Reggae

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Reggae is a traditionally Jamaican music which rose in popularity in the late 1960s and 1970s, mostly thanks to Bob Marley. Reggae has a distinctively slow, off-beat rhythm, which repeats itself in 4/4 time with sometimes little variation. The third beat in the bar is emphasized, and the bass guitar is usually prominent - an even more bass-heavy development of Reggae was Dub.

A 1972 film, The Harder The Come which starred Jimmy Cliff and featured many of his songs, generated considerable interest internationally, and the soundtrack remains a classic. Bands like The Upsetters and The Wailers (later Bob Marley & The Wailers were popular, before Bob Marley made a big impression with a solo career.

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers

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Top ranked Reggae releases

612725 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Legend Listen Legend 1984 Bob Marley & The Wailers
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2249133 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Mauvaises Nouvelles des Étoiles Listen Mauvaises Nouvelles des Étoiles 1981 Serge Gainsbourg
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1389591 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Dub Side of the Moon Listen Dub Side of the Moon 2003 Easy Star All-Stars
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4790479 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Welcome to Jamrock Listen Welcome to Jamrock 2005 Damian Marley
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736183 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Songs of Freedom Listen Songs of Freedom 1992 Bob Marley & The Wailers
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2371349 RELEASE Raggasonic 2 Raggasonic 2 1997 Raggasonic
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656937 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Natty Dread Listen Natty Dread 1974 Bob Marley & The Wailers
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4983303 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Rise Listen Rise 2005 Anoushka Shankar
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7681287 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Chronchitis Listen Chronchitis 2007 Slightly Stoopid
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7052883 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Mind Control Listen Mind Control 2007 Stephen Marley
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969206 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Kaya Listen Kaya 1978 Bob Marley & The Wailers
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5555676 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Us Against the Crown (eMusic Bonus version) Listen Us Against the Crown (eMusic Bonus version) 2006 State Radio
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3873283 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Gold Listen Gold 2005 Bob Marley & The Wailers
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1012397 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Legalize It Listen Legalize It 1976 Peter Tosh
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938250 RELEASE Listen Please try again. Signing Off Listen Signing Off 1980 UB40
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Top ranked Reggae artists

  1. Bob Marley & The Wailers Bob Marley & The Wailers 1974-1981
  2. Rebelution 2004-
  3. Easy Star All-Stars
  4. Jimmy Cliff Jimmy Cliff 1948-
  5. Damian Marley Damian Marley 1978-
  6. Seeed Seeed 1998-
  7. UB40 UB40 1978-
  8. Shaggy Shaggy 1968-
  9. Raggasonic Raggasonic 1991-1999
  10. Anoushka Shankar Anoushka Shankar 1981-

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