Roots reggae

Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae that concerns itself with the life of the ghetto sufferer.^[1] Lyrical themes include poverty, social issues, resistance to government oppression, repatriation, and Rastafari. The heyday of roots reggae is usually considered the latter half of the 1970s, with singers such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Johnny Clarke, Horace Andy, and Lincoln Thompson teaming up with producers such as Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Bunny Lee, Joseph Hoo Kim 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.

See also

• 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 Clash DJ Scratchy Explains his Roots in Punk and Roots Reggae in London
• Interview with 1990s UK roots reggae band: The Disciples
• Examining the use of psalms in Rasta lyrics
• Strictly Vibes : Roots Vinyl Database

References