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Musically, roots reggae maintains a specific sonic identity, characterised by deep basslines, skanking guitar patterns, and the inclusion of horns. [1] While these distinctions exist, the lines between reggae and roots reggae can be flexible, and the two genres share a significant overlap within the broader reggae musical landscape.
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 .
Stafford Elliot (born 1955), better known as Fred Locks, [1] is a roots reggae singer best known for his mid-1970s single "Black Star Liners" and the album of the same name. Biography Born in Kingston, Jamaica , Elliott grew up in a strict Catholic home in the Franklin Town area of the city, along with eleven brothers and sisters, moving to ...
The Roots Reggae Library brings forth a unique index of the music from The Wailers, drawn from the period prior to their signing to Island Records and the release of Catch a Fire. The music of The Wailers has been categorized into 17 albums, of which 6 are predominantly from the 1963–1967 ska period and 11 from the 1968–1972 rocksteady period.
[1] [3] This line-up performed at the 1979 Reggae Sunsplash festival, but split up the following year. [2] Donald Manning had a brief solo career in the early 1980s, in which he recorded as Donald Abyssinian. [2] Bernard Collins launched his own version of the group in the late 1980s, with two versions of the group existing for a time. [3]
At the time, roots reggae was declining. [2] A new type of reggae – based on drum machine, sampler, synthesizers and organ – occurred in the 1980s; ragga. One of the reasons for ragga's swift propagation is that it is generally easier, and less expensive to produce, than reggae performed on traditional musical instruments. [5]
Their first album, Message From The Meditations, was released in 1976, attracting attention amongst the conscious roots reggae sound system fraternity with Rockers compositions like "Babylon Trap Them" and the Lee Perry Black Ark produced tune, "Rastaman Prayer", urging the listener to shun society's consumerism and hypocritical economic ...
Kerida Shushana Johnson (born 15 July 1984), [1] known professionally as Hempress Sativa, is a contemporary reggae singer and songwriter from Jamaica. Her music aligns with the roots reggae tradition [2] with variants of hip hop, afrobeats and R&B.