Manasseh, Brother Culture & Earl 16

12 Apr 2025

Future Yard CIC

On Saturday 12th April Future Yard teams up with BEFORCE PRODCUCTION to bring reggae legends Manasseh, Brother Culture & Earl 16 to Birkenhead for their first ever live date in the north of England.

Legendary selector and producer and UK dub pioneer since the 1980s, the Manasseh sound system was built in 1985 by a group of friends with the aim of playing reggae with a roots focus. In 1987 Nick began his show on Kiss FM. Manasseh has produced, mixed, written, and remixed music for many other artists and labels, including Reggae Roast records, Foundation records, Digi Signal records, Dubkasm, Soothsayers, Emiliana Torrini, Pama International, Resonators, The Drop, J Star, The Trojans and Rootikal records amongst many others.

One of the most important figures in the world of reggae and dub.

From Brixton, London, Brother Culture has left a sizeable stamp on the genre across the globe, working with many big soundsystems and producers including Jah Revelation Muzik, King Tafari Love, On-U Sound, Manasseh, Mungo’s HiFi, Zion Train and The Prodigy. Brother Culture shows no signs of slowing down, continuing to inspire new generations of listeners and artists alike.

A Jamaican reggae singer, Earl 16’s involvement with Rasta culture grew deeper, most of his work would be based on roots, reality and spiritual themes. Earl 16’s solo career continued growing in the late 70s and early 80s, as he sang for reggae luminaries such as Augustus Pablo, Mikey Dread, Earl Morgan from The Heptones, Linval Thompson, and the Ray Symbolic Sound System by Ranking Joe and Jah Screw. Over the years, Earl 16 has continued to live in London, working with many of the UK’s top producers.