Jamaican DJ Yaadcore is making waves on his country’s music scene.

He’s the founder of Dubwise, a worldwide movement to reintroduce authentic roots reggae to mainstream audiences. He’s also the personal DJ for reggae artist Protoje.

He’s bringing it all to Bermuda this week. Yaadcore will take to the stage Saturday night for Bermuda Dubwise, at BAA

“[Dubwise] started in 2009 when a group of talented young conscious artists started to perform at a local jam spot in Bull Bay Jamaica called Jamnesia regularly,” he explained.

“This sparked a natural energy which resulted in a higher appreciation for live band performances.”

The movement spread as the artists gained popularity. Protoje led the pack.

His success led to a weekly session, Kingston Dub Club.

“The attendance of these artists to the Dub Club made it become more popular as there was nowhere else to go and hear these kind of musical vibrations in Kingston,” said Yaadcore, who was a regular DJ before he transitioned to playing “strictly conscious vibes”. “I played at Kingston Dub Club for one year, once a month, because there was nowhere else to facilitate this style of delivering music. With the Dub movement growing, myself, Protoje and a friend, Jason Panton, decided we needed to bring the vibes more central in the heart of Kingston, as well as I needed to create a platform for myself to exercise as a DJ and for all the upcoming conscious artists being that there was only Kingston Dub Club at the time.”

Dub is a genre of music that grew out of reggae in the late 1960s. Its pioneers include Osbourne “King Tubby” Ruddock, Lee “Scratch” Perry and Errol Thompson. It’s created by manipulating and reshaping existing recordings, usually by removing the vocals and emphasising the drum and bass parts. Masters might also add extensive echo, reverb, panoramic delay; there’s also occasional dubbing of vocal or instrumental snippets from the original version or other works.

“Dub carries more spirit of meditation,” Yaadcore said. “The way the frequencies resonate with the body calms the mind and body. The baseline is also more predominant than most genres. The future generations will definitely embrace the culture as long as the ones carrying the torch now steer it in the right direction to preserve the roots of Dub.”

Rising Jamaican singer Kabaka Pyramid will also perform on Saturday with local reggae artist Stevie Dread and sound systems Souljah 1, Stalwart, Prophecy and Blackstar.

Tickets for the 9pm concert cost $30 on www.ptix.bm and Rubis’s South Shore, Warwick, North Shore, East Broadway and Robinson’s gas stations. Tickets are $40 at the door.