GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE

Dub

Genre family: Reggae / Ska / Dub
Starting recordings: 8

ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE

Meet Dub

Dub is a branch of the Reggae / Ska / Dub family, with its own performance and recording traditions.

The clearest way to understand Dub is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

Begin with Bim Sherman, Capleton and Bob Andy.

GENRE FAMILY

Its place in the genre family

Parent genreReggae / Ska / Dub

Current genreDub

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Caribbean · Dub

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Caribbean Dub

ESSENTIAL LISTENING

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8 recordings

01Dubbing Home1989 · Dub · dubOpen in new tab 02Jah Jah City2003 · Dub · dubOpen in new tab 03Man in the Street2004 · Dub · dubOpen in new tab 04Dub in Love2005 · Dub · dubOpen in new tab 05Lambs Bread Herb2005 · Dub · dubOpen in new tab 06Golden Stool (dub)2007 · Dub · dubOpen in new tab 07Love Forever (dub)2007 · Dub · dubOpen in new tab 08Ital West (dub)2007 · Dub · dubOpen in new tab

KEY ARTISTS

Key artists

Artist·Dub

The In Crowd

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS

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Album·2005

Trojan Dub Rarities Box Set

Album·2007

Tribulation: Down In Jamdown 1974 To 1979

Album·1989

Bob Andy's Dub Book (As Revealed To Mad Professor)

Album·2003

Reggae Sound System

Album·2004

Blunted in the Bomb Shelter

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CURRENT NODE · Genre

Dub

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main styleCapletonDub and Capleton share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleBob AndyDub and Bob Andy share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleTommy McCookDub and Tommy McCook share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleBim ShermanDub and Bim Sherman share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleDon DrummondDub and Don Drummond share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleThe In CrowdDub and The In Crowd share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toReggae / Ska / DubDub is a subgenre of Reggae / Ska / Dub.
genreGolden Stool (dub)Golden Stool (dub) is connected with Dub.
genreDub in LoveDub in Love is connected with Dub.
genreDubbing HomeDubbing Home is connected with Dub.

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GenreReggae / Ska / Dub