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Following the roots of reggae from Jamaica to foreign lands

Roy Panton looks youthful in his black Kangol hat, yellow on black print jacket, gold chains and rings. He introduces himself and tells us that he’s from West Kingston, an urban area in the capital of the small Caribbean island of Jamaica. Living on a small island didn’t stop him from gaining access to all forms of music. When he was younger he listened to popular recording artists from America like jazz musicians Sarah Vaughan and Nat King Cole. But he mostly listened to ska, which like him, originated from Jamaica. “Born on ya. Come from ya,” as he puts it. 

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