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Groundation

North California-based reggae group Groundation were shaped by guitarist/singer/lyricist Harrison Stafford, keyboardist Marcus Urani, and bassist Ryan Newman in 1998. All of those other band personnel offers fluctuated. By 2009, it included a horn section comprising David “Diesel” Chachere (trumpet), Kelsey Howard (trombone), and Dr. Jason Robinson (saxophone), aswell as …

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Julian Marley

The son of reggae legend Bob Marley and Lucy Pounder, Julian Marley was raised from his half-brothers Ziggy and Damian, having been raised in Britain with his mom. He still been to his dad and Rita Marley in Jamaica, and by 1989 became involved with Ziggy and Stephen Marley’s creation …

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Junior Reid

Junior Reid found himself in a hard spot when he joined up with Dark Uhuru in 1986. He changed Michael Rose, who got become very popular like a longtime Uhuru contributor. Though essentially an excellent vocalist, Reid’s design was so near Rose’s that he didn’t set up his own identification. …

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Dr. Israel

A Brooklyn-based designer influenced by dub reggae aswell as jungle and drum’n’bass, Dr. Israel offers toured Europe many times and made an appearance on several compilations, including both quantities of Crooklyn Dub Consortium. He in addition has released the single records 7 Stories of Israel (1996) and then Stage (1997), …

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Fat Eyes

Fat Eyes isn’t only the name of an extremely effective Jamaican dancehall reggae label, but also the name of the production group that is the owner of it, Colin “Bulby” Youkat and Lynford “Fatta” Marshall. Both Youkat and Marshall got knowledge in the engineer’s seat in the early-’90s, dealing with …

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Lee “Scratch” Perry

Some contact him a genius, others state he’s certifiably insane, a madman. Truth is usually, he’s both, but moreover, Lee Perry is usually a towering physique in reggae — a maker, mixer, and songwriter who, along with Ruler Tubby, helped form the audio of dub and produced reggae music such …

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Israel Vibration

A full time income lesson in fortitude, the vocal trio of Cecil “Skeleton” Spence, Albert “Apple Gabriel” Craig, and Lascelle “Wiss” Bulgin overcame adversity, illness, and poverty to be among the finest origins organizations in Jamaica’s history. All three have been suffering from polio and 1st became acquainted, albeit briefly, …

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Sly & Robbie

Theirs may be the best musical relationship, a collaboration that, once formed, re-etched the landscape of not only Jamaican music, however the whole world’s. Such hyperbole is certainly oftentimes rolled out by promotion devices whenever two musical abilities come together, however in the situation of drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist …

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Zac Harmon

Blessed and raised in Jackson within the center of Mississippi, Zac Harmon is a genuine extension from the music that originated from the town’s historic Farish Road district, the house of blues star Elmore Adam. A guitarist, organist, vocalist, and songwriter, Harmon’s distinct style combines the very best of old-school …

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Half Pint

Dancehall singjay Fifty percent Pint recorded a number of the genre’s early classics through the 1st fifty percent of the ’80s. His charm outside Jamaica was relatively tied to his determination to repeat basic musical ideas, however the greatest of his function was frequently amazing. He was the very first …

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