Wednesday, April 4, 2018

A Few Of The Prominent Artists Of Reggae Fusion

By Kimberly Rogers


In 1960s reggae music was born. It is one of the many genres that exist in the current world and which has tried to maintain its beats and tempo without much alternation. It was first brought about by artists such as Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley. Over the years, various artists made a point to make sure this genre caught on. Many artists have come up from all over the world to engage in the genre and singing. Most of them are very good at reggae fusion.

The first artist is from the country of the guinea. His name is Takana Zion, and his music career started at a very young age. When he first started out, his major focus was on the inequality in his country and in other countries across the globe. He did both dancehall and reggae, but he eventually settled on doing popular music. He started a recording studio in 2012.

Etana means the strong one. She is a female popular musi artist from Jamaica. She also has a little bit of a Swahili decent. Her name actually goes hand in hand with her character. Her sound contains popular music, jazz, RnB, folk, and soul. This is what makes it so unique. She at one time returned to Jamaica to emphasize on Rastafarian principles and respect for women.

Tarrus Riley is a living legend. He is the son of another legendary musician known as Jimmy Riley. Tarrus was born in 1979 in the Bronx. Like many other artists, he started his career in his teenage years. In 2004, he released an album entitled challenges. This was actually his break through, and after that point in time, he has been performing in high profile concerts.

The famous chronicles are the father of the now famous chronic. His actual name is Jamar Ronaldo Mcnaughton. He was born in the year 1992. He started his singing career while he was still in his teenage years. After a while, he was called to record tracks for other popular artists such as Konshens and even Munga honorable.

Rootz underground is one of the most popular music bands. It is comprised of 6 people. They put across the Rastafarian message and also have maintained the sound of the 1970s. I 2008 they released an album known as movement and another known as gravity in 2010. This was the beginning of their fame. Since then, they have toured over 22 countries globally.

In Spanish town Jamaica, there emerged an artist by the name Stylo G. He won the MOBO awards in 2014. At the tender age of 15, he together with his family moved to the UK. He joined the underground scene there, and his career began. He stuck to popular music but also followed the bit of dance hall. His father was a famous dancehall artist back in Jamaica.

Another artist is Jah9. She was born to a Baptist preacher. She moved to Kingston Jamaica while still very young. She participated in the choir up until she went off to university. She got to make Rastafarian friends, and that is how she got routed to the culture of reggae.




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