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Zion Gates · 08-29-2005, 05:23 PM

Third World
Third World started in 1973 by keyboardist Michael Cooper and guitarist Steven Coore. They first met in music school, and had already been apart of the reggae scene. Once they got a band together, one of their first successful songs was a cover of The Abyssinians song "Satta Massagana". Third World had a very familiar sound to them (mostly vocal driven music while most reggae is bass and drum driven). They slowly started mixing elements of R&B, funk, pop, and rock into their roots reggae sound. This lead to a more mainstream type sound, that was well accepted by listeners. To this day Third World have been one of the most innovative and creative reggae bands to come to the scene.

Tribo de Jah
Tribo de Jah is a reggae band from Brazil who mixed their own style with roots reggae. They first met at School of The Blind in Brazil. Although all of them weren't able to see (except for one member who can only see through one eye) they were able to make great music. Mostly famous in Brazil, Tribo de Jah were able to get reggae music famous again in Brazil. Tribo de Jah do a very good job of sticking to the roots and spreading their message for love, peace and a different view on politics which strong message has seem to left the mainstream.

Toots and The Maytals
Frederick "Toots" Hibert, backed up by Nathaniel "Jerry" Mathias and Raleigh Gordon is a singing legend. Toots and The Maytals started their musical career at a very young age during the 60's. They started by doing ska songs with heavy, almost gospel like style of singing. The put out many songs along those lines, until Toots was arrested in '66 for possession of ganja for 18 months (during this time Jerry and Raleigh didn't bother looking for another singer, cause they knew it wouldn't be the same without toots) After he was freed, the three went to Leslie Kong to record more music. Slowly during this time, reggae was being created and they decided to join the movement and create some reggae song example: "Do The Reggay."

UB40
UB40 are an 8 man reggae band out of Birmingham, England. UB40's biggest song was a cover of Neil Diamond's "Red Red Wine" which sold them many copies of their debut c-d. The band heavily used analogue synthesizers, psychedelic / rock guitar, saxophone and dub reggae. The singer focused mostly on political lyrics touching on such things as racism and unemployment.

The Upsetters
The Upsetters where one of the most important bands to come out of Jamaica, although they were never really a band, the Upsetters just referred to a variety of musicians who played as Lee Perry's studio band from 1968 - 1979, so the floating line-up causes some confusion as to figuring out who played what on which record and when. Seeing as The Upsetters just consisted of who rolled into the studio at the right time, the band saw many famous and talented artists such as Sly Dunbar, Aston and Carlton Barrett etc. They were very well known because they had made many hit singles with many different artists (Bob Marley being one of the many.) The Upsetters put out many albums and many hit songs, "Return Of Django" being one of the most famous hits.

U-Roy
Although not the first DJ, or even the first to make a record, U-Roy is commonly know as the Originator. His music was immensely popular, and forever changed Jamaica’s music scene. U-Roy was DJing for King Tubby’s Hi-Fi sound system when he cut his first song with Keith Hudson in 1969. Although his first song, and the few that followed, were not successful, he soon started topping the charts with his collaborations with John Holt. He has since gone down in history as the one of the innovators of the DJ and toaster style.
By Daniel!

Ziggy Marley
Like his father Ziggy Marley decided to join the reggae business. Ziggy Marley was the creative force behind the Melody Makers, after about 9 albums he decided to go solo. He released his first album “dragonfly” in 2003. Dragonfly didn’t see the success Ziggy wanted it to have, but it was a good way for Ziggy to explore new grounds and to create his own style of reggae.

Ashanti Waugh
Carlton Jackson
Charlie Ace
Cornell Campbell
Damien Marley
Dave Barker
Delroy Wilson
Denzil Dennis
Devon Irons
Dr. I-Bolit and Tribal Roots
Dub Syndicate
Earl Sixteen
Errol Walker
The Gatherers
George Boswell
George Earl
George Faith
The Gladiators
Glen Dacosta
Heaven Sisters
The Heptones
High Tone
The Hombres
Jay Boys
Johnny Clark
Johnny Osbourne
Junior Byles
Keith Rowe
King Kobra
Leo Graham
Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace
Linvall Thompson
Lizzard
Lloyd Parks
Matisyahu
Mighty Diamonds
Misty In Roots
Neville Grant
Raphael Green
The Shadows
Silvertones
The Sons Of Selassie
The Stingers
Sugar Minott
Sylford Walker
Tru Believers
Velbet Shadows
The Viceroys
Wet City Rockers
Willi Williams
Zap Pow

08-29-2005, 05:23 PM	#4
Zion Gates Heart Of The Congo Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 2,449	Third World Third World started in 1973 by keyboardist Michael Cooper and guitarist Steven Coore. They first met in music school, and had already been apart of the reggae scene. Once they got a band together, one of their first successful songs was a cover of The Abyssinians song "Satta Massagana". Third World had a very familiar sound to them (mostly vocal driven music while most reggae is bass and drum driven). They slowly started mixing elements of R&B, funk, pop, and rock into their roots reggae sound. This lead to a more mainstream type sound, that was well accepted by listeners. To this day Third World have been one of the most innovative and creative reggae bands to come to the scene. Tribo de Jah Tribo de Jah is a reggae band from Brazil who mixed their own style with roots reggae. They first met at School of The Blind in Brazil. Although all of them weren't able to see (except for one member who can only see through one eye) they were able to make great music. Mostly famous in Brazil, Tribo de Jah were able to get reggae music famous again in Brazil. Tribo de Jah do a very good job of sticking to the roots and spreading their message for love, peace and a different view on politics which strong message has seem to left the mainstream. Toots and The Maytals Frederick "Toots" Hibert, backed up by Nathaniel "Jerry" Mathias and Raleigh Gordon is a singing legend. Toots and The Maytals started their musical career at a very young age during the 60's. They started by doing ska songs with heavy, almost gospel like style of singing. The put out many songs along those lines, until Toots was arrested in '66 for possession of ganja for 18 months (during this time Jerry and Raleigh didn't bother looking for another singer, cause they knew it wouldn't be the same without toots) After he was freed, the three went to Leslie Kong to record more music. Slowly during this time, reggae was being created and they decided to join the movement and create some reggae song example: "Do The Reggay." UB40 UB40 are an 8 man reggae band out of Birmingham, England. UB40's biggest song was a cover of Neil Diamond's "Red Red Wine" which sold them many copies of their debut c-d. The band heavily used analogue synthesizers, psychedelic / rock guitar, saxophone and dub reggae. The singer focused mostly on political lyrics touching on such things as racism and unemployment. The Upsetters The Upsetters where one of the most important bands to come out of Jamaica, although they were never really a band, the Upsetters just referred to a variety of musicians who played as Lee Perry's studio band from 1968 - 1979, so the floating line-up causes some confusion as to figuring out who played what on which record and when. Seeing as The Upsetters just consisted of who rolled into the studio at the right time, the band saw many famous and talented artists such as Sly Dunbar, Aston and Carlton Barrett etc. They were very well known because they had made many hit singles with many different artists (Bob Marley being one of the many.) The Upsetters put out many albums and many hit songs, "Return Of Django" being one of the most famous hits. U-Roy Although not the first DJ, or even the first to make a record, U-Roy is commonly know as the Originator. His music was immensely popular, and forever changed Jamaica’s music scene. U-Roy was DJing for King Tubby’s Hi-Fi sound system when he cut his first song with Keith Hudson in 1969. Although his first song, and the few that followed, were not successful, he soon started topping the charts with his collaborations with John Holt. He has since gone down in history as the one of the innovators of the DJ and toaster style. By Daniel! Ziggy Marley Like his father Ziggy Marley decided to join the reggae business. Ziggy Marley was the creative force behind the Melody Makers, after about 9 albums he decided to go solo. He released his first album “dragonfly” in 2003. Dragonfly didn’t see the success Ziggy wanted it to have, but it was a good way for Ziggy to explore new grounds and to create his own style of reggae. Ashanti Waugh Carlton Jackson Charlie Ace Cornell Campbell Damien Marley Dave Barker Delroy Wilson Denzil Dennis Devon Irons Dr. I-Bolit and Tribal Roots Dub Syndicate Earl Sixteen Errol Walker The Gatherers George Boswell George Earl George Faith The Gladiators Glen Dacosta Heaven Sisters The Heptones High Tone The Hombres Jay Boys Johnny Clark Johnny Osbourne Junior Byles Keith Rowe King Kobra Leo Graham Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace Linvall Thompson Lizzard Lloyd Parks Matisyahu Mighty Diamonds Misty In Roots Neville Grant Raphael Green The Shadows Silvertones The Sons Of Selassie The Stingers Sugar Minott Sylford Walker Tru Believers Velbet Shadows The Viceroys Wet City Rockers Willi Williams Zap Pow Last edited by Zion Gates; 02-02-2006 at 08:30 PM.