Renaissance
Most nations regard the highest point of their culture’s relevance or importance to the global society as their ‘Renaissance’ period. So it should come as no surprise that during dancehall music’s most influential period, both within Jamaica and the world at large, a sound system would adopt that title and use it to good effect. For over twenty years, Renaissance Disco has been successfully bridging the gap between hardcore dancehall fans and lovers of hip hop sometimes converting a few from each group. BACKAYARD sat down with Renaissance’s co-founder and by far most visible member Delano Thomas