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reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...

music compilations. It includes LP and CD compilations featuring music from the various styles of reggae, including

mento Mento is a style of Music of Jamaica, Jamaican folk music that predates and has greatly influenced ska and reggae music. It is a fusion of African rhythmic elements and European elements, which reached peak popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. ...

ska Ska (; ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. It combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska is characterized by a walki ...

rocksteady Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was the dominant style of music in Jamaica for nearly two years, performed by many of the artists who helped establish ...

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roots A root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors the plant body, and absorbs and stores water and nutrients. Root or roots may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * ''The Root'' (magazine), an online magazine focusing ...

reggae, dub, and

dancehall Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rou ...

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* Arkology

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* Bellyas * Black Lion Reggae Invasion Vol. 1 *

Blunted in the Bomb Shelter ''Blunted in the Bomb Shelter'' is a compilation album by hip hop producer Madlib. This album is a collection of reggae, ska, and dub songs taken from the catalogs of Trojan Records Trojan Records is a British record label founded in 1968 ...

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Caribbean Connection ''Caribbean Connection'' is a compilation album by various dancehall and reggaeton artists, presented by Machete Music Machete Music is an urban music label owned by Universal Music Group. The record label had been largely associated with r ...

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Diwali Riddim ''Greensleeves Rhythm Album #27: Diwali'', also known as the ''Diwali Riddim'', is an album and popular dancehall riddim that came to prominence in 2002. The riddim is credited to Jamaican producer Steven "Lenky" Marsden. This has appeared on ...

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* Gloria Riddim * Greensleeves Rhythm Album

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The Harder They Come ''The Harder They Come'' is a 1972 Jamaican crime film directed by Perry Henzell and co-written by Trevor D. Rhone, and starring Jimmy Cliff. The film is most famous for its reggae soundtrack that is said to have "brought reggae to the world". ...

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Intouch Riddim In Touch or InTouch may refer to: * Intouch Holdings, a Thai holding company * ''In Touch'' (radio series), a programme on BBC Radio 4 *In Touch Ministries, a Christian Evangelical organization *''In Touch Weekly'', a celebrity and lifestyle magazi ...

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* Kopa Riddim *

Korak napred 2 koraka nazad ''Korak napred 2 koraka nazad'' (''A Step Forward 2 Steps Backwards'') is a various artists cover album, featuring nine Serbian bands performing cover versions of the popular Yugoslav rock songs, released in 1999. The album was intended to be rele ...

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* The Mighty Two

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* Now That's What I Call Reggae

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* Open the Iron Gate: 1973–77

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* Ragarap *

Raggamuffin Vol 1 ''Raggamuffin Vol 1'' is a New Zealand and Australian compilation album released to coincide with the Raggamuffin Music Festival in 2008. It was sold on the day in Australia, and is available throughout retailers in New Zealand and online. Track ...

Raggamuffin Vol 2 ''Raggamuffin Vol 2'' is a New Zealand and Australian compilation album released to coincide with the upcoming Raggamuffin Music Festival in 2009. It contains two tracks from each of the nine artists appearing on the Raggamuffin Festival 2009 bi ...

Reggae Gold 1998 ''Reggae Gold 1998'' is a compilation album of reggae artists released in 1998. The album spent 82 weeks on ''Billboard's'' Reggae Album chart after debuting at #1. Reggae Gold also spent 8 weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200. Track listing # "She N ...

Reggae Gold 2012 ''Reggae Gold 2012'' is a compilation reggae album from VP Records. It was released on June 26, 2012 and Reggae Gold is an annual series from VP Records. It was launched in 1992. This Reggae Gold 2012 is the 20th edition of the series and it is a ...

Reggae Golden Jubilee ''Reggae Golden Jubilee'' (official album title: ''Reggae Golden Jubilee - Origins of Jamaican Popular Music'') is a compilation album that commemorates Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of independence. It was released on 6 November 2012. ''Reggae Gol ...

* Riddim Driven (series) *

Roots to the Bone ''Roots to the Bone'' was issued in 1995 by Island Records as a reissue of Rico Rodriguez' most important album, ''Man from Wareika'', (minus two tracks: "Rasta" and "Gunga Din") with some 12" sides from the late 1970s. Rico was musically very a ...

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* Strictly The Best vol. 46 *

Strictly The Best vol. 47 ''Strictly the Best vol. 47'' is a compilation dancehall album from VP Records. It is released on December 4, 2012, along with Strictly The Best vol. 46. Strictly The Best (STB) is one of the longest compilation series in reggae music and the musi ...

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* The Time Has Come: The Best of Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers * This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era 1960-1975 * Trojan Box Set series

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* Voice of Jamaica, Vol.3

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* Watch How the People Dancing: Unity Sounds from the London Dancehall 1986–1989

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