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Joseph Pereira talks to Tom Shiggo, leader of IGTA, a reggae band; music plays in background, Shiggo is asked how he ended up playing reggae music, Shiggo talks about his experiences of the music scene abroad and the first time he heard the music of Bob Marley; Shiggo talks about what attracted him to reggae music, the values underlying the music, the origins of reggae and his desire to impart not merely entertainment but culture too; Shiggo talks about coming back to Singapore and how he adjusted his style as a guitar player to play reggae music; he talks about the members of his band, audience response to reggae music in Singapore, music scene in Singapore and his participation in the Fringe Festival; Shiggo talks about the Rastafarian religion and reggae as a vehicle for political commentary; formative years and need for more governmental subsidies and respect for musicians like him; Shiggo talks more about his hopes for the band.