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Reggae punk (also known as punk reggae) is a genre of music originating in England in the late-1970s. It is characterized by a fusion of reggae music with punk rock . The genre originated amongst punk rock artists who mixed in reggae (and sometimes lovers rock [ 2 ] ) elements into their punk rock sound.
The band then released a six-track ska-punk/reggae EP on Do The Dog Music and were subsequently offered their first UK tour, as main support to The King Blues. This was extremely successful and allowed them to start making a name for themselves in the UK underground punk scene. [citation needed]
In the UK, the title track was released as a single and peaked at number 11—the highest position any Clash single reached in the UK before the band's break-up. [3] London Calling was released in December 1979; it peaked at number 9 on the British album chart and at number 27 in the United States, where it was issued in January 1980. [3]
The mid-to-late 1970s saw bands such as the Sex Pistols, the Damned and the Clash leading the British punk movement, while the Ramones anchored a New York variant centered around the downtown club ...
It was covered by Jim Capaldi, drummer for the band Traffic, on his third solo album, 1975's Short Cut Draw Blood. Later it was also covered by the British reggae group UB40 , [ 6 ] the American reggae punk band Sublime , [ 7 ] American power pop band The Silencers (1980, Columbia Records ), [ citation needed ] and blues artist Taj Mahal . [ 8 ]
The band mixed various musical styles, incorporating elements of punk rock, dance music, hip hop, reggae, and funk. After releasing a number of well-received studio albums and touring extensively throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Big Audio Dynamite broke up in 1997. In 2011, the band embarked on a reunion tour.
Fugazi's music was an intentional departure from that of the hardcore punk bands the members had played in previously. Fugazi combined punk with funk and reggae beats, irregular stop-start song structures, and heavy riffs inspired by popular rock bands such as Led Zeppelin and Queen, bands that the punk community of the time largely disdained. [56]
Basement 5 were a reggae punk fusion band from London founded in 1978. Their first vocalist was Winston Fergus, then Don Letts.One of their early performances was a support for Public Image Ltd.'s London debut at the Rainbow on Christmas Day 1978.