‘Be safe in the knowledge that it’s one of the best dancehall blogs on the internet, as well as a great London clubnight bringing the latest sounds from Jamaica right to the heart of the capital city’ Mixmag, 2011

‘One of London’s best dancehall nights’ Metro, 2011

Shimmy Shimmy is the UK’s only dedicated reggae/dancehall/bashment/soca/caribbean culture blog. Established in 2007 by Jim Bones & The Large, we are also a DJ collective, have a clothing label & publish No Ice Cream Sound.

>>>> We’ve supported a huge list of dancehall talent, from David Rodigan to Sticky, and started out as residents at The Heatwave’s Hot Wuk night. Check our events page for past & future.

>>>> We have a high design, limited edition print dancehall zine, No Ice Cream Sound, now on its third issue, that is available in over 15 different shops on 4 continents: from New York to Tokyo to Helsinki to Rio De Janeiro.

>>>>Our T-shirt line launched in September 2010, following up with 5 new designs for 2011 which are now available online, and in select stores in London, New York and Tokyo, and have been spotted on Serocee, Toddla T and Mosca.

>>>> The Large also forms part of Style & Swagger (NTS) and is a resident DJ at Hipsters Don’t Dance.

>> You can find other articles and writing by The Large at Shook Magazine, FACT & Mixpak: from interviews with Ramadanman to David Rodigan and Sly & Robbie.

For bookings, promos and general enquiries email shimmyshimmyyay@gmail.com

If you would like to contribute to No Ice Cream Sound, please contact us!

[Disclaimer: our blog is used for promoting the artists, not rinsing them. So if you are the owner of the music or would like something taken down for copyright reasons, please email us and we will happily oblige.]