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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Music 10 Albums

Bob Marley & The Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers was a Jamaican reggae group built around Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, emerging from Kingston’s ska and rocksteady scene in the 1960s. Their music blended reggae, roots reggae, ska and soul, driven by syncopated rhythms, vocal harmonies and lyrics focused on spirituality, social justice, freedom and unity. With albums such as Catch a Fire, Burnin’, Natty Dread and Exodus, Bob Marl…

  • Reggae
  • Ska
  • Rocksteady
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Jimmy Cliff
Music 15 Albums

Jimmy Cliff

Jimmy Cliff is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and actor who became one of the major international figures of ska, rocksteady and reggae. Rising to prominence in the 1960s, he became known for his clear, expressive voice, highly accessible melodies and lyrics about hope, freedom, social hardship and resilience. With songs such as Many Rivers to Cross, You Can Get It If You Really Want and The Harder They Come, Jimmy C…

  • Reggae
  • Ska
  • Rocksteady
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Peter Tosh
Music 8 Albums

Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh was a Jamaican singer, guitarist and songwriter, and a founding member of the Wailers alongside Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer before pursuing a solo career. His music blended roots reggae, ska and rocksteady, with strongly political lyrics focused on social justice, civil rights, Pan-Africanism and cannabis legalization. With albums such as Legalize It, Equal Rights and Mystic Man, Peter Tosh became one of …

  • Reggae
  • Ska
  • Rocksteady
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The Skatalites
Music 14 Albums

The Skatalites

The Skatalites is a Jamaican band formed in Kingston in 1964 around musicians such as Don Drummond, Tommy McCook, Roland Alphonso, Jackie Mittoo, Lloyd Brevett and Lloyd Knibb. Their music blends ska, jazz, mento and rhythm and blues, with a strong emphasis on brass and instrumental compositions that helped define the Jamaican sound of the 1960s. With tracks such as Guns of Navarone, Eastern Standard Time and Phoeni…

  • Jazz
  • Ska
  • rhythm-and-blues
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The Specials
Music 11 Albums

The Specials

The Specials are a British band formed in Coventry in the late 1970s around Jerry Dammers, Terry Hall, Lynval Golding, Neville Staple, Roddy Radiation, Horace Panter and John Bradbury. Their music blends ska, reggae, punk and new wave, with an energetic, danceable sound closely associated with the 2 Tone movement, along with lyrics focused on social tensions, racism, unemployment and British urban life. With albums …

  • Punk
  • Reggae
  • Ska
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Toots & The Maytals
Music 15 Albums

Toots & The Maytals

Toots & The Maytals was a Jamaican group formed in the 1960s around singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert. Their music blended ska, rocksteady, reggae, soul and gospel, driven by a powerful voice, warm vocal harmonies and an energy strongly rooted in rhythm and blues. With songs such as 54-46 That’s My Number, Pressure Drop and Do the Reggay, Toots & The Maytals became one of the founding groups of reggae and played a ma…

  • Ska
  • Rocksteady