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Reggae & Caribbean
REGGAE ANTHOLOGY: THE CHANNEL ONE STORY
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Reggae & Caribbean
ASWAD
Aswad
Mango CCD
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Reggae & Caribbean
BLACK STAR LINER: REGGAE FROM AFRICA
Heartbeat
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Reggae & Caribbean
THE BLACK EAGLES
Warning
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By Tom Pryor
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Reggae Legends
Burning Spear
The early albums by Winston Rodney, aka Burning Spear, are masterpieces of roots 'n' Rasta that practically define “dread.”
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Reggae Legends
Capleton
Capleton had an early gift for (sometimes lewd) wordplay. Then Capleton got religion, Rastafarianism to be specific, and the tone and tenor of his music began to change.
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Reggae Legends
Gregory Isaacs
Gregory Isaacs is one of reggae’s all-time greatest singers, a master of subtle phrasing and sly innuendo who’s voiced some of the music’s best-known hits.
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Reggae Legends
King Tubby
King Tubby was the studio genius and sound innovator who invented dub reggae. He was responsible for some of the genre’s greatest recordings and changed the way people listened to music.
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Reggae Legends
Lucky Dube
While most reggae artists were bemoaning South Africa’s Apartheid government throughout the 1980s, Lucky Dube was living the struggle firsthand.
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Reggae Legends
Mikey Dread
Mikey Dread is perhaps best known today for his career as a singer and producer, the versatile Dread has had an equally lasting impact as a broadcaster.
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Reggae Legends
U Roy
U-Roy perfected the art of the Jamaican DJ, turning the between-song patter of his sound system predecessors into the main event itself.
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Reggae Legends
Yellowman
Winston Foster, a.k.a. Yellowman, overcame significant obstacles to dominate the dancehall like no other DJ in the early 1980s.
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World Music Legends
Burning Spear
After Bob Marley, Burning Spear has done more than anyone to keep both authentic roots reggae and Marcus Garvey’s teachings alive in the 21st century. At 56, Winston Rodney shows no signs of slowing down.
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World Music Legends
Astor Piazzolla
Few artists are as intimately associated with Argentine tango as Astor Piazzolla. He did more than anyone to keep the tango alive and evolving as an artform in the later half of the twentieth century.
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South Asia
SAFE TRAVEL: THE RARE SIDE OF ROCKSTEADY: 1966-1968
Pressure Sounds
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Reggae & Caribbean
SUFFERATION: THE DEEP ROOTS OF NINEY THE OBSERVER
Auralux
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World Fusion
APHRODESIA
Frontlines
Full Cut
By Tom Pryor
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World Fusion
CELIA MARA
Bastardista
Austro Mechana/Oba
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Greater Latin America
JUAN-CARLOS FORMELL
Cemeteries And Desire
Narada
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Africa
MOSE FAN FAN
Bayekeleye
LAA
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