Roots reggae

Roots reggae or roots rock reggae is a type of pure reggae which combines the traditional ska sound with American rock and roll, R&B and pop music. It is the most accessible form of reggae, and the most popular globally, primarily due to the success of superstar singer Bob Marley.

Sometimes the music is called Jah music.

List of roots rock reggae artists

• The Abyssinians
• Laurel Aitken
• Rolando Alphonso
• Horace Andy
• Big Youth (Jamaica)
• Black Uhuru
• Burning Spear (Jamaica, USA)
• Don Carlos
• Carlene Davis
• Clement Coxsone Dodd
• The Heptones
• The Itals
• Bob Marley (Jamaica, England)
• Rita Marley (Jamaica)
• Culture (Jamaica)
• Freddie McGregor
• Judy Mowatt
• Junior Murvin
• Lee Scratch Perry
• Prince Far I (Jamaica)
• Junior Reid
• Garnett Silk
• Sizzla
• Sly & Robbie
• Steel Pulse
• Steely & Clevie
• Peter Tosh (Jamaica)
• Upsetters & Friends
• Bunny Wailer
• Delroy Wilson