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Roots Reggae
- Genre family
- Reggae / Ska / Dub
- Starting recordings
- 12
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 Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers and Big Mountain.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreReggae / Ska / Dub
Current genreRoots Reggae
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United States · Roots Reggae
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Touch My Light1993 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 02One Good Spliff2000 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 03Jah Bless2000 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 04Conscious Party2000 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 05Free Like We Want 2 B2000 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 06Postman2000 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 07Stir It Up2000 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 08Higher Vibration2000 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 09Power to Move Ya2000 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab 10Jammin'2000 · reggae · roots reggaeOpen in new tab
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