Reggae music recommendations?

[Crystalline Green]

After hearing Start the Fire by No Doubt (yeah, eat me.), I've realized that I want to start listening to reggae music. The thing is though, is that I can't stand the Jamaican accent... so are there any reggae-influenced bands/artists that don't have a Jamaican accent?

Thanks!

Crystalline Green Reviewed by Crystalline Green on 01-27-2007. Reggae music recommendations? After hearing Start the Fire by No Doubt (yeah, eat me.), I've realized that I want to start listening to reggae music. The thing is though, is that I can't stand the Jamaican accent... so are there any reggae-influenced bands/artists that don't have a Jamaican accent? Thanks! Rating: 5

[40oz]

Matisyahu has a jewish-jamacian accent. Sublime is a bit reggae too.

how can you not like the accent? thats what reggae is about

peece n' love mon

[mfitzp]

matisyahu, eeka mouse, israili vibrations, dennis brown, lee scratch perry, barrington levy there a few of my favs

[lpophire]

For sure, to like reggae you pretty much gotta live with the accents. Even non-Jamaican singers will usually fake a Jamaican accent when they're singing reggae.


In terms of good reggae, of course there's Bob Marley, then there's Steel Pulse, Third World, UB-40, Eek-a-Mouse (i'm not a huge fan, but everyone has different tastes), Jimmy Cliff, etc. etc. etc.

And if you absolutely have to listen to hardcore old school roots reggae then there's always Burning Spear.

[spliffstar22]

lol reggae is amazing........The jamaican accent is great too....Some reggae artists don't have the accent when they sing as much as they do when thay talk......... Look for Gyptian, Sizzla, Jah Cure, I wayne, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Vybz Kartel, Movado, and Wayne Wonder, there's a lot more. If you don't like the jamaican accent, you don't like reggae.......and that other shit you speak of is not reggae.............

[40oz]

Jah works is good too

[LIP]

Mystic Roots - Pass The Marijuana
Sublime - 2 joints
Bob Marley - Jammin
Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry
Bob Marley - One Love
Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff
Inner Circle - Bad Boys
Ziggy Marley - A Lifetime

They;re all great, but theres loads more from all of em. All good.

[in.music.u.trust]

look for remixes of raggae, thats my favorite. Nas has a few. Crazie bone.

the best is 3 o'clock(road block) or whatever it is by bob marley. do a search for that and find the version with crazie bone. great song.

[timothylearyisdead]

Slightly Stoopid is a reggea band with no jamaican vocals, however they are a sublime rip off and they sucks ass IMO. you might like them though, you said you like no doubt, who sucks just as bad as slightly stoopid.

[EbelEyes]

www.myspace.com/somersettler

Not reggae, but some tasty Psychedelic Dub... I love Ott.