DUB music is nowhere as popular in Jamaica as it was in the 1970s when exponents like Osbourne 'King Tubby' Ruddock and Augustus Pablo helped make it an art form.

But Clive Jeffrey, a Pablo protégé, hopes to revive interest in the sound through his 'The Dub Show', scheduled for December 5 at Mannings Hill Road in St Andrew.

The event will feature legendary local musicians such as drummer Leroy 'Horsemouth' Wallace, keyboardist Ansell Collins, bassist Ranchie McLean and longtime Pablo collaborator, guitarist Earl 'Chinna' Smith.

Jeffrey, who recorded as a guitarist and bassist with Pablo, told The Gleaner that while dub has fallen off the map in Jamaica, it still retains a following overseas.

"It's neglected here but people still love dub all over the world, especially Europe," Jeffrey said.

Pablo (real name Horace Swaby) died in 1999 at age 45. He compiled a formidable catalogue of instrumental and dub including the classic album East Of The River Nile and the timeless King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown, a

song he recorded with Ruddock.

Jeffrey said the band will play songs produced by Pablo and Ruddock in tribute to their contribution to Jamaican popular music. Ruddock was murdered at his St Andrew home in 1989.

- Howard Campbell