Two of my favorites: "Reggae Africa" on the Hemisphere label. This is a well-recorded collection of mostly west African Reggae bands that shows how Jamaican Reggae found fertile ground in the polyrhythm of popular African music. Jamaican Reggae sometimes romanticizes life in Africa when in fact the social mesages of hope and social change it contains is something that Africans can relate to. Of this collection Alpha Blondy is the most well known. The others include Harley and the Rasta Family, Koko Dembele, Tangara Speed Ghoda, Senzo, Serges Kassy, Lystrone Koume, Ice T. Cool, P.I. Ray, Solo Jah Gunt, and Ismael Isaac Et Les Freres Keita.
The other is: "Reggae Songbirds 17 Great Tracks from the High Note Label." All songs are from female Reggae vocalists. It's a refreshing angle from traditional Reggae that usually centers on male vocalists.
The other is: "Reggae Songbirds 17 Great Tracks from the High Note Label." All songs are from female Reggae vocalists. It's a refreshing angle from traditional Reggae that usually centers on male vocalists.