Global Notes: Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

By Tony Sarabia, Jerome McDonnell
Lee Scratch Perry performs on day 1 of weekend 1 at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 12, 2013 in Indio, Calif.
Lee Scratch Perry performs on day 1 of weekend 1 at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 12, 2013 in Indio, Calif. Zach Cordner/Invision/AP
Lee Scratch Perry performs on day 1 of weekend 1 at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 12, 2013 in Indio, Calif.
Lee Scratch Perry performs on day 1 of weekend 1 at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Friday, April 12, 2013 in Indio, Calif. Zach Cordner/Invision/AP

Global Notes: Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry

By Tony Sarabia, Jerome McDonnell
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This week on Global Notes with Morning Shift and Radio M host Tony Sarabia, the new release by the legendary godfather of Jamaican dub Lee “Scratch” Perry.

At 81 years old, Perry shows no signs of slowing down. He continues to tour and his latest release, Super Ape Returns to Conquer, reveals his creativity has not diminished with age, but like a fine wine has only gotten better. The album is a reworking of his classic 1976 album, Super Ape, which was ahead of its time.