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
3:27
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Jamming (Exodus 40 Mix)
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Exodus: The Movement Continues
3:30
Steel Pulse
Your House
Steel Pulse
True Democracy
3:41
Black Uhuru
Sinsemilla
Black Uhuru
Sinsemilla
5:11
The Gladiators
Rich Man Poor Man
The Gladiators
Back to Roots
3:44
Jimmy Cliff
You Can Get It If You Really Want
Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2:38
Dennis Brown
Here I Come
Dennis Brown
Wolf & Leopards
2:55
Junior Byles
Fade Away
Junior Byles
Reggae Anthology - The Channel One Story
3:01
Bunny Wailer
Dream Land
Bunny Wailer
Blackheart Man
2:46
Peter Tosh
Legalize It
Peter Tosh
Legalize It (Legacy Edition)
4:39
Toots & The Maytals
54-46 Was My Number
Toots & The Maytals
In the Dark
3:24
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
Chase The Devil
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)
3:26
The Congos
Ark of Covenant
The Congos
Heart of the Congos
3:46
Culture
Two Sevens Clash
Culture
Two Sevens Clash
3:28
Mighty Diamonds
Right Time (Remastered)
Mighty Diamonds
Right Time (Remastered)
3:17
Aswad
African Children
Aswad
New Chapter
3:40
Jacob Miller
Tenement Yard
Jacob Miller
Song Book: Chapter a Day
2:34
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
3:49
Ini Kamoze
World-a-Reggae
Ini Kamoze
Ini Kamoze
3:50
Koffee
Pressure (feat. Buju Banton) [Remix]
Koffee
Pressure [Remix] (feat. Buju Banton) - Single
3:58
Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
Junior Murvin
Police & Thieves
4:04
Bob Marley
One Drop
Bob Marley
Survival (Remastered)
3:51
Black Uhuru
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Black Uhuru
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
6:21
Burning Spear
Slavery Days
Burning Spear
Marcus Garvey
3:33
Wailing Souls
Jah Jah Give Us Life to Live
Wailing Souls
The Best of the Wailing Souls
3:30
Dennis Brown
Wolf & Leopards
Dennis Brown
Wolf & Leopards
2:46
Horace Andy
Skylarking
Horace Andy
Wicked Dem a Burn
2:46
Gregory Isaacs
Night Nurse
Gregory Isaacs
Night Nurse
4:09
The Abyssinians
Satta Massagana
The Abyssinians
Satta Massagana (Deluxe Edition)
3:29
Steel Pulse
Handsworth Revolution
Steel Pulse
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steel Pulse
5:20
Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come (Single Version)
Jimmy Cliff
Best Of
3:09
Israel Vibration
The Same Song
Israel Vibration
Falling Angels
3:59
Peter Tosh
Stepping Razor
Peter Tosh
Equal Rights (Legacy Edition)
5:47
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
War Ina Babylon (Single Edit)
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)
4:49
The Congos
Fisherman
The Congos
Heart of the Congos (40th Anniversary Edition)
6:05
Mikey Dread
Roots and Culture
Mikey Dread
Pave the Way
6:08
Ini Kamoze
Wings with Me (Remastered)
Ini Kamoze
Ini Kamoze (Remastered)
4:57
Junior Murvin
Cool Out Son
Junior Murvin
Joe Gibbs Productions
3:20
Dennis Brown
Revolution, Pt. 1
Dennis Brown
Brown Sugar
5:05
Bob Marley
Get Up, Stand Up
Bob Marley
Burnin'
3:20
Delroy Wilson
Better Must Come
Delroy Wilson
Delroy Wilson Anthology
2:43
Sugar Minott
Good Thing Going
Sugar Minott
Good Thing Going
3:40
The Mighty Diamonds
Pass the Kutchie
The Mighty Diamonds
Pass the Knowledge: Reggae Anthology
3:35
John Holt
Police In Helicopter
John Holt
Police In Helicopter
3:39
Toots & The Maytals
Pressure Drop
Toots & The Maytals
Funky Kingston
3:46
Hugh Mundell
Africa Must Be Free By 1983
Hugh Mundell
Africa Must Be Free By 1983
2:28
Burning Spear
Hail H.I.M (2002 Remastered Version)
Burning Spear
Hail H.I.M
4:15
Linval Thompson
Don't Cut off Your Dreadlocks
Linval Thompson
Don't Cut off Your Dreadlocks
3:20
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
One Step Forward (Single Edit)
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
War Ina Babylon (Expanded Edition)
3:35
Israel Vibration
Cool and Calm
Israel Vibration
Strength of My Life
4:25
Toots & The Maytals
Time Tough
Toots & The Maytals
In the Dark
4:23
Barrington Levy
Many Changes In Life
Barrington Levy
Robin Hood
2:57
Beres Hammond
Rock Away
Beres Hammond
Can't Stop a Man
3:53
Freddie McGregor
Big Ship
Freddie McGregor
Freddie McGregor: The Anthology
3:17
Bob Marley
Sun Is Shining
Bob Marley
Kaya
4:58
Culture
I'm Not Ashamed
Culture
Two Sevens Clash
3:59
Gregory Isaacs
Cool Down the Pace
Gregory Isaacs
Night Nurse (Bonus Tracks Version)
5:17
Wailing Souls
Fire House Rock
Wailing Souls
Fire House Rock
4:15
Alpha Blondy & The Wailers
Jerusalem
Alpha Blondy & The Wailers
Jerusalem (Remastered Edition)
7:49
Triston Palma
Joker Smoker (12" Mix)
Triston Palma
Joker Smoker
7:11
Rita Marley
One Draw
Rita Marley
Classix: Essential Roots Reggae - EP
4:23
Hugh Mundell
Jacqueline
Hugh Mundell
Mundell
3:07
Buju Banton
Hills and Valleys
Buju Banton
Inna Heights
4:33
Luciano
It's Me Again Jah
Luciano
Reggae Roots: 1972-1995, Vol.5
4:02
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
More Justice
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Halfway Tree
3:34
Anthony B
Good Life
Anthony B
That's Life
4:04
Luciano & Capleton
Hail King Selassie (feat. Luciano)
Luciano & Capleton
Still Blazin
3:48
Sizzla
Jah Blessing (feat. Luciano)
Sizzla
Freedom Cry
3:48
Gentleman
Dem Gone
Gentleman
Journey to Jah
4:01
Zappow & Beres Hammond
Last War
Zappow & Beres Hammond
Zap Pow
6:17
Steel Pulse
Sound System
Steel Pulse
Tribute to the Martyrs
3:24
Johnny Clarke
Them Never Love Poor Marcus
Johnny Clarke
Rockers Time Now
3:27
The Heptones
Book of Rules
The Heptones
Cool Rasta (Bonus Track Edition)
3:00
Third World
1865 (96º In the Shade)
Third World
Reggae Ambassadors: 20th Anniversary Collection
4:28
Garnet Silk & Garnett Silk
Kingly Character
Garnet Silk & Garnett Silk
Give I Strength
3:28
Bunny Wailer
Mellow Mood
Bunny Wailer
Bunny Wailer Sings The Wailers
3:51
Wayne Jarrett
Brimstone & Fire
Wayne Jarrett
Showcase, Vol. 1
5:45
Barry Brown
Far East
Barry Brown
Reggae Anthology - The Channel One Story
2:58
The Mighty Diamonds
I Need a Roof
The Mighty Diamonds
I Need a Roof
3:02
Culture
The International Herb (2001 Remastered)
Culture
International Herb
3:20
The Gladiators
On the Other Side
The Gladiators
Presenting the Gladiators: Deluxe Edition
3:41
Jacob Miller
Tenament Yard (feat. Inner Circle)
Jacob Miller
Hawaii Sings Jacob Miller
2:34
Protoje & Chronixx
Who Knows