Rock Steady pioneer Alton
Ellis made American soul
music Jamaican. He's
changed with the times, still
recording to this day. Ellis...
Best known for his
international hit "Israelites,"
Dekker's Ska oozed style
and grace and influenced
generations to come. Dek...
A child prodigy, Mittoo was
already playing in
professional bands by the
time he was a teenager.
Possibly the sweetest voice
in Rock Steady, Boothe
translated American Soul
music into Jamaican terms.
Rocks Steady heroes the
Ethiopians started
rabble-rousing in 1966,
marrying sweet harmonies
with sharp social criticism...
This pioneering vocal trio of
the late '60s and early '70s
rock steady movement later
successfully transitioned
into reggae. They first we...
If you don't know the
Melodians, you certainly
know one of their hits:
"Rivers of Babylon." They're
Rock Steady superstars.
For over three decades,
Toots Hibbert's exhortatory
vocals and evangelistic
stage delivery charged
Jamaican popular music...
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