Who is the most popular reggae artist?

Here are seven of the best reggae artists of all-time, each of them having helped to define and popularise the genre around the globe.

• 7) Burning Spear.
• 6) Steel Pulse.
• 5) Peter Tosh.
• 4) Sizzla.
• 3) Toots and the Maytals.
• 2) Desmond Dekker.
• 1) Bob Marley.

What is Cali reggae?

One particular avenue that remains a grass roots project to this day is Reggae Rock, or ‘Cali Reggae’. Birthed in the early 1990s by Sublime, Long Beach became the mecca of the ‘new noise’. Sublime, fronted by the late Bradley Nowell, combined samples of old-school reggae songs with original punk instrumentals.

Who is the best selling reggae artist of all-time?

Bob Marley &
1 gave Bob Marley & The Wailers (Jamaica) their 35th entry and 12th No. 1 on the US Reggae Albums chart. Legend – The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers, with sales of over 10 million in the US alone, is the biggest-selling reggae album of all-time.

What is West Coast reggae?

Hot West Coast Reggae Bands The West Coast is home base for many reggae bands, covering all genres of reggae music. From roots to dub to dancehall, the West Coast reggae scene has it all.

Are there white reggae artists?

There has been many white people that has been doing reggae for decades now and owing to the influence this genre had on punk, post-punk and new wave, many more are familiar with it. Some good examples would be The Clash, The Police, 311, Sublime, Eric Clapton, The Specials and UB-40.

What is special about reggae?

The genre is known for its propulsive percussion, hypnotic bass lines, and steady, up-stroke rhythm guitar (called the “skank beat”), which has helped it cut through as a dance music genre. Most reggae songs feature lyrics in Jamaican English, Jamaican Patois, or Iyaric dialects.