New Zealand's reggae scene is emerging and expanding.

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"The strange music booming and crackling from the speakers ripples the loose skin on your kneecaps. It sounds like the record is scratched beyond repair, but somehow it sounds good.

It's the early 90s at Taki Rua Depot - a small theatre-cum-live music venue tucked down a seedy alley off Wellington's Cambridge Tce - and the Roots Foundation Sound System are educating the masses about roots, reggae, ragga, and dub. Like many in this smoky room I'm witnessing not only new music but a new way to experience music - in New Zealand, at least.

Over the last ten years, reggae roots and dub have grown to become mainstays on the national music scene thanks to bands like TrinityRoots, Salmonella Dub and Fat Freddy's Drop. These artists blend local styles, political culture, island roots, and global messages together seamlessly. Dubsession