Top Artist 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.

The next artist is a woman and is of a Swahili origin. Her name is Etana. It translates to the strong one which actually pairs greatly with her character. She uses jazz, soul, RnB, popular music, and folk. She returned to Jamaica in the effort to create a sound that put across Rastafarian principles and respect for women in general. She uses all these genres to spread positive messages.

Tarrus Riley, it is very unlikely to encounter a person who is not familiar with the name. He was born in 1979 in the Bronx. He is the son of Jimmy Riley who was a prominent reggae icon. Tarrus started his career in his teenage years. He released an album known as challenges in 2004 which opened his act to the major scene.

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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