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Norman Washington Jackson (born 6 June 1960), [1] better known as Tiger, is a Jamaican dancehall musician active since the late 1970s. He is known for his growling style of deejaying , often imitated by other dancehall deejays since his initial rise to fame.
Reggae (/ ˈ r ɛ ɡ eɪ /) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during 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.
In 2010, plans began to institute the Reggae Report Archive. This online, digital 30 year collection of magazines, photographs, video, audio, and interesting memorabilia documents the history of reggae from the late 1970s to the end of the '90s. Articles, photos, video, and more from 2000 to 2010 are also available.
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.
This is a list of notable roots reggae musicians, singers and producers. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
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He was replaced by Dolphin "Naggo" Morris, [2] who had recorded "Su Su Pon Rasta" for Joe Gibbs and "You Should Love Your Brother" for King Jammys, but the group's popularity waned. [2] By the late 1970s, their slick stage suits and covers of pop tunes found little favour with audiences more used to more "militant" dreadlocked performers ...
Virgin had been releasing reggae records since BB Seaton's "Dancing Shoes" in 1974. [1] By 1975, label owner Richard Branson had begun signing roots reggae artists, and in the three years that followed, Virgin released successful albums by the likes of U-Roy, The Mighty Diamonds, Keith Hudson, Johnny Clarke, Peter Tosh, and I Roy. [1]