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Rodigan: My Life in Reggae
David Rodigan
(Constable, £9.99)
Whether you’re a reggae aficionado or not, DJ David Rodigan’s story is a fascinating piece of musical and social history.
The son of a soldier, Rodigan spent his early years in Libya before moving to the outskirts of Oxford, where he discovered Jamaican music as a 13-year-old watching Millie Small’s My Boy Lollipop on television in 1964.
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