REGGAE LOVERS! What are you listening to?

Hey all! Are there any reggae fans out there?! What are you listening to?!

I love all sorts of music, and I know reggae isn't the most popular kind of music. I guess I fell in love with it when I got a bit depressed once and a friend put on some really soothing reggae... You couldn't help but relax, smile, and slowly sway in time to the "riddim" (as I believe they call it).

Anyway, I've discovered a lot of reggae over the years, but I still don't know much. So... I just wondered if anyone else is into it, and what kind of stuff you like? And... what have you been listening to recently?

I heard this the other day and have it stuck in my head now. It's Blam Blam Fever by The Valentines:

[video=youtube;2-xNmqx8qQo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-xNmqx8qQo[/video]

I'll repost from te other thread
[video=youtube;Zd68AthoNIw]https://youtu.be/Zd68AthoNIw[/video]

I dunno honestly. I haven't watched cops in years, and I'm not a reggae guy but it just came to me. And it's been on repeat on my Spotify for 2 days.

I like a lot of dancehall/rub'n'dub so Taiwan MC, Charlie p, mungos Hi Fi, Ackboo, etc etc
but my all time favourite is Kanka - steppa style. but my favourite artist is brother culture but I started out whit the marly brothers and still listen to them from time to time. list goes on and on

My wife is polynesian (Tongan) so I've been listening to a lot of pacific reggae like Common Kings (actually saw them with backstage passes), J Boog, Three Houses Down etc.

Some cool suggestions -- keep 'em coming!

I was browsing my collection and came across this today, which I really like. It's Buk-in-hamm Palace by Peter Tosh. I often groan at yet another reggae song repeatedly making references to weed, but this one just gets me singing along regardless!

[video=youtube;x4B5OAkosj0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4B5OAkosj0[/video]

I'm more of a Ska (late 50's - early 60's) and Rocksteady kind of guy, but I do love me some Skinhead Reggae [emoji854]

Just the mention of the word "rocksteady" makes me think of Rocksteady by Alton Ellis:

Love it!

[video=youtube;8CPjrQAHwC8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CPjrQAHwC8[/video]

Israel Vibrations "Strength of My Life" It was the first reggae CD that I listened to and i still go to it to this day. I am also a SOJA fan and will jam out to "Born in Babylon" almost anytime.

mommasboy76 said:

I am also a SOJA fan and will jam out to "Born in Babylon" almost anytime.

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Born in Babylon is one of my all-time favorites! I have more classics (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Toots & the Maytals) than I do new reggae, but all of SOJA's work is quality! Strength to Survive and Amid the Noise and Haste are great by them too.

Maxx said:

Saw something on Reddit last night about some Bob Marley lost concert tapes being found and reconditioned. I'm sure somebody either has or will publish... have to look into that.

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Oh yeah -- I saw the BBC report on that a day later. (Finger on the pulse, eh, Maxx?!)

TheLittlestCoyote said:

Born in Babylon is one of my all-time favorites! I have more classics (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Toots & the Maytals) than I do new reggae, but all of SOJA's work is quality! Strength to Survive and Amid the Noise and Haste are great by them too.

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I love Tosh and Toots. I've got this stuck in my head now:

[video=youtube;LtmlCRu0UUY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtmlCRu0UUY[/video]