Reggae Up Yo'self

Aleighcia and Da Fuchaman shared the bill at a festival earlier this year and caught up back stage to chat!

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Hear about Randy Valentine's journey to where he is now, as one of the growing successes of the reggae scene.

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Hailing from Jamaica, Pliers and our host, Da Fuchaman, caught up backstage at Boomtown Festival earlier this year.

Pliers famously paired with Chaka Demus and had hits with songs Tease Me and Murder She Wrote. Hear the story of Pliers now!

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She's a legend in the game and she joins us on this week's Reggae Up Yo'self... it's Jah 9

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He's a legend on the reggae scene and straight from Jamaica ... on this week's Reggae Up Yo'self... it's Richie Spice!

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Hailing from Jamaica, reggae and dancehall star Spanner Banner is our guest this week!

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With hits like Ghost Town, Rat Race and A Message To You Rudy it's fair to say The Specials are a special kind of band! They're back together and we caught up with them backstage

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From backstage at Boomtown we have an exclusive interview with Jamaican legend Mr Vegas!

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We speak to Talisman who have been playing reggae music since before our host was even born! We hear about their past and where they are now. We even talk about their career highlight with The Rolling Stones!

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As Notting Hill Carnival ends for another year, don't worry as we've got the vibes for you all week long with another reggae star on the podcast. This week hear from Top Cat!

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When it comes to exploring the history of reggae it doesn't get bigger than Toots and the Maytals. You may think of Bob Marley but it was Toots who came up with the name and spelling, without him this podcast may not exist!

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She's a legend of the game and she joins us on this week's Reggae Up Yo'self... it's Dawn Penn!

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Back in 1995 there was a huge hit called God Alone from Merciless. It featured Little Hero and this week's guest Action Fire

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Stop me if you've heard this one before... a reggae band from Cyprus. Didn't think so! That's exactly where Sensijam are from but they are taking the reggae scene by storm and caught up with Da Fuchaman this week.

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In this episode we get deep into the roots of reggae and what it means with Solo Banton. Listen to how reggae is all around us and why it's so important to Solo Banton

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He's worked with the Black Eyed Peas, had a UK hit with "Hello Darling" and now he's on the Reggae Up Yo'Self podcast! Tippa Irie is this week's special guest and talks about his upbringing and why the world of record labels has changed for the better.

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Uri Green is our special guest this week - a man of many talents. Hailing from Spain we catch up with the singer, producer, record label owner and the list goes on!

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When you give yourself the name Perfect you need to make sure that you have something to brag about and Jamaican born Perfect Giddimani can do just that!Find out about his life from school to tours, record labels and much more in between.

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Raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Kabaka Pyramid is one of the freshest and hottest reggae stars right now and is on his European tour. That gave us the chance to hang out with the main man and find out all about him

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This week's guest on the show, direct from his home, is Lutan Fyah! Find out about the boy who grew up in Jamaica and how he set on his journey.

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Our first band join us this week and what a band to start with, Laid Blak! Da Fuchaman catches up with fellow Bristol musicians who have even been covered by Ed Sheeran.

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Da Fuchaman talks to someone he's currently touring around the UK with - the very talented Jah Garvey. Hailing from Jamaica hear his story from school to stage and what's helped him get to where he is today.

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Hailing from Brixton in South London this week our special guest is Sandra Cross. She recorded her first hit aged just 14 and since then has been on a journey via Barbados, Jamaica and the rest of the world.

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This is the 2nd part of our chat with legend of the game, General Levy. From how his hit single came about to celebrating his birthday in a surreal way, listen to his story.

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This week we chat to a true legend of the scene, General Levy - star of Incredible alongside M-Beat which hit number 8 on the UK charts back in 1994.In the first part of this interview General Levy and Da Fuchaman talk about growing up and how General Levy got his big break and what led to that moment.Listen to part two of the interview next week!

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This week we chat to a man who followed his reggae dream by leaving Jamaica for Germany and is now playing some of the biggest reggae festivals across Europe. Teache Dee is our special guest on Reggae Up Yo'Self.

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We kick off the podcast series by chatting to Blackout JA, one of the freshest reggae artists around in the UK right now.

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