Sunday 4 December 2011

Famous All Time Reggae Artists


Reggae was first developed in the 1960s in Jamaica and it originates from two Jamaican music styles - Ska and Rocksteady. However, Reggae is slower than both these styles. It is also influenced by Calypso, and R&B. Even though if someone does not know what reggae is, they would have still heard of famous reggae songs like No Woman No Cry, Angel,, etc.

List of the Famous All Time Reggae Artists

Bob Marley
(6 February, 1945 to 11 May, 1981)
He is a synonym for Reggae music genre and is responsible for spreading the Jamaican music to the world. He was a singer, song-writer and a music composer for Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae. Although, he is more known and revered as a Reggae artist. His most known songs in reggae are No Woman, No Cry, Exodus, Could You Be Loved, Stir It Up, Jamming, Redemption Song, One Love. Along with the Wailers, his other known songs are Three Little Birds, Buffalo Soldier and Iron Lion Zion. Legend, his compilation album, was announced as Reggae's Best-Selling Album ever in 1984. It was rewarded the Diamond Certificate, and it sold 20 million copies worldwide.

After the release of his album, Uprising - in 1980, (which was his last work) his band toured to Europe and America, as a part of the uprising tour. His tour to America got hindered mid-way because of his deteriorating health. Bob Marley tried fighting cancer but barely survived for eight months. After all the sufferings he died in Miami, on 11 may, 1981. Bob Marley was awarded with the 'Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award' and his album 'Exodus' was voted as the greatest album of the 20th century by Time Magazine. He is the only 'Third World's Pop Superstar' and still looked upon as a 'Rasta-Prophet', a Philanthropist and a Revolutionary artist.

The world of music till date mourns for this loss and Bob Marley stays immortalized in millions of hearts as he kept saying "Don't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be alright."

Peter Tosh
(19 October, 1944 to 11 September, 1987)
His legendary words still echo in literature "Everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die

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