Tuesday, January 2, 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.

Takana Zion is a person whose career started when he was still very young and looked very composed. He opened up his on a recording studio in 2012 to support African reggae in his country of origin which is the guinea. When he first started out, his music condemned the inequality of people in not only his country but also in other countries worldwide.

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.

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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