Compilation honours legacy of Jamaican giant

A year after the death of legendary Jamaican reggae musician and producer Lee “Scratch” Perry, the good folks at Trojan Records have released the very first posthumous anthology of the influential artist’s unparalleled career, King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces From The Upsetter Ark-ive).

The new collection, released on Aug 25, is taken mainly from Perry’s releases from the 1960s and 1970s, when he was helping create subgenres of Jamaican music from ska to rocksteady to roots reggae to dub. It includes sonic…