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Roots Reggae
- Genre family
- Reggae / Ska / Dub
- 1990s 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 Peter Tosh, I‐Roy and Culture.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreReggae / Ska / Dub
Current genreRoots Reggae
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CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
1990s · Caribbean · Roots Reggae
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
7 recordings1990s starting recordings
01Marriage in Canaan1992 · Roots Reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 02Too Much Pressure1992 · Roots Reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 03Why Worry About Them1992 · Roots Reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 04Pick Myself Up (live)1999 · Roots Reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 05My Number One1991 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 06Angel1995 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 07Armagideon Time1998 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
1990s artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
1990s albums
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