Reggae

[funlandatthebeach]

I love reggae music, but not so much the Rastafarian religious influence.
Anybody have any good reggae bands they know of?

[Rage]

Peter Tosh and Junior Reid (and his band, Black Uhuru, I think) are my favorite non-bob marley reggae artists.

-Fawkes

[Gitfiddle Jim]

Gregory Isaacs
Steel Pulse
Lee "Scratch" Perry
King Tubby
Toots & the Maytals
Augustus Pablo

[Pirate Utopian]

Linton Kwesi Johnson
Toots & The Maytals (early stuff)
Burning Spear (very rastafarian though)
The Ethiopians

[Lector Malibu]

Wow there is so much good reggae out there. I can't give you a good start cause it really is all good. And there are several different types of reggae witch have their own unique sound as well.


Anyways ,

Trojan has alot of good stuff. They actually just made box sets of alot of the different styles. My fave from the series below

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[Bazza]

A few reggae albums I can recommend

Who Say Ja No Dread - Jacob Miller
On Bond Street - Bitty McLean

And for compilations get - 'History of Ska, Blue Beat and Reggae'.
Also look out for the 'Rock A Shaka' comps.

Trust me on the Bitty McLean one. I had wrote him off as more pop than reggae but 'On Bond Street' is a great reggae/ska/rocksteady album.

[redSHARP]

like said above, trojan label (always trust trojans) are a good start. try steel pulse, very reggae and has a touch of politics

[jaffe]

Aggrolites (new band with the old sound)
Toots & The Maytals
Symarip
I'm going to see gregory isaacs live this month and next month Lee Perry.:)

[Y Chwyldro Comiwnyddol Cymraeg]

Obviously Bob Marley
Peter Tosh
Bunny Wailer
The Wailers
Culture
Steel Pulse
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Gregory Issacs
Buju Banton
Luciano
Lee Perry
3rd world
Burning Spear
U Roy
Big Youth

There is so much good reggae you cant go wrong! Some are more dub/toasters style, whilst others are roots style, concious or lovers rock...you have to experiament to find your favuorite style.

[Ultra-Violence]

Alot of People already named the greats but this artist is my personal Fav check him out

Lucky Dube

R.I.P my brother