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I'm sure there's a million other reggae artists that I've yet to discover, but nothing personally hits more than roots reggae, I wish there were more of 1970s-1
by kingsloi 5y ago
I'm sure there's a million other reggae artists that I've yet to discover, but nothing personally hits more than roots reggae, I wish there were more of 1970s-1990s Lacksley Castell, Hugh Mundell, Johnny Osbourne, Barrington Levy, Sammie Dread, Johnnie Clark, etc, etc,
- TacticalCoder 5y agoGoing to listen to some you mentioned I don't know... Just from the top of my head in case some here don't know them (if I start looking in my archive I'll find lots of stuff)... Not all "roots" but it's old stuff. Zap Pow, "This is Reggae music": (I used to start my reggae compilation with this one) https://youtu.be/-6G6PiRGCaU https://youtu.be/-6G6PiRGCaU Bunny Wailer: https://youtu.be/tr0dyo7XGcw https://youtu.be/tr0dyo7XGcw Errol Dunkley: https://youtu.be/D5Tg1l4pk94 https://youtu.be/D5Tg1l4pk94 Ranking Dread: https://youtu.be/hkM14QObC9o https://youtu.be/hkM14QObC9o (this one is really cool for the song talks about many OG reggae artists) Jo Jo Bennett: https://youtu.be/6Gawp4UPO2I https://youtu.be/6Gawp4UPO2I Marcia Griffiths: https://youtu.be/ZA9FUDw3TNk https://youtu.be/ZA9FUDw3TNk (the theme is not "roots" but, darn, she's a good Jamaican reggae singer) Max Romeo: https://youtu.be/XcMNfX5yh28 https://youtu.be/XcMNfX5yh28 John Holt: https://youtu.be/smWVKR_LYjs https://youtu.be/smWVKR_LYjs Horace Andy: https://youtu.be/RCHTAu4In70 https://youtu.be/RCHTAu4In70 Linval Thompson: https://youtu.be/2f7G9HFEbao https://youtu.be/2f7G9HFEbao
- okl 5y agoDelroy Wilson, Cornell Campbell, Don Carlos, Carlton & The Shoes, Garnett Silk, Bob Andy, Freddie McGregor, Frankie Paul... Personally I prefer the sound of the late 60s — Rocksteady: The Paragons, Lynn Taitt, Prince Buster, Alton Ellis, Phyllis Dillon, Bob & the Beltones, The Progressions...
- kingsloi 5y agoI appreciate the recommendations! Roots reggae was the only music I played my baby was in the hospital. So much so, I actually created a Spotify playlist of all of the songs we jammed together to. Let me know what you think https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qp5AfSmmKLwefGyaJfLxP https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qp5AfSmmKLwefGyaJfLxP
- okl 5y agoYou've got a nice playlist there. #63 - If I Could Rule This World is one of my all time favorites. Most of the Soul Jazz Records samplers are on Spotify, well worth a listen. Unfortunately Spotify is missing many of the older/rarer tunes. There are some collectors who record their 45s and upload to Youtube: - https://www.youtube.com/c/VROCKET/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/VROCKET/videos - https://www.youtube.com/user/jahbuzzz/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/jahbuzzz/videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfvSuY0GF6i7yPCX2qnrw5Q/videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfvSuY0GF6i7yPCX2qnrw5Q/vid... - https://www.youtube.com/c/aeon23/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/aeon23/videos If you are into more funky Reggae stuff check out Jackie Mittoo.
- kingsloi 5y agoYes, what a beautiful song! Alton Ellis and his sister Hortense really are timeless. Awesome, I'll check them out! Appreciate it!
- kingsloi 5y agoNot heard of Zap Pow! Checking them out now. I just replied to a post below, but I'll do it here too, I created a Spotify playlist of roots reggae I played to my lil girl while she was in the hospital. It's full of my/our favourite roots, and includes most of those artists! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qp5AfSmmKLwefGyaJfLxP https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qp5AfSmmKLwefGyaJfLxP