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List Of Reggae Musicians
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. __NOTOC__ A *The Abyssinians * The Aces * Glen Adams * Bryan Art (formerly known as, Brah Yhan, or Brayhan Art) * Admiral T * Yasus Afari * African Brothers * The Aggrovators *Aidonia *Aisha * Bobby Aitken * Laurel Aitken * Alaine *Alpha Blondy * Alborosie *Dennis Alcapone *Alkaline * Alozade * Alpha & Omega * Roland Alphonso *Althea & Donna * Al Anderson * Lynford Anderson (a.k.a. "Andy Capp") * Bob Andy *Horace Andy * Mike Anthony * Patrick Andy *Anthony B * Apache Indian * De Apostle * Arise Roots *Marlon Asher * Aswad * Audio Active B * Baba Brooks * Baby Cham * Baby Wayne * Ballyhoo! * Billy Boyo *Bad Brains * Admiral Bailey * S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first popular song to use the word ''reggae'', effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. Reggae is rooted in traditional Jamaican Kumina, Pukkumina, Revival Zion, Nyabinghi, and burru drumming. Jamaican reggae music evolved out of the earlier genres mento, ska and rocksteady. Reggae usually relates news, social gossip, and political commentary. It is recognizable from the counterpoint between the bass and drum downbeat and the offbeat rhythm section. The immediate origins of reggae were in ska and rocksteady; from the latter, reggae took over the use of the bass as a percussion instrument. Stylistically, reggae incorporates some of the musical elements of rhythm and blues, jazz, mento (a celebratory, rural folk form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alkaline (musician)
Earlan Bartley (born 19 December 1993), better known as Alkaline, is a Jamaican dancehall and reggae musician from Kingston, Jamaica. Known for entering the scene with an alluring perception heavily projected to his Jamaican audience and utilizing his stage name to represent the opposite principles of his personality correlating the dichotomy of positive and negative. His music style captures the core of the dancehalls sound whilst incorporating his unique artistry. Early life Earlan was born in Kingston's Victoria Jubilee Hospital. He attended Ardenne High School and studied Media and Communication at the University of the West Indies. During his time in high school is when he started to have the determination for music. With the support of his close friends he visited local recording studios after school whenever he had the chance. Career 2011–2014: Early career Bartley began recording at the age of 16 and using the stage name Alkaline. When he was still in school, he m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Apostle
Neal Daniel, known professionally as De Apostle, is a roots reggae, dance hall artist hailing from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. He started performing at the age of six in school talent shows and started professionally in the music industry at the age of thirteen. His music is in the tradition of the reggae music of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, which has a distinct "roots" feeling and is strongly rooted in Rastafari. History Neal Daniel a.k.a. De Apostle's a.k.a. King Pos first album Genesis was released in early 2001. To follow would be numerous albums and songs culminating with The King Of The VI, which was submitted for nomination in 2009 for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards 2010 in the category Best Reggae Album. He has collaborated with numerous artists such as multi-platinum recording artist Juvenile. Also, Sizzla, Morgan Heritage, Luciano, Turbulence In fluid dynamics, turbulence or turbulent flow is fluid motion characterized by chaotic chang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apache Indian (rapper)
Steven Kapur (born 11 May 1967), known by the stage name Apache Indian, is a British singer-songwriter and reggae DJ. He had a series of hits during the 1990s. He is best known in the UK for the song " Boom Shack-A-Lak", which reached the top ten during August 1993. Biography and career Born into a family of Punjabi Indian origins, Kapur was raised in Handsworth, Birmingham, UK, a racially mixed area with large Black and Asian communities, home of reggae bands such as Steel Pulse, and by the early 1980s he was working with local sound systems and grew dreadlocks. By the mid-1980s he had trimmed his hair and began to make a name for himself as a dancehall deejay. Apache recorded his first single in 1990, "Movie Over India", initially a white-label pressing, until it was picked up by the reggae distributor Jet Star. The single mixed ragga and bhangra sounds and was hugely popular among audiences of both genres. Two further singles followed in a similar vein, "Chok There" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony B
Keith Blair (born 31 March 1976), better known by the stage name Anthony B, is a Jamaican DJ and member of the Rastafari movement.Moskowitz, David V (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p.13-14 Biography Early life Blair grew up in rural Clark's Town in the northwestern parish of Trelawny in Jamaica. His deeply religious family life (his mother was a Seventh-day Adventist and his grandmother a Revivalist) imbued him with a profound spirituality. During his youth, his favourite singers were reggae legends Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, musicians who strongly influenced his own style.Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p.17 Peter Tosh's influence can definitely be heard in Anthony B's vocal delivery and revolutionary stance. Anthony B adopted Rastafari movement beliefs as a teenager, a decision which was not well received by his family. The stubborn and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Andy
Patrick Andy (born c. 1960, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica)Moskowitz, David V. (2006) "Andy, Patrick", in ''Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p.13 is a reggae singer, whose stage name is a reference to his similarity to the older reggae singer Horace Andy. Biography Patrick Andy began singing at church and in school, and began his recording career working with spiritually conscious Roots Reggae vocalist, engineer and producer Yabby You in the mid-1970s, often covering socially aware songs by Horace Andy, such as "Every Tongue Shall Tell" and "Youths of Today", which Yabby You released on his own label as King Tubby's vocal and dub 45s, giving the artist his distinctive, respected and authoritative imprimatur.Larkin, Colin (1998) "Andy, Patrick", in ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p.12 In 1978 he had a hit on the UK based Grove label, run by King Sounds and Michael Reuben Campbell wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Anthony (singer)
Mike Anthony is a British lovers rock singer, who began his career in the late 1980s. History He was born in Lewisham, London, England. Anthony's early recordings were produced by Barry Boom, and he had a reggae top ten hit with "Crash Crash", which was followed by further successes with "Glide Gently", "Cruising in Love", and "Open Your Heart".Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, He moved on to Fashion Records and had another hit with "Still Your Number One", before topping the reggae chart for several weeks with a cover of David Ruffin's "Walk Away From Love". Further hits in the UK reggae chart followed throughout the 1990s and 2000s with songs such as "No Halfway Love", "Spread Love", "Sexy Eyes", "How Long", "Don't Play Games", and "Call Me".Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) ''The Rough Guide to Reggae'', Rough Guides, Along with Peter Hunnigale, Anthony has achieved virtual superstar status among lovers rock followers, and has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horace Andy
Horace Andy (born Horace Keith Hinds, 19 February 1951) is a Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as " Skylarking", as well as "Government Land", "Angel", "Spying Glass", and "Five Man Army" with English trip hop group Massive Attack. He is also famous for a cover version of " Ain't No Sunshine". Andy is often described as one of the most respected and influential singers in Jamaica. Biography Early years Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Hinds recorded his first single, "This is a Black Man's Country," in 1967 for producer Phil Pratt. "This is a Black Man's Country" failed to make an impact, and it would be 1970 before he achieved a breakthrough. After unsuccessfully auditioning at Coxsone Dodd's Studio One as a duo along with Frank Melody, he successfully auditioned on his own a few days later. Dodd decided Hinds should record as Horace Andy, partly to capitalise on the popularity of Bob Andy, and partly to avoid compar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Andy
Keith Anderson CD (28 October 1944 – 27 March 2020), better known by the stage name Bob Andy, was a Jamaican reggae vocalist and songwriter. He was widely regarded as one of reggae's most influential songwriters. Early life Anderson was born in Kingston, Jamaica, in October 1944, where his mother worked at Up-Park Camp. At the age of seven he moved to live with his grandmother in Westmoreland. After his grandmother died, his mother gave him away, and he was subject to beatings at the hands of his adoptive parents. After several years he returned to Kingston to help look after one of his siblings, but to escape beatings from his mother, he tried to get a place at Maxfield Park children's home by telling them that his mother had died. They both ended up in court, where he was made a ward of the state and returned to Maxfield Park. At the home, he taught himself to play piano, and began singing in the Kingston Parish Church choir. In the local scout troop he met Tyrone Evans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynford Anderson
Linford Anderson aka Andy Capp (July 8, 1941 – March 16, 2020) was a Jamaican studio engineer, producer, and vocalist, best known for his 1968 hit "Pop a Top". Biography Anderson was born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica on July 8, 1941, and gained his early studio experience working for the RJR radio station, after initially being employed there as a log keeper, having studied accountancy.Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p. 51-52Katz, David (2003) ''Solid Foundation: an Oral History of Reggae'', Bloomsbury, , p. 99, 100, 144 From there he moved on to Ronnie Nasrullah's recently created WIRL studio, where he gained experience with a two-track mixer, under the guidance of Australian engineer Graeme Goodall. His engineering skills were used extensively by producer Leslie Kong, and he eventually moved into production himself, using an Ampex two-track mixing board to create r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Anderson (The Wailers)
Albert Anderson (born October 11, 1952)Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p.11 is an American-born songwriter and guitarist. Anderson grew up in Montclair, New Jersey and attended Montclair High School where he learned to play the trombone, eventually picking up guitar and bass guitar. He attended the Berklee College of Music contemporaneously with Pat Metheny and Al Di Meola after working with an early version of the band Aerosmith in the Boston music scene. He joined The Centurions bringing him to the attention of Chris Wood of Traffic, who invited him to play on the band's next album. Being on the Traffic album never materialized, but the interaction led to Anderson becoming employed by Traffic's record label Island Records, leading to him being asked to play lead guitar on Bob Marley & The Wailers' '' Natty Dread'' sessions. Anderson played lead guitar on "Crazy Baldhead" and on the '' Live!'' album, remaining with the band unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althea & Donna
Althea & Donna were a Jamaican reggae vocal duo, consisting of Althea Rose Forrest and Donna Marie Reid. They are best known for their 1977 single "Uptown Top Ranking", which was a number-one hit in the United Kingdom in 1978. Career The Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid – then 17 and 18 years old respectively – caused a chart surprise when their reggae song "Uptown Top Ranking" became a no. 1 hit in the UK singles chart in February 1978. They released the album of the same name in 1978, backed by The Revolutionaries, on the Virgin Records subsidiary Front Line, The album was produced by Karl Pitterson. The duo recorded several more singles with little success. In 2001, Caroline Records reissued the album, ''Uptown Top Ranking''. Discography Albums * ''Uptown Top Ranking'' (1978), Virgin/Front Line Singles * "Uptown Top Ranking" (1977), Lightning/Joe Gibbs/Warners (1978), Virgin * "Love One Another" (1978), Lightning/Joe Gibbs/Warners * "Puppy Dog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
