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By Kimberly Rogers


Bob and Jimmy Cliff are among the very first artists to introduce the reggae genre back in the 1960s. It originated from the beautiful country of Jamaica. Over the years more artists have come up and continued the legacy of this genre. It has become of the most known and listened to genres across the globe. Below are some of the artiste of reggae fusion.

The first artist is from the country of the guinea. His name is Takana Zion, and his music career started at a very young age. When he first started out, his major focus was on the inequality in his country and in other countries across the globe. He did both dancehall and reggae, but he eventually settled on doing popular music. He started a recording studio in 2012.

Etana is one of the most renowned women in popular music. Her name translates to the strong one. She is of a Swahili origin. Jamaica came up with Rastafarian principles which stated to that women were to be respected. Her style is more of a mix of jazz, RnB, popular music and other genres to spread a positive message across.

Tarrus Riley is the son of Jimmy Riley who was a popular music legend and the founder of the such music. How was born in the Bronx in 1979 and started his music career as a teenager. After he released an album known as challenges back in the year 2004. He is currently in the music scene with very high profile performances in relation to the current singers. He is one of the house hold names in the industry.

The famous chronicles are the father of the now famous chronic. His actual name is Jamar Ronaldo Mcnaughton. He was born in the year 1992. He started his singing career while he was still in his teenage years. After a while, he was called to record tracks for other popular artists such as Konshens and even Munga honorable.

Rootz underground is one of the most popular music bands. It is comprised of 6 people. They put across the Rastafarian message and also have maintained the sound of the 1970s. I 2008 they released an album known as movement and another known as gravity in 2010. This was the beginning of their fame. Since then, they have toured over 22 countries globally.

Another famous artist was born in Spanish Jamaica. He has won the 2014 MOBO honrs. He goes by the name Stylo G. He, along with his mommy and brother moved to the UK when he was aged 15. Once he settled, he joined the underground scene. He maintained his Jamaican culture and mostly did popular music. He also borrowed dancehall aspect from his late dad poison Chang.

In the town of Falmouth, there emerged a ready by the name of Jah9. He was the daughter of a Baptist preacher. She moved to Kingston at a young age where she took part in the youth choir. When she got to university, she made Rastafarian friends which caused her to be deep-rooted in reggae. Sheldon Bernard recorded her ant the famous artist Beres Hammond discovered.




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