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righteous reggae mon

Having just returned from my family's annual sojourn to the beach, I realized that I haven't purchased any reggae recently. I am a big fan of Lucky Dube, Bob Marley (Ziggy and his siblings as well), Toots, Burning Spear and others. I searched the "Gon archives and found a recommendation for "Rockamovya" which sounds tasty. Any recent new reggae artists of note?
maxnewid
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viridian
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If we're getting into covers my favorite is "Dub Side Of The Moon" the entire DSOTM album reimagined in the dub genre.
ncarv
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Having visited Jamaica many times, I'm convinced there is a reggae cover for every song, from "Take Me Home West Virginia" (or "Sweet Jamaica") to "Hava Nagila."

Probably the first well-known Jamaican cover was the ska beat "My Boy Lollipop" from 1964 sung by Millie Small.
rpeluso
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I say Max Romeo and the Upsetters, War Inna Babylon, as good as any ever. My opinion, of course.
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