Genre

Roots Reggae

Roots Reggae on LoudQuietLoud: about 70 artists, including Bob Marley & The Wailers, Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff. It runs alongside lovers rock, rocksteady and dancehall.

Bob Marley & The Wailers

reggae · roots reggae · ska

Bob Marley

reggae · roots reggae · ska

Cover of Refugees by Jimmy Cliff

Jimmy Cliff

reggae · ska · roots reggae

Peter Tosh

reggae · roots reggae · rasta

Gregory Isaacs

reggae · roots reggae · dub

The Wailers

reggae · roots reggae · ska

The Wailers

reggae · roots reggae · ska

Gentleman

reggae · dancehall · german

Barrington Levy

reggae · dancehall · dub

Burning Spear

reggae · roots reggae · dub

Black Uhuru

reggae · roots reggae · dub

Buju Banton

reggae · dancehall · ragga

Desmond Dekker

ska · reggae · rocksteady

Augustus Pablo

dub · reggae · roots reggae

Capleton

reggae · dancehall · ragga

Bunny Wailer

reggae · roots reggae · dub

Alpha Blondy

reggae · roots reggae · african

The Upsetters

reggae · dub · ska

Culture

reggae · roots reggae · dub

King Tubby

dub · reggae · dub reggae

SOJA

reggae · dub · trip-hop

Alton Ellis

rocksteady · reggae · ska

The Gladiators

reggae · roots reggae · jamaica

The Heptones

reggae · rocksteady · roots reggae

Ken Boothe

reggae · rocksteady · roots reggae

The Congos

reggae · roots reggae · dub

Scientist

dub · reggae · jamaica

Big Youth

reggae · roots reggae · dub

Marcia Griffiths

reggae · female vocalists · rocksteady

Cornell Campbell

reggae · roots reggae · dub

Cocoa Tea

reggae · dancehall · roots reggae

Tarrus Riley

reggae · lovers rock · roots reggae

The Mighty Diamonds

reggae · roots reggae · jamaica

Prince Far I

reggae · dub · roots reggae

Bob Andy

reggae · rocksteady · roots reggae

Tommy McCook

ska · reggae · rocksteady

Dub Syndicate

dub · reggae · chillout

Don Drummond

ska · reggae · rocksteady

Althea & Donna

reggae · roots reggae · female vocalists

Keith Hudson

dub · reggae · roots reggae

Roland Alphonso

ska · reggae · rocksteady

Michael Rose

reggae · roots reggae · dub

Barry Brown

reggae · roots reggae · dub

Pablo Moses

reggae · roots reggae · roots

Rita Marley

reggae · roots reggae · female vocalists

Junior Delgado

reggae · dub · roots reggae

Mad Cobra

dancehall · reggae · ragga

Al Campbell

reggae · roots reggae · dub

Clancy Eccles

reggae · ska · rocksteady

Cover of True Vibration by Owen Gray

Owen Gray

reggae · ska · rocksteady

Dr. Alimantado

reggae · dub · roots reggae

Bim Sherman

reggae · dub · roots reggae

Judy Mowatt

reggae · female vocalists · jamaica

Anthony Johnson

reggae · all · dub

Majek Fashek

reggae · african · nigerian

Raging Fyah

reggae · jamaica · roots reggae

Jah Thomas

reggae · dancehall · dancehall reggae

Dry & Heavy

dub · reggae · japanese dub

Album art: Vin Gordon, Musical Bones

Vin Gordon

reggae · instrumental · roots

Lynn Taitt

ska · all · trinidad and tobago

King Jammy

dub · reggae · dancehall

Ras Michael

reggae · roots · roots reggae

Harry J. All Stars

skinhead reggae · all · rocksteady

Cover of Rock Steady Greatest Hits by Lynn Taitt & The Jets

Lynn Taitt & The Jets

rocksteady · ska · reggae

H.R.

reggae · rock · punk

Theophilus Beckford

ska · rocksteady · jamaica

Chuck & Dobby

ska · reggae · need to rate

B.B. Seaton

reggae · jamaica · all

Junior Marvin

soul · reggae · roots reggae

Press

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LatestAquarium DrunkardJul 29, 2026

Vin Gordon with Lee Perry and The Upsetters :: Musical Bones (opens in new tab)

Recorded at the height of the Black Ark with Lee "Scratch" Perry at the controls and The Upsetters firing on all cylinders, Musical Bones gave legendary trombonist Vin Gordon the rare opportunity to…

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Labels

Labels in this genre

Island

Home to Bob Marley & The Wailers, Jimmy Cliff & The Wailers

Virgin

Home to The Gladiators, The Mighty Diamonds & Althea & Donna

Related genres

Lovers Rock Rocksteady Dancehall Ragga Reggae Skinhead Reggae Ska Dub