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Roots reggae music

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Roots reggae is a subgenre of that concerns itself with the life of the ghetto sufferer. Lyrical themes include poverty, social issues, resistance to government oppression, criminality and the wicked Babylon. Many artists are Rastafarians. The heyday of roots reggae is usually considered to 1969 – 1985 with artists as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jacob Miller, Max Romeo, Horace Andy, Ijahman Levi, Bunny Wailer, Lincoln Thompson, and groups as Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse, Burning Spear, Culture, Abyssinians. Producers were Lee "Scratch" Perry, Bunny Lee, Joseph Hoo Kim and … read more
Roots reggae is a subgenre of that concerns itself with the life of the ghetto sufferer. Lyrical themes include poverty, social issues, resistance to government oppression, criminality and the wicked Babylon. Many artists are Rastafarians. The heyday of roots reggae is usually consider… read more
Roots reggae is a subgenre of that concerns itself with the life of the ghetto sufferer. Lyrical themes include poverty, social issues, resistance to government oppression, criminality and the wicked Babylon. Many artists are Rastafarians. The heyday of roots reggae is usually considered to 1969 – 1985 with artists as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Jacob Miller, … read more

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    Bob Marley

    2,012,762 listeners

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    Bob Marley & The Wailers

    2,019,320 listeners

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    Peter Tosh

    655,719 listeners

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    Burning Spear

    445,470 listeners

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    Black Uhuru

    440,539 listeners

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    Israel Vibration

    305,452 listeners

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    Toots and The Maytals

    628,317 listeners

  8. Image for 'Max Romeo'

    Max Romeo

    399,536 listeners

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    Gregory Isaacs

    469,269 listeners

  10. Image for 'Steel Pulse'

    Steel Pulse

    362,904 listeners

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1 Play track Legalize It Peter Tosh
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2 Play track Sun Is Shining Bob Marley
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3 Play track Night Nurse Gregory Isaacs
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4 Play track Is This Love Bob Marley & The Wailers
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5 Play track Marcus Garvey Burning Spear
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6 Play track Jamming Bob Marley & The Wailers
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7 Play track Buffalo Soldier Bob Marley & The Wailers
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8 Play track Redemption Song Bob Marley & The Wailers
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9 Play track One Love Bob Marley
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10 Play track I Chase The Devil Max Romeo
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    Legend

    Bob Marley & The Wailers 832,824 listeners

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    Legalize It

    Peter Tosh 286,206 listeners

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    Exodus

    Bob Marley & The Wailers 309,305 listeners

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    Natural Mystic

    Bob Marley 420,569 listeners

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    Heart Of The Congos

    The Congos 138,111 listeners

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    Reggae

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    Dub

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    Roots

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    Dancehall

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