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Roots Reggae
- Genre family
- Reggae / Ska / Dub
- 1980s recordings
- 7
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Roots Reggae
Roots Reggae is a branch of the Reggae / Ska / Dub family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Roots Reggae is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Jimmy Cliff, Aswad and Steel Pulse.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreReggae / Ska / Dub
Current genreRoots Reggae
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1980s · Roots Reggae
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
7 recordings1980s starting recordings
01Drug Squad1984 · Roots Reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 02Give the People What They Want1981 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 03My Philosophy1981 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 04Shelter of Your Love1981 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 05Majority Rule1981 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 06I Can't Get Over You1988 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 07It’s Time1988 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1980s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1980s albums
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