЂ™ new venture, Big Audio Dynamite and his innovative use of samples were a core part of their sound. This led to a shed-load of music videos (Linton Kwesi Johnson, The Clash, Bob Marley) not to mention documentaries on the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, George Clinton and Sun Ra. They in turn hipped him to their DIY ethos resulting in his reinvention as a filmmaker. His first gig as a DJ at the short-lived Roxy in Neal Street, became mythical for turning a generation of punks on to reggae.

He began his working life managing the dauntingly hip Acme Attractions on ChelseaвЂ™s Kings Road, where he made a mark with his attitude, dress and, especially, the pounding dub reggae that vibrated the shopвЂ™s walls. Take your pick from the many coats worn by our selector, Don Letts aka The Rebel Dread.Д«orn in Brixton, a child of the Windrush Generation, LettsвЂ™ slippery and unorthodox career is somewhat hard to define, without taking a few detours around London, New York and Jamaica. Cultural polymath - pop star, filmmaker, radio broadcaster, commentator, Grammy winner.

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