Official Dancehall Reggae Sound Clash: Sir Coxsone vs Saxon vs David Rodigan 2011

Official Dancehall Reggae Sound Clash: Sir Coxsone vs Saxon vs David Rodigan 2011

Sir Coxsone (AKA Lloyd Coxsone, real name Lloyd Blackford(1)) came to the UK in 1961(2) from Morant Bay, St Thomas, Jamaica, had started out with his own Lloyd The Matador this folded because of lack of funds and he went on to work with the Duke Reid Sound. Upon splitting from Duke Reid in 1969 it was a natural choice to name his sound Sir Coxsone, in recognition of the Jamaican rivalry between Studio One and Treasure Isle.

Initially, Sir Coxsone had a residency at the Roaring Twenties Club in London's West End - having I Roy as a resident deejay in the club 1973. He later moved to the Four Aces in Dalston, East London circa 1974. He was back at the Four Aces doing regular Sunday night sessions in 1979.

In late 1974 he set up his own record shop at Peckham Rye. He also launched the label Ital Coxone together with Leonard »Santic« Chin - the first release being »Only For A Time« by the Royals in november 1974. In February 1975 he produced the song »Caught You In A Lie« with the 15 year old Louisa Marks - it was released on Safari Records and was a best seller. He would also release acclaimed albums such as the King Of The Dub Rock and the sequel titled simply King Of The Dub Rock Part 2. The former was awarded fifth place in the Black Echoes list of the best dub albums ever to be released up to 1977(3). In 1977 Coxson started his own Tribesman label.
Coxsone was featured in the 70's BBC documentary Aquarius focusing on reggae where he spoke about the scene.

In April 1978 Sir Coxsone won the Best Sound System category in the first Black Echoes Reggae Awards. The votes were as follows:
Sir Coxsone, Fatman Hifi, Jah Shaka, Dillinger Hifi, Admiral Ken,
Moa Anbessa,

In 1980 the sound travelled to Amsterdam, Holland and played two sessions. By this time the Sound featured Blackadread alongside Festus and Lloydie at the controls and MC's Levi Roots, Skeeroy and Bikey Dread.

Saxon Studio International is by far the UK’s most internationally acclaimed and globally recognized sound. Founded by Lloyd ‘Musclehead’ Francis and Denis Rowe in 1976, Saxon has come a long way since its humble beginnings playing Lovers’ Rock to local crowds at house parties and blues dance in southeast London. Now boasting legendary status, this pioneering collective of DJs and MCs have been instrumental in shaping Britain’s musical and cultural landscape over the past four decades.


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Born in the UK, Lloyd and Denis’s upbringing was heavily influenced by their Jamaican roots. As a child, Denis spent a lot of his time at the record pressing plant where his uncle worked, and Lloyd’s mother would often keep house parties. These early experiences fed the pair’s passion for music and inspired them to form Saxon sound in their teens. Using the income earned from local gigs, they began importing exclusive records and dubplates from Jamaica and set about building custom built amplifiers mixers and speaker boxes, to impress their audiences and outdo rival sounds.

With a fast growing reputation to play exclusive reggae music on UK shores, Saxon quickly established a large following and began to attract a number of budding artists keen to perform live vocals on their set. Early Saxon MCs Peter King and Papa Levi pioneered a new ‘fast chat’ style on the microphone, which became hugely popular with the crowds. This unique style of emceeing formed Saxon’s trademark and their strict policy of ‘no piracy’ encouraged artists to come up with original lyrics that were fresh and exciting. Other MCs such as Asher Senator, Daddy Colonel, Daddy Rusty and Daddy Sandy also adopted the ‘fast chat’ pattern, each adding their own twist to the style, which helped establish Saxon as a powerful musical brand.


David Rodigan
For over 35 years David Rodigan has been the top dog in the ganja-scented, bass heavy-atmosphere of Britain’s reggae dance-halls. The key to his success has been an unsinkable passion for reggae music, which first took a hold of him as a schoolboy when he heard ska music in the early ’60s.

Rodigan began his reggae broadcasting career in 1978 on BBC Radio London. He moved to Capital Radio in 1979 and remained there for eleven years broadcasting his legendary ‘Roots Rockers’ show every Saturday night. His credibility was ensured when he began clashing with Jamaica’s champion DJ, Barry G on JBC Radio in Jamaica. He then went on to clash with all the top Jamaican sound systems in the West Indies, the USA and England and in 2012 he won the ultimate clash victory when he took the Champion Trophy at World Clash Reset in New York.


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