Bob Marley's "Punky Reggae Party”

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02/04/22 • 5 min

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How did reggae become such a big part of the early UK punk scene? One DJ with more dub than punk in his record case, who also had his own connection to Bob Marley.
You can hear "Punky Reggae Party" and songs from that early intersection of punk and reggae here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Q4D3HKvKWWMiTeKHPUIx8?si=9b53a00e4fd94947
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