:: Trenchtown Music :: DJ Nesta :: Reggae | Dub | Ska

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..

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.
You will also here a lot of dub during my performances - Old 70ies stuff, as well as today´s dub performers like Vibronics and, of course, Zion Train.




	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.. 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. You will also here a lot of dub during my performances - Old 70ies stuff, as well as today´s dub performers like Vibronics and, of course, Zion Train.

	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 singing and 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.