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This is a list of reggae musicians. This includes artists who have either been critical to the genre or have had a considerable amount of exposure (such as in the case of one that has been on a major label). Bands are listed by the first letter in their name (not including the words "a", "an", or "the"), and individuals are listed by last name.
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Reggae ( / ˈrɛɡeɪ /) is a music genre that originated in...
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Reggae ( / ˈrɛɡeɪ /) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. [1] A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience.
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List of roots reggae artists. This is a list of notable roots reggae musicians, singers and producers.
This category consists of reggae musicians. For a hand-maintained list of reggae musicians, see List of reggae musicians . See also: Category:Reggae musical groups . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reggae musicians.
- Bob Marley: Natural Mystic. There’s the image, pinned to numerous students’ walls. There are his songs, which spoke to the world not only of love, but of struggle and redemption.
- Winston Rodney: Rasta’s Ambassador. Winston Rodney would not smash wine glasses with his vocal range. He would not make girls faint when he sang quietly of love, as he rarely did.
- Toots Hibbert: Living Legend. He’s been marketed as a kind of folk icon, a soul man, and a gospel singer. He is all of them, yet the fact remains that Frederick “Toots” Hibbert is, simply, one hell of a reggae singer.
- Bunny “Rugs” Clarke: Third World, First Class. Third World was one of reggae’s biggest 70s and 80s crossover successes, scoring with a cover of O’Jays’ “Now That We’ve Found Love,” “Try Jah Love’ and “Cool Meditation,” mixing roots, US disco-funk and throbbing dub in one handy package.
Article History. Bob Marley. Key People: Bob Marley. Bobi Wine. Ry Cooder. Wyclef Jean. Jimmy Cliff. Related Topics: music. go-go. reggae, style of popular music that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and quickly emerged as the country’s dominant music.
Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. While sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of popular ...
