Some Reggae recommendations
 

I'm a pretty big fan of Reggae, so here are some recommendations of groups I listen to:

Bob Marley
Sizzla
Buju Banton
Beres Hammond
Sean Paul
Third World

Those are my favorites.

Dennis Brown
Macca B
Eek A Mouse
Barrington Levi
Black Uhuru
Aswad (older stuff)
Yellowman

Interesting selection. Of all of those listed I've only heard Yellowman.

There'a band called Dred Zepplin,they do all reggae versions of Led Zep tunes,worth a look.

These are my favorites

Bounty killa (one of the illest and realest)
beenie man
elephant man (trend setter)
vybz cartel (straight gangsta and creative)
assassin (lyrical)
wayne marshall (different)
spragga benz (one of the most lyrical in dancehall)
baby cham
TOK
Looga man (he was in the dutty cup crew...the crew sean paul started out in)
kid kurrup (so was he) both of them are iller than sean paul

burning spear
jimmy cliff
peter tosh
sizzla
buju banton
bob marley
toots and the maytals

amazing taste... you all should listen this guy cuz he knows reggae

get rid of sizla and add


setters
jacob miller
derick morgon
loyde brevrett
kingstonians
john holt
melodians
Heptones
Cornell Cambell
abyssinians

so do you guys like dancehall as much you like the old school reggae? I like all the dancehall stuff mentioned thus far, like Bounty Killer, Barrington Levy, Buju Banton, Sean Paul, etc. I know alot of reggae fanatics that DESPISE dancehall, I was just curious if you guys feel the same.

John Brown's Body
Israel Vibration
Capleton
Black Uhuru
Buju banton

I like really fast, dark, and aggressive dancehalllike bounty killer and old school Capleton. I used to be one of those reggae fanatics who really despised dancehall, but now I really like it, although I'm having trouble finding really good dancehall that fits my particular tastes. any suggestions?

Old Jamaican dancehall=good
Sean Paul,Bounty killer=crap

I think Lee 'Scratch' Perry`s Arkology collection is pretty much essential listening.

old Shaggy as in "mr. lovalova" was good but most that is coming out in american has been really sucky as of late

just listen to some calypso and you'll see what i mean

I think its sad when reggae has been turned into endless threads about shaggy and sean paul.

^ well to be fair there was only one post about shaggy and sean paul respectively.

my all time favs are also my recommendations-
Burning Spear
Peter Tosh
Bob Marley
Jimmy Cliff
Lee Perry
Mad Professor

And if Shaggy and Sean Paul were truly representative of the whole dancehall genre I would hate it just as much as Dinah does

Dont get me wrong I looove old dancehall reggae and even lots of current stuff(Dr. ring Ding, king Django, Hepcat) But this craze of pop/ragga americanized "dancehall" is just an excuse for whit kids to grind on eachother. Traditional dancehall reggae was much much more rooted in acctual reggae/ska with musicians like Dodd(probobly the most famous ska Mc/producer/dancehall owner) MC ing over dub tracks. Nowadays the mainstream wants you to belive that dancehall is rap with steel drums.

Seriously, I used to feel EXACTLY the same way for EXACTLY the same reason. Contemporary dancehall ( and they really should call it something other than dancehall) is just as much a product of Jamaica as Trad. Dancehall/reggae. Just as American music has evolved so has Jamaican music. Yes, there's some real garbage in the genre and I'm in the process of sifting through it which can be a long and arduous process, but for me just to a have a handful of albums I like is worth it.

Slim Smith
Ambelique
John Holt
Big Youth

That's a good one. Bob Marley should be in this list

Those are really cool stuffs:clap:

You should also check out Culture.
Aside those mentioned by Rockafella and Shan, he's worth listening to as well