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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 100 Greatest Singers of All Time" is a feature published by American magazine Rolling Stone in 2008. The list presented was compiled by a panel of 179 musicians. [1] It was updated in 2023, and upgraded as "The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time" list. The 2023 list was compiled by the magazine's staff and key contributors. [2]
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 .
Luciano's album Zion Awake was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Luciano at number 143 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. [10]
One of the first hit songs by an African artist with distinct reggae qualities was "Fire In Soweto" by Sonny Okosun in 1978. [1] [3] More groups followed suit, and reggae was one of the most popular genres of music in the late 1970s in Africa. In Freetown, Sierra Leone, John Nunley said that reggae was all over the urban soundscape. [1]
In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Levy at number 119 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. [12] He performed on the West Holts stage at that year's Glastonbury Festival. [13] Since 2011 Levy has been working on his long-awaited album Survivor (the album originally had the working title It's About Time.
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A reggae pioneer, he performed for six decades and helped establish some of the fundamentals of reggae music. [3] [4] Hibbert's 1968 song "Do the Reggay" is widely credited as the genesis of the genre name reggae. [5] His band's album True Love won a Grammy Award in 2005. [4]