Roots reggae
Roots reggae is the name given to Rastafarian reggae music from Jamaica, which evolved from Ska and Rocksteady, and which was made famous outside the Caribbean by the legendary singer/songwriter Bob Marley. Roots reggae is an inherently spiritual type of reggae music, the lyrics of which are predominantly in praise of Jah Rastafari — believed to have been, Haile Selassie (1892–1975) the Emperor of Ethiopia (1930–1974).
List of roots reggae artists
Singers, bands, and producers:
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- The Abyssinians
- Alpha & Omega
- Anthony 'Sangie' Davis
- Ashanti Waugh
- Augustus Pablo
- Barrington Levy
- Beres Hammond
- Big Youth
- Black Uhuru
- Bob Marley & the Wailers
- Burning Spear
- Carlene Davis
- Carlton Jackson
- Cedric Myton
- The Congos
- Cornell Cambell
- Coxsone Dodd
- Culture
- Delroy Wilson
- Dennis Brown
- Denroy Morgan
- Devon Irons
- Don Carlos
- Dub Judah
- Earl Sixteen
- The Ethiopians
- Freddie McGregor
- Garnett Silk
- George Boswell
- Gregory Isaacs
- Groundation
- The Heptones
- Horace Andy
- Ijahman Levi
- Israel Vibration
- The Itals
- Jacob Miller
- Jah Shaka
- Jennifer Lara
- Johnny Clarke
- Johnny Osbourne
- Judy Mowatt
- Junior Murvin
- Junior Reid
- Kaliroots
- King Tubby
- Lee Scratch Perry
- Laurel Aitken
- Lincoln Thompson
- Linval Thompson
- Luciano
- Macka B
- Michael Rose
- The Mighty Diamonds
- Mighty Three
- Misty in Roots
- Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus
- Roland Alphonso
- Pablo Moses
- Peter Broggs
- Peter Tosh
- Prince Far I
- Ras Sam Brown
- The Rastafarians
- Rhythm & Sound
- The Silvertones
- Sizzla
- Sly & Robbie
- The Sons of Selassie
- Steel Pulse
- Sugar Minott
- Sylford Walker
- Tommy Cooks
- Twinkle Brothers
- U-Roy
- The Upsetter
- The Viceroys
- The Velvet Shadows
- Winston Rodney
- Yabby U
- Yami Bolo
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