Roots Reggae is the name given to Rastafarianreggae music from Jamaica, which evolved from Ska and Rocksteady and made famous by the legendary singer/songwriter Bob Marley. Roots reggae is an inherently spiritual type of reggae music, the lyrics of which are predominantly in praise of Jah Rastafari - believed to have been incarnate in His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie (1892-1975) the King of Ethiopia.
Recurrent lyrical themes include poverty and resistance to the oppression of government. The creative pinnacle of roots reggae is arguably in the late 1970s, with singers such as Johnny Clarke, Horace Andy, and Barrington Levy, teaming up with studio producers including Lee 'Scratch' Perry, King Tubby, and Coxone Dodd. The experimental pioneering of such producers within often restricted technological parameters gave birth to Dub Reggae, and is seen by some music historians as one of the earliest (albeit analogue) contributions to the development of Techno.
Roots reggae was an important part of Jamaican culture, and whilst other forms of reggae have replaced it in terms of popularity in Jamaica (Dancehall for instance), roots reggae has found a small, but growing, niche globally.
List of Roots Reggae Artists - singers, bands and producers:
Roots Rockers is a nine-piece bliss machine that recalls the halcyon days of rootsreggae, an era when artists like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Jimmy Cliff were in their prime.
RootsRockReggae is one of the few original styles of music to emerge from the late 20th century.
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