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I always loved the band Culture because of Joseph Hill’s voice.




I use to run lights at a club that regularly hosted a Columbus area reggae group called The Ark Band. Man could they get a crowd going. The floor would bounce. Fun guys back stage too… as long as you were 4:20 friendly. They could hotbox the Superdome.
They were formed by a couple of brothers from the Dominican Republic, Eustace Bobb (bass player/singer) and Terry Bobb (drummer/singer)
I always dug Eustace’s voice. The bonus was he seemed like a genuinely good, down to earth guy.

Their ‘lead’ singer was a guy from St Louis named Damon. He had a great voice, was good looking, and knew how to work the crowd. The girls LOVED him. The nights they’d play the place would be packed with beautiful girls.
And man his voice…



The reggae I generally listen to now is what I refer to as ‘whiteboy reggae’. There’s a bunch of bands out there like Slightly Stoopid, Stick Figure, and Rebelution that make for great background music in the shop or outback in the yard on a sunny day.
Here’s Stick Figure featuring Slightly Stoopid…

A Christ-based reggae act named Christafari. Some of their stuff is pretty good.


Reggae is ubiquitous when listening to the radio on the Hawaiian islands. This is an island based act that went by NynTyn. I believe they’ve changed their name to Hoku Aki.

This is another Ark Band song. It’s a better show case of Damon’s voice. He’s now fronting another reggae act in Columbus I believe.

He had the vocal chops. I bet he’s still sharing it somewhere.

Son of a legend. He puts on a good show too.

First Light, with Carlos Jones.
Released in 1987...doesn't seem possible that it was 30 years ago. 'First Light' and Carlos Jones are local band in Cleveland. In their first decade, they played about 250 dates a year! In May 1984, they opened for the Clash at Public Hall. They still have occasional gigs in the area.
Track list:
1.Reggae Meltdown
2.Tolerate
3.Unity Of Conscience
4.Situation
5.Running
6.Island Time
7.Apartment Living
8.The Light



love this one!



This is a short video clip of First Light (Cleveland) playing 'Where Reggae Comes From' LIVE @ The Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights, OH.




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I'm a bit of a Shaggy fan. I haven't heard all of his music but this one is my favorite of the songs I have heard.

My first reggae music experience was UB40. Sure I had heard Marley but I wasn't that into him when I was younger. And I had heard reggae on Tv and in movies... but again, it was UB40 that turned me into a fan.



After that it was Marley, Shaggy, and a handful of others that had me liking the beats. I prefer bluesy rock, straight up blues, and classic rock BUT I can do reggae and enjoy it too.

I like most music genres. I don't mind country, bluegrass, metal, punk, pop, swing, big band, etc. etc. etc. The only music I really dislike is electronic club music, that loud base crap that rattles the windows on cars, religious music, polka, chant, and most foreign sounds like Chinese, Japanese, or Indian music. I don't like the sound of their instruments mostly.

EDIT: And KPOP, the girl groups were cute at first, but I don't care for that music at all.

I agree about it being watered down, but if that's where you started, that's where you started...

A little more current era whiteboy reggae…. Rebelution

Another rock/ska/rap/reggae band I really liked is Sublime. Most of their music has a reggae undertone to it. I know, more watered down white boy reggae but it is what it is.

I use to go see First Light often, way back when when I was a teenager. Great band. I-Tal was really good too.

I don’t call myself much of a reggae fan, but I love the vibe. It’s so freaking sweet and great music to relax with.
I always liked No Woman No Cry.

Stumbled onto this today on my Pandora station. I really dig it. Great production. Good beat. Good horns. I like the lyrical styling. Well done.

Lemme Tackle some music for a second.

( Most everything I post has a certain oddity I can't even re read myself many times. So this is an attempt to discuss music in true THROW LONG odditiy fashion.)

There is some music that Explodes in popularity,
Catchy and exciting dance music that Pops onto the scene and is really popular for 6 months.

6 Months and One Day after this Music Breaks onto the scene,
Everybody collectively wakes up and realizes how Stupid and Silly this *#*# is and
dismisses, and mocks it for the next 15 years.

But then,
16 years later you may, hear that silly stuff and appreciate it a whole new way on a different level without the dismissiveness from the music snobs.

I recently spent some time on the Hawaiian islands visiting friends. The islands and reggae go hand in hand. There’s a style of island reggae that has a bit of a different feel to it than the Jamaican sound. Now there’s a bunch of young talent, from all over the country actually, feeding that more island inspired sound.. Slightly Stoopid, The Green, SOJA, Monument, Rebelution… just to name a few.
There’s been one act that I’ve heard over the years on one of my Pandora stations that really caught my ear while I was on vacation… Stick Figure. Doing a little deeper dive it turns out it’s one guy, Scott Woodruff, that can play all the needed instruments, can write great catchy songs, and has a home studio and skills to use it. The guy has turned out 7 albums with a few having made critical acclaim within the world of reggae music. Charting #1on Billboard’s reggae charts.
I’ve spent the past two weeks diving into his catalog finding modern reggae gems along the way.
He’s really found a way to blend ‘today’ into a ‘yesterday’ genre of music. His production quality on the last couple albums has gone through the roof. They’re soundscapes. Great with headphones.

It’s almost that time of year for open windows, active patios, warm sunshine, and cold beers… burn some tree and crank some new music.








This is a really beautifully soundscapes track. It falls on the outer edges of reggae, leaning closer to todays downtempo EDM with vocal tracking. It’s great headphone material.



I could post a ton more of what I consider great tunes by this guy. Hope you find some of it to your liking.

Is I-Tal still playing in ohio

For me, reggae is sort of hot and cold. It sounds great when on some Caribbean Island sipping a rum drink, but outside of that it's never grabbed me. For me it is a time and moment music.

I like classical music when we go see the orchestra perform 4-5 times a year, but it not something I am going to pop in to my Bose Wave player.

Fire on the Horizon
Paradise
Burn the Night
Sound of the Sea
Shadow
World on Fire
Above the Storm
All for You

…The song list could go on and on. He’s just written a ton of great music.


This is a cool, laidback song by the band The Green. I like a bunch of their stuff but not as much as Stick Figure. (Tribal Seeds is another band worth checking out. More hit and miss, but good.)

I've heard of the artist, but never listened to the songs you included. Thanks for posting. Good stuff.

I was into some early Steel Pulse but not much else in the genre until my mid 30's when a girlfriend introduced me to Abyssinians.

Great harmonies. I still have one of their records on vinyl.