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Prominent reggae artists from the Virgin Islands include Pressure, Midnite, Dezarie, Army, Abja, De Apostle, Niyorah, Emanuel, Bambu Station, Inner Visions, Sabbattical Ahdah, Eno, Revalation, Iba Wicked, Jah Rubal, Jah Croix, Exodus and many more. The reggae music of St. Croix has a distinct "roots" feeling and is strongly rooted in Rastafari.
Midnite was a roots reggae band from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, which started playing in 1989. [1] The band's music follows in tradition with the roots reggae bands of 1970s Jamaica. The lyrical portions of Midnite's compositions are characterized as the "chant and call" style which gives their music a spiritually intense and an overtly ...
- Vaughn Benjamin, Ron Benjamin, Christian Molina, Edmund Fieulleteau, Edwin Byron, Ras L
- Reggae
- 1989–2015
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Akae Beka. Akae Beka live in Tilburg, May 11, 2017. Akae Beka is a roots reggae band who come from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, which was founded by members of the band Midnite following a change in their membership in 2015. In February of that year, the former band Midnite cancelled their 2015 tour and postponed dates "due to a life ...
- Vaughn Benjamin (vocals), Edmund Fieulleteau (guitar), Legrand Lee (Guitar), Peter Willock (Drums & Percussion), Ras L (Bass), Suren Fenton (Keyboards)
- Reggae roots
- 2015–2019
- Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
List of virgin islands reggae artists. Here is a list of virgin islands reggae artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the virgin islands reggae genre. You can find out what virgin islands reggae genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort. #
The Artists. Reggae from the Virgin Islands is unlike any other kind of music. Massive roots bass lines are typically merged onto one drop drum rhythms and then injected with a heavy dose of bubbling from the keyboards to form a distinct 'Cruzial' sound. Chanters clearly dominate St. Croix's musical scene.
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