Dutch Reggae Museum
By the mid 1970s reggae music had reached a high level of popularity in The Netherlands.
The first reggae artists coming to perform here live on stage, following Bob Marley's electrifying performances in 1976 (Amsterdam) and 1977 (Den Haag), were mainly British acts like The Cimarons, Merger and Steel Pulse. By late 1978 and on followed by most major Jamaican reggae groups and singers.
During the following decade or so, dozens of reggae shows were broadcasted (some even integral) on Dutch radio programs like VARA's Live Concert, VPRO's Moondogs, KRO's Rocktempel and VARA's Poppodium. They were of course (and luckily) recorded by many home tapers!
A significant number of those legendary live recordings were airplayed again in later years, in programs like KRO's Legendarisch Live & Zomerfestival and VPRO's Night Train and 3voor12.
Here you will find a wide selection of memorable radio recordings - also from more recent years. All coming from private collections.
Black Uhuru - What Is Life (Live 1988)
Yellowman - Zungguzungguguzungguzeng (Live 1984)
Israel Vibration - Vultures (Live 2002)
Eek A Mouse - Terrorist In The City (Live 1983)
Peter Tosh - Coming In Hot (Live 1981)
Revange - Fatifa (Live 1985)
Third World - You're Playing Us Too Close (Live 1982)
Tommy Tornado - Marcus Garvey (Live 2009)
Toots & The Maytals - Reggae Got Soul (Live 1985)
UB40 - The Key (Live 1982)
Aswad - Don´t Turn Around (Live 1988)
Steel Pulse - Heart Of Stone (Live 1980)
Matumbi - Chatty Chatty (Live 1982)
Jimmy Cliff - Piece Of The Pie (Live 1984)
Gregory Isaacs - Let Off Supm (Live 1985)
Jacob Miller & Inner Circle - We A Rockers (Live 1979)
Burning Spear - Pick Up The Pieces (Live 2010)
Alpha Blondy - Kalachnikov Love (Live 1987)
Aswad - African Children (Live 1984)
Rude Rich & The High Notes - The Punch (Live 2004)
Barrington Levy - Collie Weed (Live 1985)
Madness - Embarrassment (Live 2009)
Desmond Dekker - No Woman, No Cry (Live 1984)
Luciano - Ulterior Motive ~ How Can You (Live 2008)
Clint Eastwood & General Saint - Nuclear Crisis (Live 1983)
Horace Andy - Man Next Door (Live 2025)
Steel Pulse - Soldiers (Live 1982)
Revelation Time - Education For Love (Live 1985)
Gregory Isaacs - Rough Neck ~ Mind Yu Dis ~ Rumours (Live 1989)
Stephen Marley - No Cigarette Smoking (In My Room) (Live 2011)