"Reggae has been an important part of Glastonbury since the very early days of the festival when groups like Aswad and Black Uhuru would regularly appear high on the bill. Steel Pulse are no strangers to Worthy Farm either, having played in 2009, by which time their status as one of the greatest British reggae groups of all time had long been cemented. Key release? Their fiery, 1978 major-label debut album, Handsworth Revolution, which namechecks the area of Birmingham where the group originated and includes perhaps their best-known song, Ku Klux Klan - an anti-racist anthem.
With their 1985 album Babylon the Bandit, Steel Pulse became the first non-Jamaican act to win the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, and although the rate at which the group - led by David Hinds, with something of a constantly rotating line-up - releases albums has decreased in recent years, they remain a force in UK reggae, especially as a live band. Perhaps you caught 6 Music鈥檚 Gideon Coe broadcasting an immense Steel Pulse concert back in 2013. If not, get down with their special, rootsy vibe at Glastonbury 2015."
"Reggae has been an important part of Glastonbury since the very early days of the festival when groups like Aswad and Black Uhuru would regularly appear high on the bill. Steel Pulse are no strangers to Worthy Farm either, having played in 2009, by which time their status as one of the greatest British reggae groups of all time had long been cemented. Key release? Their fiery, 1978 major-label debut album, Handsworth Revolution, which namechecks the area of Birmingham where the group originated and includes perhaps their best-known song, Ku Klux Klan - an anti-racist anthem.
With their 1985 album Babylon the Bandit, Steel Pulse became the first non-Jamaican act to win the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, and although the rate at which the group - led by David Hinds, with something of a constantly rotating line-up - releases albums has decreased in recent years, they remain a force in UK reggae, especially as a live band. Perhaps you caught 6 Music鈥檚 Gideon Coe broadcasting an immense Steel Pulse concert back in 2013. If not, get down with their special, rootsy vibe at Glastonbury 2015."
