Linval Thompson has been played over 70 times on NTS, first on 15 October 2012. Linval Thompson's music has been featured on 66 episodes.

Linval Thompson is a reggae and dub artist and producer.

He started life writing his own music and was recognised to have great talent not only with songwriting but also singing. He worked at Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark studios and contributed to The Upsetters classic "Kung Fu Man". Although he found greatest acclaim as a producer between the mid-70s and mid-80s, working with greats such as Scientist, King Tubby and singer Johnny Clarke. He has produced albums for artists such as Dennis Brown, the Wailing Souls, Eek-A-Mouse, Freddie McGregor, and the Viceroys.