Bobby Shakes has been documenting reggae and dancehall culture since the film days — 10,000+ shows, 500+ artists, from Boston clubs to the world stage. Photographer, broadcaster, and one of the first people to put this music online.
Bobby starts shooting the scene — reggae, dancehall, and the nights nobody else was documenting. The archive begins.
One of the earliest reggae platforms on the internet — the world's second reggae website. Street-team and promotions work with The Source Magazine runs in parallel.
Assistant sound engineering at The Source Sound Labs in NYC — 2-inch analog tape, DAT bounce-downs, and a credit on Hangmen 3's No Skits Vol. 1.
The corner of the internet where the community found out where to be — the event-board instinct that becomes FLYAHS two decades later.
Sports photography runs alongside the music — every Red Sox World Series from 2004 on, and ringside at the fights. The eye stays the same; the subject widens.
Honored by the Boston Caribbean American Association for leadership and contribution to Caribbean culture in Massachusetts.
BobbyShakes.com reopens as the culture hub: galleries, video, live chat, and #SHAKESCITYUNCUT every Monday. FLYAHS carries the flyer board forward. The portfolio moves to orettrobinson.com.
