This summer sees the release of the first truly comprehensive anthology of one of Jamaican music’s greatest record labels: Treasure Isle!Comprising 4 discs and a total of 115 tracks, which include numerous major ska, rock steady and reggae...
To mark the vinyl reissue of John Holt’s seminal album, ‘1000 Volts Of Holt’, the singer-songwriter is this week’s Trojan Artist Of The Week.A true giant of the Jamaican music industry, Holt was rarely out of the island’s charts from...
This October our friends at Doctor Bird Records are set to release another 2 superb CD collections, each comprising classic albums from the Trojan catalogue.The first of these is an expanded version of Derrick Harriott’s essential 1970 collection,...
Ras Kwame is taking over the This Is Trojan spotify playlist from Friday 9th June, with the respected DJ-producer-musician-presenter adding 80 of his favourite Trojan tunes over the next 4 weeks.A lifelong Trojan fan, Ras paid a visit to the Trojan office a...
On 5th June 1971, Bob Andy and sometime partner Marcia Griffiths saw their version of ‘Pied Piper’ breach the British pop chart, so providing the duo with theitr second UK hit.The record eventually climbed to number 11 on the listing, falling a few places...
