Anyone know anything about reggae?
 

I've been getting a bit bored with my usual rock/metal/hardcore stuff. So recently I've been listening to a bit of reggae and loving what I hear. The only problem is that no one I know has a clue about it, so can anyone recommend any good records to get?

BTW I have/know of Bob Marley (of course!)
Burning Spear
Black Uhuru
Max Romeo
Lee Perry, and that's about it.

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Peter Tosh came out with some good solo stuff after he left the Wailers, and before he got killed by a couple of homeless people he let live with him.

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All you ever need to know can be found here:

link

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I've been getting a bit bored with my usual rock/metal/hardcore stuff. So recently I've been listening to a bit of reggae and loving what I hear. The only problem is that no one I know has a clue about it, so can anyone recommend any good records to get?

BTW I have/know of Bob Marley (of course!)
Burning Spear
Black Uhuru
Max Romeo
Lee Perry, and that's about it.

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That's a lot of dub and some roots in there.


some "classics"

Tosh - Legalize It, Equal Rights
Bunny Wailer - Blackheart Man
Bob - the entire discography
Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse
Jacob Miller/Inner circle - he was a legend before his death



some stuff i like:

Don Carlos
Capleton
Sizzla
The Heptones
Dennis Brown
Steel Pulse


sounds like you like Dub type stuff so check out Pablo Moses, Sly and Robbie, Augusta Pablo.

some abridged cultural sidenotes to reggae: reggae was the offshoot of ska back in the 50s and sixties; even Bob Marley started off as a ska artist. Then Rastafarianism was started in Jamaica and reggae and Rastafarianism kind of developed together. Then eventually went to dancehall which is what reggae is mostly known for today.

skank on!

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-Toots and the Maytals
-Horace Andy
-Cedric IM Brooks
-Ken Booth
-Steel Pulse (just get the greatest hits)
-Aswad
-Get all the Lee Scratch Perry compliations
-Buy any compilation from the "Soul Jazz" record label
-Jah Lion, I think they only have 1 album but get it its called "Colombian Colly"

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Peter Tosh came out with some good solo stuff after he left the Wailers, and before he got killed by a couple of homeless people he let live with him.

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To be a little more accurate, he was killed by fellow Rastas for violating some core tenants of their culture. To a certain extent there is some resentment towards the Reggae musicians within the Rasta community because they often somewhat contradict their roots and what the movement is about.
I just so happen to know this because one of my classes is covering the Rastafari which are the group responsible for the creation of Reggae music.

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Listen to some of the dancehall stuff in the 1Xtra archive on the BBC Radio website.

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This will help you translate:
http://niceup.com/patois.txt

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I used to like Eekamouse and Yellowman, that was years ago. Don't know if they're even still around.

Reggae trivia for ya:

Ras Tafari was Haile Selassie's birth name.

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aha, and what does the name Haile Selassie mean? what country was he king of? what is his significance to the beliefs of the Rasta?

sorry if you don't like the test