Roots Reggae Essentials

Apple Music Reggae

While the forceful, take-no-prisoners protest songs of Bob Marley and the longing, romantic pleas of Gregory Isaac seek truth through different means, these ear-catching roots-reggae classics all speak to the day-to-day personal and social issues of the African diaspora. Politics, pleasure, and spirituality mingle throughout this decades-spanning survey of songs that celebrate stripped-down aggression and mind-clearing hedonism in equal measure. Follow the evolution of roots music into the present day through the lens of modern torchbearers like Chronixx, whose reggae yields sharp pop hooks with conscious lyrics.
Burning Spear
Marcus Garvey
Burning Spear
Marcus Garvey
Bob Marley
Sun Is Shining
Bob Marley
Kaya
Musical Youth
Pass The Dutchie
Musical Youth
Anthology
Black Uhuru
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Black Uhuru
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Steel Pulse
Your House
Steel Pulse
True Democracy
Jacob Miller
Tenement Yard
Jacob Miller
Song Book: Chapter a Day
John Holt
Police In Helicopter
John Holt
Police In Helicopter
Peter Tosh
Legalize It
Peter Tosh
Legalize It (Legacy Edition)
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
One Step Forward (Single Edit)
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
Toots & The Maytals
54-46 Was My Number
Toots & The Maytals
In the Dark
Dennis Brown
Revolution, Pt. 1
Dennis Brown
Brown Sugar
The Abyssinians
Satta Massagana
The Abyssinians
Satta Massagana (Deluxe Edition)
Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
Mighty Diamonds
Right Time (Remastered)
Mighty Diamonds
Right Time (Remastered)
Bunny Wailer
Dream Land
Bunny Wailer
Blackheart Man
Burning Spear
Slavery Days
Burning Spear
Marcus Garvey
Ini Kamoze
World-a-Reggae
Ini Kamoze
Ini Kamoze
Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come (Single Version)
Jimmy Cliff
Best of Jimmy Cliff (2017)
Black Uhuru
Sinsemilla
Black Uhuru
Sinsemilla
Steel Pulse
Handsworth Revolution
Steel Pulse
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steel Pulse
Culture
Two Sevens Clash
Culture
Two Sevens Clash
Bob Marley
One Drop
Bob Marley
Survival (Remastered)
Peter Tosh
Stepping Razor
Peter Tosh
Equal Rights (Legacy Edition)
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
War Ina Babylon (Single Edit)
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)
The Congos
Fisherman
The Congos
Heart of the Congos (40th Anniversary Edition)
Freddie McGregor
Big Ship
Freddie McGregor
Freddie McGregor: The Anthology
Israel Vibration
The Same Song
Israel Vibration
Falling Angels
Aswad
African Children
Aswad
New Chapter
Junior Byles
Fade Away
Junior Byles
Reggae Anthology - The Channel One Story
Toots & The Maytals
Pressure Drop
Toots & The Maytals
Funky Kingston
Sugar Minott
Good Thing Going
Sugar Minott
Good Thing Going
Gregory Isaacs
Night Nurse
Gregory Isaacs
Night Nurse (Bonus Tracks Edition)
Dennis Brown
Here I Come
Dennis Brown
Wolf & Leopards
Culture
The International Herb (2001 Remastered)
Culture
International Herb
The Gladiators
Rich Man Poor Man
The Gladiators
Back to Roots
Wailing Souls
Jah Jah Give Us Life to Live
Wailing Souls
The Best of the Wailing Souls
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jamming (7" Version)
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Exodus (Deluxe Edition)
Hugh Mundell
Jacqueline
Hugh Mundell
Mundell
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
Chase The Devil
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)
Horace Andy
Skylarking
Horace Andy
Wicked Dem a Burn
Delroy Wilson
Better Must Come
Delroy Wilson
Delroy Wilson Anthology
Israel Vibration
Cool and Calm
Israel Vibration
Strength of My Life
The Congos
Ark of Covenant
The Congos
Heart of the Congos
Barrington Levy
Many Changes In Life
Barrington Levy
Robin Hood
Mikey Dread
Roots and Culture
Mikey Dread
Pave the Way
Ini Kamoze
Wings with Me (Remastered)
Ini Kamoze
Ini Kamoze (Remastered)
Jimmy Cliff
You Can Get It If You Really Want
Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Koffee
Pressure (feat. Buju Banton) [Remix]
Koffee
Pressure [Remix] (feat. Buju Banton) - Single
Dennis Brown
Wolf & Leopards
Dennis Brown
Wolf & Leopards
Tarrus Riley
She's Royal
Tarrus Riley
Parables
Sizzla
Solid As a Rock
Sizzla
Da Real Thing
Mighty Diamonds
Pass The Kutchie
Mighty Diamonds
Reggae Anthology: Mighty Diamonds - Pass The Knowledge
Bob Marley
Get Up, Stand Up
Bob Marley
Burnin'
Linval Thompson
Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks
Linval Thompson
Cool Down
Hugh Mundell
Africa Must Be Free By 1983
Hugh Mundell
Africa Must Be Free By 1983
Burning Spear
Hail H.I.M (2002 Remastered Version)
Burning Spear
Hail H.I.M
Junior Murvin
Cool Out Son
Junior Murvin
Joe Gibbs Productions
Beres Hammond
Rock Away
Beres Hammond
Can't Stop a Man
Toots & The Maytals
Time Tough
Toots & The Maytals
In the Dark
Peter Tosh
Johnny B Goode
Peter Tosh
Mama Africa (Bonus Tracks Edition)
Gregory Isaacs
Cool Down the Pace
Gregory Isaacs
Night Nurse (Bonus Tracks Edition)
Wailing Souls
Fire House Rock
Wailing Souls
Fire House Rock
Triston Palma
Joker Smoker (12" Mix)
Triston Palma
Joker Smoker
Chronixx
Spanish Town Rockin'
Chronixx
Chronology
Capleton
Jah Jah City
Capleton
More Fire
Luciano
It's Me Again Jah
Luciano
Reggae Roots: 1972-1995, Vol.5
Protoje & Chronixx
Who Knows
Protoje & Chronixx
Ancient Future
Sizzla
Jah Blessing (feat. Luciano)
Sizzla
Freedom Cry
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
More Justice
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Halfway Tree
Anthony B
Good Life
Anthony B
That's Life
Gentleman
Dem Gone
Gentleman
Journey to Jah
Luciano & Capleton
Hail King Selassie (feat. Luciano)
Luciano & Capleton
Still Blazin
Deejay Theory & Kabaka Pyramid
Greatness
Deejay Theory & Kabaka Pyramid
Greatness - Single
Johnny Clarke
Declaration of Rights
Johnny Clarke
Rockers Time Now
Niney the Observer
Blood and Fire
Niney the Observer
Observer Station
Yabby You
Conquering Lion
Yabby You
One Love, One Heart
Black Uhuru
Sponji Reggae
Black Uhuru
Reggae Greats
Linval Thompson
I Love Marijuana
Linval Thompson
Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks
Bunny Wailer
Blackheart Man
Bunny Wailer
Blackheart Man
Big Youth
Cool Breeze
Big Youth
Riding the Roots Chariot
Horace Andy
You Are My Angel
Horace Andy
Wicked Dem a Burn
Ken Boothe
Ain't No Sunshine
Ken Boothe
Everything I Own: The Lloyd Charmers Sessions 1971 to 1976
The Melodians
Rivers of Babylon
The Melodians
Ska & Reggae Classics
Clinton Fearon
Sleepin' Lion
Clinton Fearon
Vision
Culture
Zion Gate
Culture
Baldhead Bridge
The Abyssinians
Declaration of Rights
The Abyssinians
Satta Massagana (Deluxe Edition)
Alpha Blondy
I Wish You Were Here
Alpha Blondy
Jah Victory
Zappow & Beres Hammond
Last War
Zappow & Beres Hammond
Zap Pow
Steel Pulse
Sound System
Steel Pulse
Tribute to the Martyrs
Buju Banton
Hills and Valleys
Buju Banton
Inna Heights
The Heptones
Book of Rules
The Heptones
Cool Rasta (Bonus Track Edition)
Rita Marley
One Draw
Rita Marley
Classix: Essential Roots Reggae - EP
Third World
1865 (96º In the Shade)
Third World
Reggae Ambassadors: 20th Anniversary Collection
Garnet Silk & Garnett Silk
Kingly Character
Garnet Silk & Garnett Silk
Give I Strength
Bunny Wailer
Mellow Mood
Bunny Wailer
Bunny Wailer Sings The Wailers
Barry Brown
Far East
Barry Brown
Reggae Anthology - The Channel One Story
Mighty Diamonds
I Need a Roof
Mighty Diamonds
I Need a Roof
Alpha Blondy & The Wailers
Jerusalem
Alpha Blondy & The Wailers
Jerusalem (Remastered Edition)
The Gladiators
On the Other Side
The Gladiators
Presenting the Gladiators: Deluxe Edition
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