Friday's Playlist: Reggae


This Friday's Playlist will take you around the world. Of course, it'll start in Jamaica but will also make some stops in England and in the United States.

Reggae has become ubiquitous in rock music, it has been assimilated, digested and regurgitated almost as much as the Blues. So this selection here is an overview of some of the finest songs and the finest artists the genre has to offer, as well as some of their more famous disciples and followers.

Enjoy the rolling rhythms, deep drum n'bass grooves of the songs below and let us know which are your favorite reggae songs, so that we can include them in a future sequel to this Playlist.

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