Meet the "Gentleman Rude Bwoy" of Reggae: David Rodigan at the Control!

Roddy is definitely “smaddy” in the dancehall.
He is also white, middle-class and British.
Short and balding, he is the most unlikely-looking
selector. But don’t be taken in by his looks
or the English accent (Oxford, no less). Rival
sound systems have make the mistake, and
barely survived the sound clash to tell the tale
of the Gentleman Rude Bwoy who slaughtered
them with big tunes.

In 2005 he was inducted into the Sony Radio Academy Hall Of Fame and has also won three highly coveted Sony Radio Academy Gold Awards; The Music Broadcaster Of The Year. (Kiss 100 – 2004), The Specialist Music Broadcaster Of The Year (Kiss 100 – 2009), The Specialist Music Broadcaster Of The Year (BBC Radio 2 – 2012), and in 2012 he was awarded the MBE for “services to broadcasting” at Buckingham Palace.

At Easter in 2012 he won the highest honour in reggae sound system culture by winning the World Clash Re-Set contest in New York against opponents, Bass Odyssey, Black Kat, Tony Matterhorn, Fire Links, Earth Ruler and Poison Dart.

He plays his unique collection of customised dub plates and classic recordings extensively across Europe, especially in Italy and Germany, and in North America and the West Indies, to loyal reggae fans worldwide.