burning spear- soo many classic songs
niyorah- newer, real sick
perfect- his "born dead with life" album blows me away
tiken jah fakoly- think he's from somewhere in africa, real smooth
abyssinians- slower, heavy dub
desmond dekker- old school sunny ska
toots and the maytals- one of the originals, his song "do the reggay" is the origin of the name of the genre
mutabaruka- a "dub poet," pretty interesting
gregory isaacs- cool, sometimes cheezy dancehall
mighty diamonds- good old fashioned reggae
horace andy- quality dub reggae
lee "scratch" perry- one of the OG dubster badasses
peter tosh and bunny wailer- the other original members of "the wailers" with bob, both have
distinguished solo careers
justin hinds and the dominoes- early early ska
los pericos- great argentinian reggae group
fat freddy's drop- from NZ, maybe??
prince buster- hilarious old jamaican ska artist, one of the originals
alpha blondy- liberian reggae artist
alton ellis- basically the founder of "rocksteady" music, the bridge between ska and reggae
jimmy cliff- a true classic
yellow man- kind of weird, but pretty endearing
eek-a-mouse- maybe the most distinct voice in reggae
black uhuru- heavy hitting roots reggae
the melodians- another "rocksteady" group from mid 60's jamaica
sorry if some of these were already listed. it amazes me how much reggae there is out there, waiting to be discovered.
