Reggae Memories

05-2026

Burning Spear

There are voices in reggae that entertain. And then there is the voice of Burning Spear — a voice that commands, warns, mourns, and refuses, above all, to be silent. For more than five decades, Winston Rodney has carried the fire of Marcus Garvey's message, the weight of African history, and the conscience of an entire musical movement on his shoulders. He did not do it for fame. He did it because he believed no one else would.

05-2026

Ernie Smith

The velvet voice Jamaica will never forget. His deep, velvet baritone simply settled into the soul — and stayed there.

04-2026

Exodus (1977)

In 1999, Time magazine named Exodus the Album of the Century. Spend an hour with this record, and you begin to understand why.

01-2026

The Rise of Dancehall

Dancehall transformed reggae into a high-energy global phenomenon. Unlike traditional roots reggae, dancehall focused on DJs, sound systems, and live performances, creating a vibrant and interactive music scene.

01-2026

The Rocksteady Era

It lasted less than two years. It left behind no era-defining superstar, no global anthem, no single image the world would remember forever. And yet without The Rocksteady Era — those twenty-four extraordinary months between the summer of 1966 and the spring of 1968 — there would be no reggae as we know it, no Bob Marley as the world came to love him, and no Jamaican music with the power to speak to every corner of the earth. Rocksteady was the quiet revolution. The hinge between what came before and everything that followed.

01-2026

Lover's Rock Era

Lovers Rock, developed in the late 70s and 80s, is often dubbed as romantic reggae. It is the sub-genre of reggae that has captured hearts across generations.

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