Tell me where to start with that there reggae!? Loving a bit of Damien Marley (and Bob, obviously!) but don’t really know who else to consider – thoughts?

Jimmy Cliff?

Ike Bennett and the crystallites.

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7cNmmSjyzs[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD90a1T_gjA[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl6bh43ugEs[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDJgVcsd_pE&feature=fvst[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oD63-EJW5Y[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGE4dnrPPZQ[/video]

Dr Alimantado
Burning Spear
Big Youth
Toots and the Maytals
Tennor Saw
Eekamouse

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp09Sdrw2W4&feature=related[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18EAqHx2lMk&feature=related[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rb13ksYO0s&feature=related[/video]

Without any shadow of doubt. The most mighty and righteous reggae band of all is Matumbi…….

Check out their Seven Seals Album…. here’s a couple or tracks…

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93IKPscCpd4[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEJs36ns8EE[/video]

For more ‘modern’ reggae. Check out 10 fet Ganga Plant….

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmSuvRR7oC4[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLEFLpQNinc[/video]

Another recent singer singing in a roots stylee

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0b5IRT2m28&feature=related[/video]

Oh, and no reggae party would be complete without the dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson aka LKJ….

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH1BblEnK38[/video]

Dub?
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hx9dCUkurE[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&list=AVGxdCwVVULXct1r1og5uuP9qT2QtaUATs&v=QiMV1tuYhlI[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=LHZRtAn00M4[/video]

Errol Dunkley [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbft7BckstU&feature=related[/video]

alton ellis [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7bLXZ2PL-4[/video]

http://www.myspace.com/video/twitchy-dirty-needlez-6th-floor-balcony/skinhead-moonstomp-reggae-1970/6578813

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zNeehxhTmo&feature=related[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izRM53a7iyg[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTPuhEC71Wg[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUjIl4_DYiU[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cM5c6097FNs&feature=related[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV75Jwf7BXE[/video]

So many but try some U-Roy or research Lee Perry, recorded / produced an awful lot of stuff

Try some Horace Andy

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8WbFb8f8IM&feature=related[/video]

Contemporary Glasgow Soundsystem and producers

Home

http://www.scotchbonnet.net/shop/

Love this one. Saw them back in mid 80s and this always brings it back.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Ke5LK87oU[/video]

Loving this one too.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4ofq7FewQ0[/video]

http://youtu.be/uww7zw-ZmIc
http://youtu.be/pKvwCmEeouY

The congoes
Steel pulse
Black uhuru
Burning spear
Jimmy cliff
Toots and the maytals
Desmond dekker

That’ll get you started

Saw Bob Marley at Bingley Hall Stafford a long long long time ago – brilliant concert. I remember having a splitting headache before I listened to any music – I wonder why???????

That’s my sunday evening taken care of!! Thanks kids 😆

mojo presents…

We need love Johnny Osbourne
Get up and get it Jackie Mittoo
Surifn’ Ernest Ranglin
Bionic Dub Bionic Dub
Simmer Down Bob Marley & the Wailers
Africa The Gaylads
The Answer Lone bRAnger
Train to Skaville Jackie Mittoo and the soul brothers
push Push Lloyd and Devon
Queen of the Minstrels The Eternals
I want Justice Delroy Wilson
Reggeae Feet Lloyd Williams
Nice up the Dance Michigan and Smiley
Coconut Rock The Skatalites
Hang on NAtty Sugar Minott

Kev

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGCbgpIf3E[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRm7j2UL3YY[/video]

Can you believe that Ester Ransen is a massive Reggae fan and does a Reggae tribute piece on Radio 2!!! Who would have thought it. Apparently she auditioned for the part of Althea of up town top rankin fame!!!

😯

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pPZIwMe9sc[/video]

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXEhpaPp1g0[/video]