Genre Ska - Page 43
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The mod subculture of the 1960s took pride in a distinct style: close attention was paid to clothing, transportation, fashion, and most importantly music. Mods listened to a potent combination of Jamaican ska, rhythm & blues and soul imported from the USA, alongside powerpop and freakbeat from closer to home. All are represented on this 4CD, 80 track set.
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Greatest Ever Reggae – the ultimate 4CD collection of 80 best reggae songs. Includes hits like Gregory Isaacs - New Lover, Max Romeo - Wet Dream, Aswad - Shine (Beatmasters 7" Mix), Dennis Brown - Money in My Pocket, Peter Tosh - Wanted Dread and Alive and many more!
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The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period, including "Guns of Navarone." They also played on records by Prince Buster and backed many other Jamaican artists who recorded during that period, including Bob Marley & The Wailers, on their first single Simmer Down. They reformed in 1983 and have played together ever since.
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David Christopher Daniel Wahlgren (born 13 July 1966), better known by the stage name Papa Dee, is a Swedish rapper. His most commercially successful track is his version of the Cat Stevens song "The First Cut Is the Deepest".
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This 2012 collection pulls together no less than 50 hits from across the back catalog of one of the U.K.'s most successful reggae outfits, UB40. Included are the U.K. chart-topping hits "Red Red Wine," "I Got You Babe," and "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" amongst numerous other fan favorites.
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Robert Nesta Marley, (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by fusing elements of reggae, ska, and rocksteady, as well as his distinctive vocal and songwriting style.
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Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band led by Bob Marley. It developed from the earlier ska vocal group, the Wailers, created by Marley with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. By late 1963 singers Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined on. By the early 1970s, Marley and Bunny Wailer had learned to play some instruments and brothers Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass) and Carlton Barrett (drums), had joined the band.
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Hot, sweaty dance floors with feet stomping and every body moving. Grooves for days. Monster horns, crushing percussion and shredding psych-rock guitars.