DJ Derek @ Bongo Club, 4 March

Who? There's no shame in being a newcomer to the sounds of DJ Derek as word spreads through the verbal grapevine.
Event preview by Rosie McLean.
Published 26 February 2010

DJ Derek turns seventy next year, yet despite – or some might say because of – his superior years he continues to “rock de ‘ouse” better than any other white guy in reggae. Undeniably there is a certain amount of novelty in the combination of his adept Jamaican patois emceeing and conservative attire: he will be found rocking cardigans or waistcoat and tie with the pride and propriety of a man who is unashamed of his several years spent in accountancy. But his highly involved and respected status as a member of Bristol's Jamaican music scene is not to be ignored. He is literally an icon of the southern circuit, wiping the floor with booty-shakin’ dancehall, soul, funk, reggae, rocksteady and much more. His almost total absence from online media may explain why it’s taken so long to get him to make his Edinburgh debut; for years, his rep has hung almost solely on the verbal grapevine. Support from 93 Feet East’s King Toby makes this unmissable. [Rosie McLean]

 

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