Influential Reggae Music Artists Of All Time

Reggae music, which originated in Jamaica, is considered to be the music of kings. When reggae started rising in the late 1960s, it got the reputation for being a cultural bombshell not only for the Jamaicans, but also for the rest of the world. Reggae music, has time and again been influential in various societies and cultures throughout the world. The reggae music artists have been constantly encouraging the development of fresh counterculture movements, specifically in European countries and, also the United States of America and Africa.

If you are reading this, you must be in love with the highly versatile and unique reggae music. Also, you would really appreciate it you found someone who could hand you out a list of names of the most influential and greatest reggae singers of all time. If this resonates with your thought, this blog might be the right thing for you.

Gregory Isaacs

He was popularly known as the ‘The Cool Ruler.’ He was an incredible and exquisite reggae singer of his time. He always made sure that the music he created conveyed the message of love and affection to reflect that in one’s social life in his/her neighborhoods. He was quite vocal against the use of drugs.

Burning Spear

In his whole career, Winston Rodney won 3 Grammy Awards for his greatest musical hits. He got the name Burning Spear as an inspiration from Kenya’s first president (Jomo Kenyatta) during the Mau Mau independence struggle.

Jimmy Cliff

This influential reggae star was also known as Jimmy Chambers. He made his singing debut at the age of 14, after which he went on to win the prestigious Order Of Merit, that was awarded to him by the Jamaican government. Leslie Kong was his producer all throughout his career.

Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh was a highly influential and most militant of The Wailers, a progressive reggae group that also included legends like Bob Marley. At a later stage of his life, he became an independent artist and had a great career after that. His song lyrics reflected his disagreements with the politics and the political system of the state.

Consider this blog and make sure to add songs of these reggae artists to your playlist.