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Bobby konders and jabba

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    Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States

New York-based DJ and producer who has worked within deep house, dancehall reggae and hip-hop. Currently runs the Massive B soundsystem with Jabba. The pair also host a weekly show on New York's Hot97.

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December 21, 2009

Words by Jesse Serwer

Bobby Konders could probably be the subject of his own full-length documentary one day. In the meantime, the homey Dan Bruun (director of the Skerrit Bwoy doc, Temporary Sanity) recently made this short for Current TV.

Known today as New York’s pre-eminent reggae radio jock (after fifteen years on Hot 97’s Sunday night jumpoff, “On Da Reggae Tip”) and the proprietor of the Massive B sound system and record label, Bobby’s history runs deeper than most realize.  Part of the first wave of NYC house music DJs in the late ’80s, by the early ’90s he was capturing the essence of the cultural soundclash that is Central Brooklyn with his hip-hop remixes of Cutty Ranks, Supercat and other dancehall artists.

Bobby has never been one to fall back on his history, though, so this short focuses on his current grind, like Massive B’s presence on the annual Brooklyn West Indian Day parade, and his efforts to bring the 45-driven record label into the digital era. The Yankee boy from Easton, Pa., didn̵

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BOBBY KONDERS

Bobby Konders Biography

Over 10 Years ago Bobby Konders and Jabba came together to form Massive B Sound System. Working alongside one another, Bobby and Jabba have become prominent voices within the reggae community being heard all throughout the tri-state on WQHT Hot 97.1 and internationally in the dancehall arena. They present music and dancehall culture to the listening public in a unique and fun way packed with high energy and positive vibes. Based in NYC you can catch their radio broadcast each Sunday on Hot 97 from 10pm-1am. Massive B can also be heard playing many dates both locally and abroad (Europe, Asia, Canada, the Caribbean, etc. . . ) where they have juggled alongside an innumerable host of popular sounds and DJ�s that have included Hot 97�s own Funk Master Flex, Jamaica�s ever popular Stone Love, Trinidad�s Chinese Laundry, and Japan�s Mighty Crown Over the last four year Massive B has ever increased it presents with its latest recruits Chutney shotter and Big Dawg (a.k.a Bling). Chutneyand Big Dawg have both contributed to sound brin

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