ROOTS REGGAE

'Roots reggae' is a spiritual Rastafari subgenre of reggae music with lyrics that often include praise for Jah Ras Tafari Makonnen, Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia; the Emperor of Ethiopia. Recurrent lyrical themes include poverty and resistance to the oppression of government.
The heyday of roots reggae is usually considered the late 1970s, with singers such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Johnny Clarke, Horace Andy, Barrington Levy, and Lincoln Thompson teaming up with producers such as Lee 'Scratch' Perry, King Tubby, and Coxsone Dodd. The experimental pioneering of such producers within often-restricted technological parameters gave birth to dub, and is seen by some music historians as one of the earliest (albeit analogue) contributions to modern dance music production techniques.

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★ List of roots reggae artists

External links

★ Roots-Archives - Searchable database of Jamaican Roots Reggae albums from 1970 to 1985

★ A paper on the wider influence of Jah Shaka and Roots Reggae on UK music

★ Roots Reggae Club: Independent Roots Reggae website with definitions, reggae artists biographies, news, articles, updates..."

★ Adrian Sherwood on a "very English Roots Reggae"

★ Don Letts on the contribution of Roots Reggae to Punk Rock and English Society

★ Drum and Bass and Junglist have their Origins in Roots Reggae

★ The Pil Interview

★ Roots Reggae,Punk and Dub in the UK, part 2

★ The Clash DJ Scratchy Explains his Roots in Punk and Roots Reggae in London

★ Interview with 1990s UK roots reggae band: The Disciples

★ European Roots Reggae, Twilight Circus

★ Examining the use of psalms in Rasta lyrics

★ Strictly Vibes : Roots Vinyl Database

★ Roots and Reggae live gigs in Brixton / London

★ COSMO

★ Roots Reggae Internet Radio Roots Reggae resource on SKY.fm featuring roots reggae artists