JM · 1944–1987 · reggae, roots reggae, rasta, dub
The artist's sound as a whole — a good starting point.
roots reggae, reggae, dub, rocksteady, ska, 1970s, jamaican roots scene, rasta spirituality, spiritual, defiant, soulful, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, raspy tenor male vocals, warm analog production, steady roots groove, 75 bpm
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[Intro: horn riff] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
Studio albums only: the sound often changes a lot from album to album.
roots reggae, reggae, rocksteady, 1970s, jamaican roots scene, debut album, spiritual, defiant, soulful, uplifting, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, one-drop drums, raspy tenor male vocals, warm analog production, steady roots groove
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[Intro: horn riff] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
roots reggae, reggae, dub, 1970s, jamaican roots scene, peak roots era, spiritual, defiant, soulful, uplifting, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, one-drop drums, raspy tenor male vocals, warm analog production, steady roots groove
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[Intro: horn riff] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
roots reggae, reggae, rocksteady, ska, 1970s, jamaican roots scene, mid-70s roots, spiritual, defiant, soulful, uplifting, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, raspy tenor male vocals, warm analog production, steady roots groove, 75 bpm
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[Intro: horn riff] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
reggae, roots reggae, jamaican ska, rocksteady, 1970s, jamaican roots scene, late-70s roots, spiritual, defiant, soulful, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, raspy tenor male vocals, warm analog production, steady roots groove, 75 bpm
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[Intro: horn riff] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
roots reggae, reggae, dub, pop reggae, 1980s, jamaican roots scene, early-80s roots, spiritual, defiant, soulful, uplifting, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, raspy tenor male vocals, warm analog production, steady roots groove
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[Intro: horn riff] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
roots reggae, reggae, dub, pop reggae, 1980s, jamaican roots scene, mid-80s roots, spiritual, defiant, soulful, uplifting, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, raspy tenor male vocals, warm analog production, steady roots groove, 75 bpm
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[Intro: horn riff] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
roots reggae, reggae, dub, pop reggae, 1980s, jamaican roots scene, late-80s roots, spiritual, defiant, soulful, uplifting, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, raspy tenor male vocals, warm analog production, steady roots groove, 75 bpm
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[Intro: horn riff] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
reggae, roots reggae, pop reggae, 1990s, spiritual, defiant, soulful, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, raspy tenor male vocals, warm analog production, steady roots groove
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[Intro: horn riff] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
Live albums: the sound of the stage, the venue and the crowd.
roots reggae, reggae, dub, 1980s, jamaican roots scene, live album, spiritual, defiant, soulful, uplifting, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, one-drop drums, bubbling organ, raspy tenor male vocals, live recording, steady roots groove
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[Intro: crowd noise] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
reggae, 1980s, spiritual, defiant, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, raspy tenor male vocals, live recording
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[Intro: crowd noise] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
roots reggae, reggae, dub, 2000s, live album, posthumous release, spiritual, defiant, soulful, uplifting, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, one-drop drums, bubbling organ, raspy tenor male vocals, live recording, steady roots groove
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[Intro: crowd noise] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
roots reggae, reggae, dub, 2000s, live album, posthumous release, spiritual, defiant, soulful, uplifting, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, one-drop drums, bubbling organ, raspy tenor male vocals, live recording, steady roots groove
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[Intro: crowd noise] [Verse] [Chorus] [Dub break] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
roots reggae, 2000s, spiritual, uplifting, clean skanking electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, raspy male vocals, live recording
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[Intro: horns] [Verse] [Chorus] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
roots reggae, spoken word, reggae, 2000s, archival release, documentary, spiritual, reflective, deep melodic bass guitar, one-drop drum kit, spoken word passages, live recording, slow roots groove
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[Spoken Intro] [Verse] [Chorus] [Spoken Interlude] [Verse] [Chorus] [Outro]
Creative eras — albums grouped by similar sound.
roots reggae, reggae, rocksteady, ska, 1970s, jamaican roots scene, rasta spirituality, spiritual, defiant, soulful, uplifting, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, raspy tenor male vocals, warm analog production, steady roots groove
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roots reggae, reggae, dub, pop reggae, 1980s, jamaican roots scene, digital reggae transition, spiritual, defiant, soulful, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, raspy tenor male vocals, warm analog production, steady roots groove, 75 bpm
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reggae, roots reggae, pop reggae, 1990s, spiritual, defiant, soulful, skanking offbeat electric guitar, deep melodic bass guitar, raspy tenor male vocals, warm analog production, steady roots groove
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