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Massive Dread

Massive Dread has been played on NTS shows including Dactylian & Palo Santo Discos, with Pussy Pon The Window first played on 29 January 2024.

Massive Dread (born Dennis James, c. 1960, Trenchtown, Jamaica – 1994) was a reggae deejay who first recorded in the late 1970s for Tapper Zukie, and came to prominence in the early 1980s, touring with Byron Lee and The Dragonaires. Dread also worked on Peter Metro's Metromedia sound system.

He introduced the "bubbling" style of delivery, which was well received by audiences at events such as Reggae Sunsplash, and his album Strictly…Bubbling (on The Wailing Souls' The Up Front Organization label,…

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