Reggae

Various Artists - Jamaican Rare Groove (2LP)

From the beginning of the 60s to the end of the 80s, Jamaica had a worldwide influence with ska, rocksteady, dub and reggae, but the small Caribbean island did not escape the global trends of funk, soul and disco. This mix of influences has given birth...

Various Artists - Lovers Rock (The Soulful Sound of Romantic Reggae)

The first British reggae sub-genre to achieve ‘outernational’ success and influence the music of Jamaica, lovers rock was a dominating force in the UK scene, from the mid-Seventies through to the close of the Eighties. Developed largely as a...

Various Artists - Rise Jamaica: Jamaican Independence Special

Marking the 60th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence in August 2022, this celebratory album collection showcases an array of major hits and previously unreleased tracks all of which were recorded in the year that the island became a sovereign...

Various Artists - Studio One Funk (2LP)

Studio One Funk is made up of rare and unreleased Reggae Funk from the vaults of Studio One. Ever since the birth of Funk in America, the sound has been an ever-present ingredient in the melting pot of Studio One’s musical output. The music on...

Various Artists - Studio One Rockers (2LP)

Following on from the success of the 100% Dynamite series, here we enter the vaults of the most important Reggae label of all time, Studio One. Owned and founded by Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd, Studio One's output serves as a comprehensive guide to the...

Various Artists - Studio One Roots 2 (2LP)

Studio One Roots 2 delves deep into the vaults of the legendary Jamaican Reggae label and features rare and classic roots as well as an unprecedented seven unreleased tracks that up till now had never seen the light of day. Roots and Rastafarian...

Various Artists - Virgin Front Line Sounds of Reality

Frontline was a reggae subsidiary of Vrigin records established in 1978. The groundbreaking label released over forty albums before it folded in 1979. Frontline, Sounds of Reality features 18 roots and dub cuts from the legendary frontline label...

Wayne Smith - Youthman Skanking

The early 1980s were the pinnacle of the 'youthman' style of reggae vocal, associated with the generation from Jamaica's Kingston 11 area, including Waterhouse, where producer Lloyd James built what would become a legendary studio at 38 St...