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Reggae

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
edited January 2023 in General Chat
Can anybody name me some good reggae artists I can get in to (asides Bob marley)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    UB40 sorry don't know much about reggae
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    you might like the dub club, it's a feature they have on the blue room on radio 1. look at bbc.co.uk/dance, click blue room :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Mark Lamarr's show turns up a variety....listen to them here
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    -[MoonRat]- wrote:
    Can anybody name me some good reggae artists I can get in to (asides Bob marley)

    It can be quite a wide genre, are you talking newer stuff or older (ie Marley era)?

    I would recommend Aswad - Live and Direct, an album I will never get tired of. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000003QI3/103-9574284-5526224?v=glance

    Also Buju Banton - Til Shiloh. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000001E8B/103-9574284-5526224?v=glance

    Trojan Records do good compilations of 60s-70s stuff.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    As Black Arab says, its a wide genre. However some of my favourite artists are...

    Horace Andy
    Lee Scratch Perry
    Mad Professor
    The Scientist
    Dennis Brown
    Barrington Levy
    Burning Spear
    Steel Pulse
    Max Romeo

    I'd also recommend UB40's first album "Signing Off". Maybe start with some compilations. I'd recommend the 100% Dynamite series on Soul Jazz Records, the Trojan Records box sets (especially "Punky Reggae Party") and the "Dubwise or Otherwise" compilations on Blood and Fire Records.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Definatly UB40 as someone up there said. They are from Birmingham, you really wouldn't think they were Reggae people at all.
    Songs I suggest would be Kingston town and Homley Girl. Both Fab.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Eh? Reggae is massive in Brum. Steel Pulse are Brummie too, as is Pato Banton.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    recently found out an old classic was re-released.

    http://www.sternsmusic.com/disk_info/5843212

    well recommended.

    Found this also: http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/features/reggae/ it has links to the BBCs Reggae shows.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Blagsta wrote:
    Eh? Reggae is massive in Brum. Steel Pulse are Brummie too, as is Pato Banton.


    Just meant that to look at them etc you wouldn't think. I didn't mean that just coz they're from Brum they can't be Reggae. Should have worded it better methinx. Never mind. :)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Desmond Dekker,
    Lee Perry (double seven is one of my favourite albums of all time, but its rare)
    Dillinger,
    Julian Marley.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Big Mountain
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