:: Trenchtown Music :: DJ Nesta ::

Roots Reggae - Dub
Ska - Worldmusic

Hello! I would like to introduce myself to you! I am DJ Nesta, born in The Netherlands, but since 1997 living in the Czech Republic. For more than 20 years I am collecting and playing reggae, ska dub and world-music.

Since the end of 1998 I am playing at reggae-parties, first only in Brno, but later also in clubs and at festivals elsewhere in the Czech Republic. Since 2002 I am also regularly playing with reggae/ragga-DJ Filip Stan as Reggae Grooves Soundsystem.

The style I am playing is based on roots reggae, which had its golden era from the mid 70ies until the mid 80ies. Great reggae-artists and bands like Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Culture and Bob Marley made their best recordings during that period.




	DJ Nesta
	Roots Reggae - Dub Ska - Worldmusic Hello! I would like to introduce myself to you! I am DJ Nesta, born in The Netherlands, but since 1997 living in the Czech Republic. For more than 20 years I am collecting and playing reggae, ska dub and world-music. Since the end of 1998 I am playing at reggae-parties, first only in Brno, but later also in clubs and at festivals elsewhere in the Czech Republic. Since 2002 I am also regularly playing with reggae/ragga-DJ Filip Stan as Reggae Grooves Soundsystem. The style I am playing is based on roots reggae, which had its golden era from the mid 70ies until the mid 80ies. Great reggae-artists and bands like Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Culture and Bob Marley made their best recordings during that period.

	My favourite singer, composer and produce is Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936!), whose music is for me a great source of inspiration. Roots-reggae is the basis of my playing, but regularly I am adding other ingredients to my musical mix, like ska, dub, and world-music. This increases the variety and makes the parties more exiting and colourful.	Lee "Scratch" Perry

Contact & Mailinglist		Toasting Already for several years I have been writing my own lyrics, and since 2002 I started with live toasting at reggae-parties. Toasting is a Jamaican invention from the early 70ies: Talking and singing over the instrumental B-sides or remixes (called “dub-version“ or just “version“) of 7- and 12-inch singles. Famous names in the world of toasting are Yellowman (Very popular at the end of 70ies and during the 80ies) and - of course - U-Roy, who started his career at the beginning of the 60ies and who is still recording and performing today.