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Gay Feet

Well supported

Sonia Pottinger's label, founded in the mid-1960s, and the imprint of the first woman to establish herself as a major Jamaican producer. She recorded rocksteady and reggae across two decades — the Melodians, Culture, Marcia Griffiths and Bob Andy among them — and later acquired Duke Reid's Treasure Isle catalogue, making her the custodian of one of the two foundational bodies of Jamaican music.

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At a glance

Type: label →
Era: Rocksteady, reggae and dub →
Confidence: Well supported

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In stories

Story · Well supportedWomen in the control room and on the mic

Women in Jamaican music ran labels, owned catalogues, sang the rhythms that never went out of print and took dancehall abroad — usually while being described as somebody's backing singer.

Debate & reception

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commentary

Women’s labour in reggae histories

Women’s work as label owners, singers, dancers, teachers and scene organizers is often present in sources but under-indexed in summary histories.

Stance: documented participation vs under-indexed labour