Junior Delgado and Augustus Pablo shared a profound, long-term partnership that spanned over two decades, characterized by a deep personal friendship that produced some of Junior Delgado’s most iconic works. 1978 saw Pablo produce two masterpieces, ‘Away With Your Fussing And Fighting’ and ‘Black Man’s Heart Cries Out, both records with flawless vocal deliveries from Junior. Reuniting again during the mid 80’s, their most fruitful partnership produced Delgados landmark album Raggamuffin Year released in 1986 for Island Records, along with the successful follow-up album One Step More, later touring together, with their 1986 live shows at London’s Astoria Theatre being regarded as a pinnacle of their partnership. 📸 - @david.corio . . . #officialjuniordelgado #augustuspablo #rockersinternational #incrediblemusic

Here are a few photos of Aba Shanti-I playing out last year in Fountayne Road, Tottenham, north London. Powerful music and very powerful volume! It’s always good to feel the sound inside you as well as hearing it. All photos © David Corio. @abashantiofficial #abashantiI #soundsystemculture #reggaesoundsystem #studioonerecords @studioonerecords

Big thanks to Professional Photo Magazine for the extensive article and interview they did with me in their last issue. You can read it here: https://professionalphoto.online/pro-talk/pro-talk-david-corio-prints-with-a-purpose/ It features a bunch of my photographs including this one of George Clinton. Swipe to see it on the cover. The feature also includes my photos of Biz Markie, Bob Marley, Nina Simone, Public Enemy, James Brown, Miles Davis, Whitney Houston and many more and gives a good shout out to Print Matters which are selling many of my photos with 20% of all sales going to mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness. You can see my other images for sale on their site here:/david-corio They have a roster of great photographers and sales go to an important cause. Photos © David Corio. @yolikegeorge @printmatters.uk @professional_photo_mag @Lisa Baker @davidhill_photo #printmattersuk #georgeclinton

A day late but birthday greetings to Barrington Levy born on April 30 1964. Here are a few photos of him taken in London in the mid 1980’s. Good to see he is still going strong. Photos © David Corio. @barringtonlevy411 #barringtonlevy

Happy birthday yesterday to the mighty Big Youth. Still going strong at 77. Photos from a session in London on 28 January 1987. Photos © David Corio. @big_youth_theoriginal #bigyouth #manleyaugustusbuchanan

I have a new Cafe Royal booklet just out ‘Hip Hop in London - 1982 - 1994’ featuring a bunch of photos including many that have never been published before. This is the cover of Eric B & Rakim @thegodrakim @ericb.andrakimand swipe to see a few of the spreads including Public Enemy @publicenemy , Roxanne Shante @imroxanneshante , Run DMC @rundmc and Schoolly D @mcschoollyd @schoollydee . The 36 page book is available here at the incredible price of £6.70 plus postage: /shop/p/david-corio-hip-hop-in-london-19821994 and my other titles including the companion ‘Reggae In London 1980 - 2004’ are available here: /search?q=corio All photos © David Corio @caferoyalbooks @hiphopphotomuseum @hiphop @hiphopbackintheday @kingdmc @revwon @mrchuckd_pe @flavorflavofficial

Afrika Bambaataa one of the pioneers of Hip Hop (17 April 1957 to 9 April 2026). Photos taken in London at Celluloid Records and at Camden Palace with Grandmixer DST in 1983, backstage at Wembley Arena for the UK Fresh Show in 1986 and at The Venue in 1982 for The New York City Rap Tour - the first Hip Hop package that brought live performance, dj’s graffiti artists, break dancing and double dutch skippers to Europe. However his legacy is made complex with many allegations of child abuse. A lawsuit brought by an anonymous plaintiff accused him of sexually abusing him for 4 years from the age of 12. The judge ruled in the plaintiff’s favour after Bambaataa didn’t show up. There were more than a dozen accusations in recent years. Photos © David Corio. @afrika_bambaataa_official #afrikabambaataa #hiphop @hiphopphotomuseum @grandmixerdxt @hiphopdx @hiphopismyreligion @hiphopcollector @hiphopmuseum

Last few days to see ‘Aim Shoot Stop Fix’ exhibition at Worldly Wicked & Wise Gallery, 81 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 @worldlywickedwisegallery featuring the photos of Peter Anderson @peteranderson.photos , Chris Clunn @chrisclunn , Lawrence Watson @lawrencewatsonphotography and myself until this Friday 10th April. Lots of juicy hand printed black and white photos and colour prints too. This photo was taken at a Rock Against Racism show at Victoria Park, Hackney, East London in 1978. Swipe to see The Specials at the Hope & Anchor in 1980. Photos © David Corio. @thespecials terryhall @terryhallfanpage #aimshootstopfix #davidcorio #chrisclunn #lawrencewatsonphotography #peteranderson.photos worldlywickedwisegallery

Here's a photo of Alton Ellis I shot at Stonebridge Park in Harlesden in 1984. It's currently in the exhibition 'Aim, Shoot, Stop Fix' - a joint exhibition with Peter Anderson, Chris Clunn and Lawrence Watson at WWW Gallery, 81 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6NH until April 9 (closed Mondays). Come on down and see some tasty hand printed black and white silver gelatin prints produced in the darkroom. All of the photos were taken on film. Swipe to see the actual negative, the full contact sheet of the shoot and the print on the wall alongside Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, Nick Cave, Ari Up and Eugene Reynolds from The Revillos. All prints are for sale. The image is also available on a tee shirt available at linktr.ee/altonellis @officialaltonellis All photos © David Corio @lawrencewatsonphotography @chrisclunn @peteranderson.photos @worldlywickedwisegallery @bobmarley @bunnywailerofficial @bunnywailerarchives @nickcaveofficial @thelegendaryslits @therezillosofficial

Here’s Fela Kuti photographed at the Brixton Academy in London on 22 November 1983. It is one of 18 of my prints in a joint exhibition with Peter Anderson, Chris Clunn and Lawrence Watson at WWW Gallery, 81 Salusbury Road, London, NW6 6NH on until April 9 (closed Mondays). Come on down and see some tasty hand printed black and wehite silver gelatin prints produced in the darkroom. Swipe to see Fela alongside James Brown, Grace Jones and Ian Dury on the wall along with the flyer. Photos © David Corio. @lawrencewatsonphotography @chrisclunn @peteranderson.photos @worldlywickedwisegallery @felakutiofficial @jamesbrown @gracejonesofficial @ianduryofficial

David Corio’s image of James Brown featured in the new issue of Square Mile. “‘The Godfather of Soul’, ‘The Hardest Working Man in Show Business’ and ‘Mr Dynamite’, James Brown certainly lived up to his many nicknames when I saw him for the first time at Hammersmith Odeon in 1985. He was 52 at the time, and although no longer executing the splits, was still full of energy, spinning and seamlessly flowing from one funk hit through to the to the next in a tight two-hour set. I noticed that near the end of every third song he made a point of leaping into the air, and after a few unsuccessful attempts, I managed to capture him in full flight. There are several shots that I’m happy with from that night, but this is my favourite as it shows both his boundless energy and enormous stage presence in a single image. The shot has been published in numerous books and was used for the cover of ‘Doing the James Brown – In the Footsteps of the Godfather of Funk’ compilation album. It was also the cover of NME’s tribute to James Brown and was chosen as one of the top era-defining music photos by The Guardian in 2024.” David Corio on James Brown. David Corio’s limited edition prints are available @printmatters.uk with 20% of each sale donated to Rethink Mental Illness. 📷 James Brown performing live at Hammersmith Odeon in 1985 @david.corio @printmatters.uk @squaremile #davidcorio #jamesbrown #photooftheday #printmatters #photography