REGGAY BOYZ....

'The Observer' has a monthly music pullout and November's edition was no exception however it was titled 'The gay issue' as it was devoted to celebrating homosxuality and everything that comes with it. To cut a long story short, inside the issue i found an article that exposed the gay ragga scene, something i had never heard of and didnt think i would ever hear of.

The article ironically named 'Reggay Boyz', a changed spelling playing on the phrase and meaning of the jamaican national football team's alias, 'The Reggae Boyz' highlighted the emerging popularity in the night clubs such as Bootylicious, Tease, Blessence and Fruit Machine which i quote are proving to be some of the 'most thrilling and fresh on the gay scene', which has reached London, Manchester, Birmingham and Nottingham.

Although the article concentrates on the irony of the popularity of ragga, dancehall sounds in gay night clubs it also seems to celebrate the growing popularity of the music in general, stating that 'a sound played at the end of the night in the back rooms has now become the principal rhythm.

A few quotes from the article....

'THE STRAIGHT SCENE IS GETTING A BIT VIOLENT. THERE ARE NO GUNS ON THE GAY SCENE.'

'A NEW GENERATION OF YOUNG OF BLACK MEN LOVE HEARING THEIR MUSIC IN GAY CONTEXT.