Reggae Music. Who is your favorite? (Besides Bob Marley)

20 years ago when my wife and I first went to Jamaica, we heard The Best of Maxi Priest everyday by the pool. He is still one of our favorites and we can't hear him without fondly remembering our first trip to Jamaica. (It was our 10th anniversary)

We return in a couple of weeks with our adult children for our 30th anniversary. It is their first reach. It make me wonder: Who is your favorite reggae artist that you discovered while in Jamaica?

Music is the soundtrack to our lives and I look forward to discover some new favorites!

Respect!
Greg

During a trip about 5 or 6 years ago we were staying @ Country Country. On this particular night we crashed fairly early and for some reason I woke up and could hear quite a concert going on, even inside our room. Turns out the sounds were coming from Wavz and the artist was Beres Hammond. The music was incredible, after sitting briefly on the porch and listening I decided I must follow my ears and see what was going on. Try as I might Badnaz was having none of it and told me to knock it off and go back to bed. So I waited for a few minutes and ventured off myself and caught the last 1/2 hour or so of what was just incredible music. Ever since then Beres has been one of my favorites.

As for the Badnaz, after telling her about it the next morning she started laughing and said I must have had quite a dream as she didn't remember any of it and swore I was next to her all night.

To this day I still smile every time I hear a Beres tune.

Jamb

Listening to Beres Hammond right now on Youtube. Very nice!

I like Jimmy Cliff. Plus a few years ago I found a CD of a group called "The Fab Five"...no not THOSE Fab Five, some Jamaicans. Not sure they would be classified as Reggae though, but the do some fun stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vknNdOZ3aM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaZvc_BSJxQ

Steel pulse and Gregory Isaacs always do it for me

Toots always gets his groove on.

Toots and Jimmy Cliff are taken, oh well, guess I'll have to go with Tarrus Riley "She's Royal". :)

Beres Hammond

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQOguoHocIM

Ditto for Beres!

All good suggestions! Keep them coming!

I like all the artists mentioned so far. Also love Dennis Brown. "Rain from the Skies" and "Wolves and Leopards" are a couple of great ones!

I love all the classic artists mentioned but there is a lot of really good newer reggae music also. Morgan Heritage, Luciano, Tarrus Riley, Etana, Queen Ifrica, Gyptian, Protoje, I-Wayne and on and on. Enough with the slackness, good music and conscious message are returning to the reggae mainstream!

Third World - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQx1JxsuZ3g
Gregory Isaacs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyEP_st9csI

Jimmy Cliff, Toots, and Ziggy Marley(I remember seeing a 12yr old Ziggy,jumping up and down on the stage while his dad performed

Third World , for sure.
Morgan Heritage .
Early Ska
like it all , except dance hall....I'm old:o

Right now some of my faves that are keeping the vibe real with no slackness as mentioned before are chronixx!!, kabaka pyramid, protoje (check di new album), Kali blaxx, plus too many to name.. Pressure buds pipe, ras attitude, ras batch, and ziggi recado!! I love reggae music.. Don't forget to check romain Virgo for the reggae revival keep it coming

Burning Spear, Steel Pulse, Dennis Brown, John Browns Body, 10ft Ganga plant.....

If you want a list of all the best, just watch the movie Rockers. Might be the greatest film ever, if you love reggae it is a must see. Horsemouth is my hero!!!!

My very favorite is Beres Hammond. Hands down. After that, it gets tough for me to pick a favorite...

Old School - Luciano. any of the Marley family, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Sanchez, Glen Washington, Steel Pulse, Morgan Heritage, Toots, Israel Vibration, Sister Carol, Lloyd Brown, Maxi Priest, Jimmy Cliff, Melodians, UB40, Third World, Freddie McGregor, Cocoa Tea, Culture, Pato Banton.

New(er) - Tarrus Riley, Duane Stephenson, Protoje, Prezident Brown, Tanya Stephens, Etana, Kimberly Ann, Richie Spice.

I could go on and on..... I love sweet reggae music.

Here is the group that was just in Jamaica. Kahuna posted about seeing them. I can not get this song out of my head, I'm not sure how to embed the video. Its called your body on you tube, by Makeshift Innocence. Its a sweet tune.

Beres, Fab Five, Taurus Riley, Sanchez

What about Tyrone Taylor?
I saw Barrington Levy in Detroit in october he moved right up the list after that performance.
Of course Beres Hammond is up there,

I must be mistaken but don't think I saw any respect for the Late great Peter Tosh...ReggaeMylitis /Jah seh no / Crystal Ball..All classic tunes!!

Great Thread! Trip 9 coming up next month and we are hoping for a least 1 great concert. Missed Toots last year at Roots Bamboo when we didn't pace ourselves through the day! I did hear a little from the deck at about 1am.

Our favourites

Black Uhuru - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner, Chill Out, Sinsemilla, and so many great songs. Saw them live at Negril Escape a few years back. Only a few hindred people so we moved right up front!!!

Greg Isaacs the cool ruler- Night Nurse, Private Secretary he really has some great songs

Third World and our pre trip anthem, 96 Degrees in The Shade, Real Hot!!!. Thats what we play and sing to during our pre trip planning redstrip and rumcream parties.

Peter Tosh (The Stepping Razor).Anyone going to Belmont on Sunday for Peter Tosh day ? Also love me some Jimmy Cliff and Burning Spear !

Just heard this a couple of days ago..at a little funky restaurant...loved it!

Groundation live
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbbQ6MFPwtw

Groundation - Some of the best roots reggae since Bob Marley
The Congos - Old school and fun to watch
Burning Spear - Consider him and the congos to be ambassadors to roots reggae now
Israel Vibration - If you enjoy the congos and steel pulse
Tarrus Riley - new school
Steel Pulse - good reggae
Alborosie - if you want something new
Queen Ifrica - much respect, I believe she it married to tony rebel?
Duane Stephenson (little cottage in negril)
Culture - very oldschool
Midnite - reggae from st. croix
Ponto De Equilibrio - Best Reggae to come out of Brazil in awhile.
John Browns Body - northern cali
Rebelution - southern cali
Ooklah the moc - hawaii
Anuhrea - hawaii
Don Carlos - oldschool
Ossie Delimore - New york reggae
Gyptian - good reggae
Gentleman - something new
Joseph Israel - religious reggae
marley brothers (damian, ziggy, stephen, etc)
Richie spice
Protoje
King Yellowman
Peter Tosh
SOJA
Tribal Seeds

Great song...Your Body. Just downloaded it from iTunes. Thanks for sharing. My faves are Duane Stephenson, Jah Cure, Beres Hammonds, definitely Maxi Priest, Third World, Ziggy and Jr Gong, Richie Spice, Richie Stephens, Toots, Jimmy Cliff, Sly and Robbie stuff, definitely Tyrone Taylor, Ken Boothe, Da'Ville, Fiji, J. Boog, some Konshens, Freddie McGregor, Morgan Heritage, Fiona, The Northwest Sons, Dennis Brown, Sanchez, Shyam Moses, Tarrus Riley, Mishka, Gyptian, Romain Virgo, Gregory Issacs, Cocoa Tea, Josh Heinreichs, Busy Signal, Irie Love, Anthony Q, Alaine, Etana, and probably some I left

Rebelution
Sizzla
Tribal seeds
Anthony B
Slightly Stoopid
Iration
Collie Buddz
Gyptian
Damian, Ziggy and Stephen Marley
The Jolly Boys

BERES HAMMOND, CAPLETON, WAYNE WONDER, TANYA STEPHENS, LADY SAW, THIRD WORLD, BEENIE MAN, STEPHEN MARLEY, ELAINE and some other like CHAKA DEMUM AND PLIERS, SPANNER BANNER,

Sizzla

Sizzla is an original favorite .. He just puts out too much music and not all is good.. Good tunes lately tho

All of the old classics, as well as Ziggy Marley, Morgan Heritage, and Taurus Riley.

Ok.......just ordered new CD's for our trip in a couple of weeks. Protoje, Beres Hammond, Makeshift Innocence and Burning Spear.

I already have lots of others: Maxi Priest, UB40, Peter Tosh, Sean Paul, Beenie Man, Shaggy and Ziggy Marley and tons of Bob Marley.

So much reggae out there!

Ok.......just listened to Popcaan on Youtube. I can't understand a word he says! LOL Must mean I'm getting old!

Here is one that may not be on very mini peoples radar.
I came across it while reading the Keith Richards book. He talked about a bunch of a lose group of guys that would play together up in the hill of a town called Steer Town near Ocho Rios where Keith has a house.
The web site is www.winglessangles.com. I think you will find it interesting.
Enjoy a different sound.