Dancehall/Ragga

Personnel: Marcia Griffiths (vocals); Gary King (guitar); Ed Calle (saxophone); Tony Concepcion (trumpet); Dana Teboe (trombone);... ... more info

In a decades-long career, Marcia Griffiths has become one of the best-known female reggae artists of all time, scoring hit after hit in... ... more info

Kingston-born Beres Hammond is a singer of unparalleled abilities whose mid `70s recordings with the group Zap Pow upheld the sweet,... ... more info

Editor: Paul Shields. Photographer: Marvin Bartley. You'd think they would be a patient bunch, but fans of that reggae genre called... ... more info

Personnel: Beres Hammond, U-Roy, Zap Pow, Buju Banton, Marcia Griffiths, Big Youth. Producers include: Willie Lindo, Joe Gibbs, Zap... ... more info

Personnel: Valerie Vibes (background vocals). Recording information: Hot Coffee Music. Single-handedly putting the U.K. reggae scene... ... more info

The number of female reggae artists has increased since the 1970s, but many of them are crossover artists with a slick, ultra-commercial... ... more info

An early proponent of Jamaican dancehall music, General Echo (who also performed as Ranking Slackness) recorded four long-players... ... more info

Recording information: Aqua Sounds Studio, St. Croix; Big Yard Recording Studio,Kingston, Jamaica, WI; Birch Hill Recording Studio,... ... more info

Recording information: Big Yard; Megabyte Studio; Stingray Studio. Photographer: Al Fingers. The second full-length album from the... ... more info

Personnel: Sowell, Dwight Pickney, Earl "Chinna" Smith , Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont, Andy Bassford, Willie Lindo, Winston "Bo Peep" Bowen... ... more info

Personnel: Marcia Griffiths (vocals). Recording information: Treasure Isle Recording Studios. This is one of two exceptional albums... ... more info

Personnel includes: Pam Hall, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespear, Gisty, Mafia, Fluxy. Engineers include: Tootsie Wayne, Hugh Palmer, Jason... ... more info