Episode 5: Reggae and Dancehall in Big B with Spider
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Though techno and rap has often taken center stage, Berlin’s reggae and dancehall scene is not to be overlooked. In 2001, the 11-piece band Seeed scored a major hit with their reggae ode to the city “Dickes B,” an anthemic tune that intertwined verses in German, English and Patois. On this episode of Berlin Zwanzig, Vivian Host sits down with Spider of the influential crew Supersonic Sound to find out more about the development of the reggae and dancehall scene in the city and the importance of “Dic
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