Dub Evolutionary Sound System

Ain’t no dub like anthropological dub. Or biological dub.

The Genomic Dub Collective is the brainchild of poet Benjamin Zephaniah and professor Mark Pallen. They came together after the professor saw the poet read anti-slave poetry by Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin’s grandfather.
"After that, I was wondering what to do for [Darwin Day]," Prof Pallen said.

"I happened to meet a Jamaican scientist.

"We just got together and thought, why don't we do this and take it one step further and realise it in reggae form?"

Jamaican-born [PhD student Dom White], a geneticist, puts the vocals to Prof Pallen's computer-generated music.

The duo's work, which they will be performing for the first time, includes adapted readings from the Origin of Species to a roots reggae beat and an exploration of human evolution in Africa.

Other events in the Darwin Day birthday celebration include a lecture on the hunt for the remains of HMS Beagle, which is now believed to be buried in the Essex marshes.

Darwin Day is celebrated around the world to mark the life of the evolutionary scientist, who was born on 12 February 1809 in Shrewsbury.
There is nothing more awesome than a PhD professor’s music dub, a PhD student’s flow, and the kind words of Darwin.

I can’t wait for them to open for M.C. Hawking.

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