by Bob Marley and the Wailers was recorded live in concert ... Described by critics as the country soul of roots reggae at its creative peak, Funky Kingston by Toots and The Maytals ranks at ...

Steel Pulse, which formed in 1975, was one of the earliest reggae bands to emerge from outside of Jamaica, as well as one of the most politically outspoken. Fifty years on, frontman David Hinds still ...

In 1978, they attained a worldwide hit with a roots reggae version of the O ... They were soon offered the opportunity to open for Bob Marley and the Wailers on a tour in England.

The festival was the idea of Marley's mother, Cedella, who put Ibis & Genny Pitts in charge of keeping her son's legacy alive in a city where he once lived.

His early hits were filled with sexual innuendo. But he later switched to a soulful political message that resonated in 1970s ...

“EASY SKANKING” by Bob Marley and the Wailers (1978 ... Mystic Roots Band is proof that you do not have to come from the islands to embrace reggae. They hail from Chico, California, and ...

Up north in Seattle, for example, you’ll find Winston Jarrett, a roots reggae singer who recorded ... her marriage to the then-young musician Bob Marley. That relationship eventually led to ...

Released in April 1973, ‘Catch A Fire’ did for reggae what ‘Please Please Me,’ the first Beatles album, had done for pop and rock exactly ... Records. Bob Marley & The Wailers - Stir ...

This weekend’s lineup brings soul, blues and reggae ... Wailers. A lifelong musician whose career spans genres and decades, Marvin’s journey includes collaborations with Ike and Tina Turner, Billy ...