Macka B & The Roots Ragga Band

Macka B (The Messenger) does not need any introduction, a legend, a British reggae artist, performer and activist with a career spanning thirty years in the United Kingdom and Jamaica. “Macka B is one of Britain’s most influential dancehall toasters.

As a practising Rastafari, Macka B’s music is based around the political and spiritual message of the religion, with an often light and humorous touch. Working with the Mad Professor, he combined dancehall and dub styles of reggae, although he has avoided a more commercial crossover approach. He takes his name from the Judean rebels against the Greeks, the Maccabees.