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Alborosie
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Alborosie - Respect (Ft. Junior Reid)
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Alborosie - No cocaine
Reggae
Italy / Jamaica
It was Jamaica that gave birth to reggae music and introduced it to the world. Roots, dancehall, lovers and dub all form part of the authentic reggae expression and no one embraces these styles with such reverence, joy and vibrancy as Alborosie, who’s currently one of the most in-demand names on Planet Reggae.Real name Alberto D’ Ascola,this...
Gentleman
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Gentleman - Changes
Nu-Roots
Germain
At 35 years old, Gentleman has emerged as a tireless ambassador of reggae. Gentleman has given a new characteristic and relevance profile with his masterful albums such as "Journey To Jah" and "Confidence" that reggae had lost since the days of Bob Marley. For a long time, Gentleman has an international reputation and is considered as...
Ky-Mani Marley
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Ky-Mani Marley - Smile
Reggae
Jamaica
The Marley surname perpetuates Jamaican royalty, resonates world-wide recognition and represents the pioneer of a cultural, political and social revolution. Reggae icon and legend Bob Marley blessed the world with his timeless, brilliant and message filled sound which continues to inspire and influence audiences today. With such a living past, Bob Marley...
Anthony B
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Anthony B - Born To Be Free
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Anthony B - Police
New Roots
Jamaïque
Anthony B aka Keith Blair is one of the best new roots and dancehall artist since the middle 1990's! He was born in 1976 in Clark’s Town, Jamaica. Since his beginnings, the commited singjay is known for his conscious and cultural lyrics with rich vocals as well on stage as in studio.Anthony B’s songs deal with subjects such as poverty,...
Johnny Clarke
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Johnny Clarke - African People
Roots
Jamaïque
Clarke grew up in the Kingston ghetto of Whitfield Town. In 1971 he won a talent contest in Bull Bay, his prize a meeting with producer Clancy Eccles, with whom he recorded his first song, "God Made the Sea and the Sun", the following year.In 1974, Clarke moved on again, recording "Jump Back Baby" for Glen Brown, before beginning a long...
Ken Boothe
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Ken Boothe - Freedom Street
Rocksteady / Ska
Jamaica
The Legendary Ken Boothe, O.D. has been through thick and thin, through Star-time and No-time, from living in the shanties of Denham Town and its environs to the beautiful neighbor- hoods of Kings House, St. Andrews in his homeland of Jamaica. Ken Boothe, O.D. has straddled the social status-spheres, both locally and internationally, in California, New York...
Horace Andy
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Do You love my music
Roots
Jamaica
It begins in 1951 in Jamaica, not far from Kingston, Horace Hinds, this Justin Hinds cousin (ska star with his Dominoes) had the chance that Coxsone Dodd of Studio One launch him like a product by renaming Horace Andy, in honor of Bob Andy of Paragon. Thus, Horace Andy follows up singles and imposing his stamp so special, sweet and sad, committed and...
Pierpoljak
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Pierpoljak - J'me comprends Tout Seul
Reggae
France
French reggae singer, Pierpoljak is one of the few white artists to have won serious in this musical on the French scene. Spotted by Barclay in 1995, Pierpoljak a taste of the reggae culture and is surrounded by very early greats such as Dean Frazer, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace, Sticky Thompson, Clive Hunt, known producer who has worked with...
Rootz Underground (in cooperation with artefix music)
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Rastaman Experience
Reggae
Jamaica
Rootz Underground represents Jamaica’s most recent contribution to the International Reggae & World Music scene. While undeniably rooted in reggae the six-member outfit uses their collective passion to create a sound that pushes boundaries and defies being boxed into a single genre. Electric yet organic, gritty and soulful; the band manages to...
Jah Mason
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Jah Mason - Precious Stone
Ragga / Dancehall
Jamaïque
Born on a beautiful november-morning 1970 in the parish of Manchester/ Jamaica, "Andrae Corey Johnson" was truly blessed with musical talent. He raised from a family that has allways been involved with the extremely lively & colorful Jamaican music scene. But it was not his well known family member Tony Rebel who first recorded this young...
Lutan Fyah
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Lutan Fyah - When Me Rise It
Ragga / Dancehall
Jamaica
Born in St. Catherine, in Jamaica, Lutan Fyah has not learned to sing in churches, but in his “yard” (his district) where many singers came to practice. He worked in every studio in the area and was prepared by passing an audition at the studio Gargamel of Buju Banton.It shoots with Jah Mason in particular and sign many singles in combination...
Omar Perry
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Omar Perry - Can't Stop Us
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Omar Perry - Love Ina Mi Heart
New-Roots
Jamaica
Omar Perry, was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1968, is the son of the legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry.He grew up attending famous artists of the Reggae world who have benefited from the genius of Lee Perry during recording in the studio of “Black Ark”: Max Romeo, Junior Murvin, Bob Marley and the Wailers. Omar was destined to devote his...
Meta & The Cornerstones
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Meta Dia - Corner Stone
Reggae / Afro
Senegal
Listening, singing, being, Meta Dia (pronounced "Jah" in Senegal) embodies the philosophy of peace and understanding through music. Born in Dakar, Senegal, not many days have passed that Meta has not made music one way or another. As a teenager, he rapped on the streets of Dakar under the moniker Meta Crazy and later, knowing almost no one, save...
Colocks
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Colocks - Président People
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Colocks - Construire nos vies
Roots / Nu Roots
France
A house near Paris, six musicians between 25 and 30 : the roommate quickly takes a special kind. This people do not just share a habitation, together they compose, write and repeat their songs... In addition to being roommates and friends, they are also musicians and associates.
The first album of Colocks “Construire nos vies” is a breath of...
THE BANYANS
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The Banyans - Liars
Roots
France
Consisted of 6 musicians, The Banyans cultivate a return in the roots of the reggae, widely inspired by the 70s and modernized with their own ingredients. Texts are sung in English in the pure tradition of the Jamaican reggae. What also allows them to express themself worldwide. By performing more than 200 concerts in all France and bordering...
Systema Solar
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Systema Solar - Queen es el patron
Cumbia/Electro/HipHop
Columbia
Systema Solar is a musical collective and visual composed of seven members from the Caribbean coast of Colombia. Their goal ? Create an audiovisual performance with their own style, in the spirit of the “pikio” Colombia (a Colombian sound system). They give a new kind of Afro Caribbean folk music of Colombia, and merged with electronic...
LA 33
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La 33 - Funky Boogaloo
New Salsa
Colombia
From Bogota's urban jungle, La-33 shows off their old-school salsa dura with urban, world and jazz influences. This 12-piece salsa band was founded by the two brothers Sergio and Santiago Mejia in 2001. Their three records (La-33, Gozalo & Ten Cuidado), topped the national charts and are doing pretty well internationally. Especially one this hyped:...
BUSH CHEMISTS / CONSCIOUS SOUNDS
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King General - Broke Again (prod. Bush Chemists)
Reggae/Dub
UK
Formed in 1993 as an offshoot project to CENTRY, the dub/reggae rockers, the BUSH CHEMISTS have issued several albums and EPs since 1996; including Dub Outernational, Money Run Tings, Dubs From Zion Valley (with JONAH DAN), In Dub: Light Up Your Chalice, Dub Fire Blazing and Raw Raw Dub (2005). Now releasing blazing new singles through the CONSCIOUS SOUNDS...
KANKA
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Kanka - Rasta Children (Ft. Danman)
Dub
France
Kanka is an artist launched by Hammerbass team, who was a very big success in 2005 with his album “Do not Stop Dub”. Multi-instrumentalist from the reggae scene, Kanka composed since 1997. His universe is characterized mainly by energetic songs, influenced by English and Jamaican dub. His music is close to “stepper” style (warrior...
ACKBOO
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Dub / Electro
France
Worthy representative of an international dub scene which is constantly changing, ACKBOO is a young French producer who has already built a solid reputation.
Proponent of a powerful electro-dub rhythm, his name appears for the first time in 2007 on thecompilation "Dub Buds" released by the German label Phoenix Uplifment alongside OBF, Manutension(...
.jpg "Ackboo debut album - Turn Up The Amplifier - Hammerbass - live")
Weeding Dub
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Weeding dub - Justice!
Dub / Steppa
France
After several demos and appareances in some dub compilations (Digital Park, Dub Excursion, Dub in France...), WEEDING DUB joined together on vynil some "home made" stepper tunes issued by human and musical meetings. This first album called "STEPPACTIVISM", out in february 2004, is anchored in a stepper & conscious dub concept which...
DUB MONSTER
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Dub Monster
Dub
France
Bost & Bim add another string to their bow: the dub. The famous French producer duo released June 18 his first dub album "Dub Monster", the result of his meeting with Fabrice "Fabwize" Boyer, sound engineer including Tu-Shung Peng, Colocks, Jamaica All Stars ...
Far from being a fad, the idea of "Dub Monster" has...
Radikal Guru
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Radikal Guru - Dread commandments
Dubstep
Pologne
Radikal Guru aka Mateusz Miller is a producer and dj born in northern Poland well known for his reggae-dubstep mash ups and unique sound influenced by dub originators such as King Tubby, Lee Scratch Perry or Scientist. He gained popularity after releasing a series of vinyl singles on Dubbed Out records (UK) in 2008.He started developing his production...
Etana
Reggae / Soul
Jamaica
Once in a great while, the world is afforded with a powerful, soulful and unique voice of the people. The ever-so-talented songstress Etana "The Strong One" has emerged as this entity, representing one of Reggae music's newest faces. Boasting a flawless soul-soaked voice, in just a few years, Etana has captivated and...
Ce'cile
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Dancehall
Jamaica
Ce’cile was born in Manchester, Jamaica. She is inspired by artist like Lauryn Hill but also by the dancehall queen, Lady Saw. Ce’cile turned quickly to the dancehall confident it can succeed, and recorded some single for Mphatic, LongMan Records and Kings of Kings. But it was really with the song “Change” that she was on the front...
Kiddus I
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Roots
Jamaica
Frank Dowding alias Kiddus I was born in 1944 in Jamaica. His interest in music grew from childhood and when asked how old he started singing, he likes saying “pushing my first cry at birth”.After becoming a Rastafarian, Dowding adopts the nickname Kiddus I, which means “blessed” in Amharic. Then he became an important person...
Junior Tshaka
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Reggae Roots
France
Winner in 2009 of the European Reggae Contest at Rototom Sunsplash, with about 500 other artists, Junior Tshaka attracted a growing audience going ever beyond reggae fans amateurs.His group recently strengthened by the presence of Noumoucounda Cissoko, one of the greatest Kora player African, has collaborated with artists such as Youssou N’Dour, Alpha...
Ziggi Recado
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ZIGGI RECADO - GET OUT
New-Roots
Holland
With memorable performances at major festivals in Europe such as Summerjam (Germany), Sziget (Hungary), Black Coffee (Belgium), etc.. Ziggi proved that he was on the best European artists. He is moreover the first European artist to have signed a distribution agreement with Greensleeves / VP Records, the most important reggae label in the world.His third...
