dimanche 7 janvier 2018

Top Artist Of Reggae Fusion

By Kimberly Rogers


Bob and Jimmy Cliff are among the very first artists to introduce the reggae genre back in the 1960s. It originated from the beautiful country of Jamaica. Over the years more artists have come up and continued the legacy of this genre. It has become of the most known and listened to genres across the globe. Below are some of the artiste of reggae fusion.

Takana Zion is an artist from Guinea. He started his music career at a very young age. He mainly spoke about inequality in both his country and all around the world. He also did a bit of dance hall music, but his roots were more rooted on the reggae side. He is committed to promoting African popular music and started his own studio in 2012.

Etana is one of the most renowned women in popular music. Her name translates to the strong one. She is of a Swahili origin. Jamaica came up with Rastafarian principles which stated to that women were to be respected. Her style is more of a mix of jazz, RnB, popular music and other genres to spread a positive message across.

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.

Jamar Ronaldo Mcnaughton popularly known as chronixx, is the son of popular singer chronicles. He is one of the newest artists in the scene as he was born in 1992. He began writing and recording his own music in his teenage years. This is before he was called upon to produce tracks for big artists such as Munga honorable and even the very famous Konshens.

In popular music fusion, there are also bands. One of them goes by the name of roots underground. They are made up of six band members. They maintain the sound of the 1970s reggae and the same Rastafarian message. After the release of their album, movement in 2008 and gravity in 2010 they gained a lot of popularity and had toured 22 countries globally.

Another famous artist was born in Spanish Jamaica. He has won the 2014 MOBO honrs. He goes by the name Stylo G. He, along with his mommy and brother moved to the UK when he was aged 15. Once he settled, he joined the underground scene. He maintained his Jamaican culture and mostly did popular music. He also borrowed dancehall aspect from his late dad poison Chang.

Jah9 is a lady born in the town of Falmouth. She is the daughter of a Baptist preacher. She moved to Kingston and took part in the youth choir and other singing opportunities. At the university, she interacted with Rastafarians, and she was deep-rooted to reggae. Her music career began when her recordings were heard by Beres Hammond earlier recorded by Sheldon Bernard.




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