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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 .
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.
The Wailers' popularity in Europe opened the door for other artists, and roots reggae artists became popular with punk rock fans. [1] When Jamaicans turned to dancehall, a lot of black, white and mixed roots reggae bands were formed in Europe. [1] Later on roots reggae made its way into the United States with the migration of Jamaicans to New York.
One of the oldest types of riddim is the classical riddim providing roots reggae, dub, and lovers rock with instrumentals, such as Bam Bam, produced by Sly & Robbie. The second type is the ragga riddim backing raggamuffin and dancehall songs, such as the Juice riddim, produced by Richard "Shams" Browne.
The Roots Reggae Library was started in May 2012 as an initiative to index, store and analyse reggae music, with a particular emphasis on the transition period of rocksteady into roots reggae. Although the first edition published in May 2012 focused on Bob Marley , the author communicated his intent to dedicate special attention to other ...
For a hand-maintained list of reggae musicians, see List of reggae musicians. See also: Category:Reggae musical groups . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reggae musicians .
List of dub artists. 1 language. Français; Edit links ... Dub is a subgenre of reggae which developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. This is a list of notable ...
Each artist or group that finds itself in this list has a new indexed version of its discography available at this website. Pages in category "Roots Reggae Library" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.