Everything, A to Z
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- “Do the Reggay” · 1968 Moment 1968
- 1980s · deejay era Movement 1980–89
- 1990s · hardcore + intl Movement 1990–99
- 2 Tone Movement 1979–early 1980s core movement · continuing revival influence
- 2000s · crossover Movement 2000–09
- 2010s–20s · global network Movement 2010s–2020s · living present
A
- The Abyssinians Artist late 1960s formation · 1970s roots canon · continuing group
- Adrian Sherwood Producer On-U Sound from 1980–81 · active
- African Head Charge Artist formed as a studio project in 1981 · active
- Afrobeats Genre + umbrella 2000s growth · early-2010s umbrella name · living global network
- Alborosie Artist + producer Italian career in the 1990s · Jamaica-based solo work from the 2000s · active
- Alpha Blondy Artist from 1982 breakthrough · active across five decades
- Alton Ellis Artist recording from late 1950s · rocksteady peak 1966–68 · died 2008
- Ambient Dub Style early 1990s naming and scene formation
- Answer / Never Let Go Riddim 1967 rocksteady source · recurring dancehall foundation
- Anthony B Artist breakthrough mid-1990s · active across three decades
- Aotearoa NZ Place 1970s arrival · early-1980s Pacific reggae voice · living scene
- Aswad Artist formed 1975 · roots and dub peak late 1970s–early 1980s · pop crossover late 1980s
- Atili Producer 2010s emergence · active
- Augustus Pablo Artist early 1970s breakthrough · 1970s–90s Rockers era
B
- Bam Bam Recording 1982 dancehall recording · decades of sampling afterlife
- Barrington Levy Artist breakthrough 1979 · dancehall and crossover career across five decades
- Basic Channel Artist duo + label project established 1993 · foundational 1990s catalog
- Beenie Man Artist child recording from late 1970s · major 1990s breakthrough · active
- Beres Hammond Artist recording from 1970s · defining solo run from mid-1980s · active across five decades
- Big Youth Artist late 1960s sound systems · major recording rise 1972–70s
- Biga*Ranx Artist 2000s sound-system beginnings · Vapor Dub turn from 2017 · active
- Black Ark Home studio built late 1973 · peak mid-to-late 1970s · lost in early 1980s
- Black Uhuru Artist formed in Waterhouse in the 1960s · classic international lineup 1977–85 · active through changing lineups
- Bob Marley & The Wailers Artist 1963 formation · international breakthrough 1973 · Marley died 1981
- Bounty Killer Artist breakthrough early 1990s · defining hardcore era · active and influential
- Buju Banton Artist sound-system beginnings in 1980s · dancehall breakthrough 1992 · roots turn 1995 · active after 2018 release
- Bunny Wailer Artist Wailers from 1963 · solo from 1976 · died 2021
- Burning Spear Artist from 1969 · 1970s roots landmark · living career
- Burru Practice older African-Jamaican tradition · living heritage
C
- Capleton Artist career from late 1980s · Rastafari-centered turn in 1990s · active
- Caribbean Exchange Movement continuous Caribbean exchange · especially visible in the mid-20th century recording era
- Channel One Studio Studio + label ecosystem built 1972 · peak influence mid-to-late 1970s
- Chronixx Artist early 2010s breakthrough · active
- Collie Buddz Artist international breakthrough 2006–07 · active
- The Congos Artist formed mid-1970s · Heart of the Congos recorded 1976–77 · active in later lineups
- Côte d’Ivoire Place 1980s major breakthrough · living Ivorian reggae scene
- Culture Artist formed 1976 · classic roots period late 1970s · continued after 2006
D
- Daddy Yankee Artist 1990s underground → 2004 global breakthrough
- Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley Artist from the 1990s · major breakthrough 2001–05 · active
- Dancehall Genre late 1970s emergence · digital turn 1985 · living culture
- Deejay / Toasting Practice 1950s–60s sound-system practice · record breakthrough c. 1970
- Delroy Wilson Artist recording from 1962 · ska, rocksteady and reggae pioneer · died 1995
- Dem Bow Recording 1990 dancehall recording · major Latin Caribbean afterlife
- Dennis Brown Artist recording from 1969 · major 1970s–1990s career · died 1999
- Desmond Dekker Artist recording from early 1960s · global breakthrough 1967–69 · died 2006
- Digital Dancehall Style mid-1980s breakthrough · central through 1990s and beyond
- Digital Dub Style mid-1980s digital turn → living international scene
- Diwali Riddim 2002 dancehall riddim · global chart afterlife
- Dub Genre + studio methodology c. 1968–72 emergence · living practice
- Dub Poetry Scene 1970s emergence · living spoken-word tradition
- Dub Techno Electronic hybrid Berlin formation c. 1993–95 · living electronic lineage
- Dubadub Artist-coined microgenre 2000s development · named through Stand High Patrol
- Dubplate concept acetate culture from the sound-system era · clash staple to the present
- Dubstep Genre c. 1999–2005 formation · living global genre
- Dubtronica Electronic umbrella 1990s electronic crossover → present
- Dubwise concept 1970s reggae language → present
- Dynamic Sounds Studio + music company Dynamic Sounds from 1968 · major studio from 1969
E
- Early Recording Culture Studio 1950s local recording expansion · 1960s studio boom · continuing version culture
- Early Reggae Style c. 1968–72
- Eek-A-Mouse Artist recording in 1970s · defining Junjo Lawes period early 1980s · active internationally
- El General Artist late-1980s/early-1990s breakthrough
F
- Fat Freddy’s Drop Artist formed 1999 · international rise in the 2000s
- Federal Records Studio + pressing plant 1950s recording and pressing roots · Federal facility by 1961 · sold 1981
- Freddie McGregor Artist recording from 1960s childhood · solo landmarks from late 1970s · active across six decades
- French Electro-Dub Scene late 1990s emergence · major 2000s–present European scene
- Full Up Riddim late-1960s Studio One foundation · major 1980s afterlife
G
- Gaudi Producer recording career from the 1980s · international dub/electronic work from the 1990s onward
- Ghana Place 1970s–80s adoption · 1990s roots growth · living reggae-dancehall scene
- The Gladiators Artist formed in the 1960s · classic roots albums from mid-1970s · family continuation
- Gregory Isaacs Artist recording from late 1960s/early 1970s · international peak 1970s–80s · died 2010
H
- Hawai‘i Place early-1980s local experiments · late-1980s/early-1990s boom · living scene
- Heavenless Riddim Studio One foundation · major 1981 rub-a-dub recut
- The Heptones Artist formed mid-1960s · Studio One peak 1966–71 · roots-era continuation
- Herbs Artist from 1981 landmark release · foundational Pacific reggae band
- Hip-Hop Genre early 1970s Bronx formation · living global culture
- Hip-Hop Reggae Hybrid / discovery lane late-1980s/1990s crossover roots · major 2000s–present lane
- Horace Andy Artist recording from late 1960s · Studio One breakthrough early 1970s · active across six decades
I
- Ini Kamoze Artist debut 1984 · global crossover 1994 · continuing catalog
- Israel Vibration Artist formed early 1970s · breakthrough 1977 · reunited late 1980s · continuing through Wiss
J
- Jah Shaka Artist late 1960s apprenticeship · own sound c. 1970 · major influence 1970s–2023
- Jah9 Artist early 2010s emergence · active
- Jamaican Folk Movement centuries of Jamaican community practice · living traditions
- Janet Kay Artist from 1977 · major Lovers Rock breakthrough 1979
- Japan Sound-System Scene Scene 1970s roots · 1980s infrastructure · 1990s sound-system boom · living scene
- Jazz Genre mid-20th-century Jamaican jazz and dance-band culture → ska era and beyond
- Jesse Royal Artist from the early 2010s · active
- Jimmy Cliff Artist recording from early 1960s · global film breakthrough 1972 · died 2025
- Joe Gibbs Recording Studio Studio + production house major 1970s–early 1980s operation
- John Holt Artist Paragons from mid-1960s · major solo career 1970s–2014
- Julian Marley Artist recording from the 1990s · active
- Jungle / DNB Genre early 1990s emergence · 1993–95 explosion · living continuum
K
- Kabaka Pyramid Artist from the early 2010s · active
- Ken Boothe Artist recording from early 1960s · UK No. 1 in 1974 · active into 2020s
- Keznamdi · GRAMMY 2026 Moment 2026 · 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards
- King Tubby Producer 1960s sound-system work · 1970s dub laboratory
- King Tubby’s Studio Home studio + dub lab early 1970s dub laboratory · defining 1970s influence
- Kingston · Jamaica Place mid-20th-century recording boom → living musical culture
- Koffee Artist late 2010s breakthrough · active
- Kool Herc · block party 1973 Moment August 11, 1973
- Kumina Practice 19th-century Jamaican consolidation · living tradition
- Ky-Mani Marley Artist from 1996 · active
L
- Lady Saw Artist breakthrough early 1990s · dancehall peak through 2000s · Lady Saw persona retired 2015
- Lee “Scratch” Perry Producer late 1950s career start · Black Ark peak 1970s · six-decade career
- Lila Iké Artist In.Digg.Nation from 2017 · active
- Lovers Rock Scene mid-1970s London emergence · living British reggae tradition
- Luciano Artist career from 1992 · Xterminator breakthrough mid-1990s · active
- Lucky Dube Artist 1985 reggae turn · international career through 2007
M
- Mad Professor Producer 1979 Ariwa foundation · 1980s digital dub · living career
- Manudigital Producer solo production from the 2010s · active
- Marcia Griffiths Artist recording from 1964 · I-Threes from 1974 · active across six decades
- Marcus Garvey Recording 1975 · roots-reggae landmark
- The Marley Brothers Family live collective intermittent family performances · Legacy Tour 2024
- Max Romeo Artist recording from late 1960s · roots landmark 1976 · died 2025
- Mento Genre 19th-century roots · commercial recording boom in the 1950s · living tradition
- Mighty Crown Sound system formed early 1990s · World Clash breakthrough 1999
- The Mighty Diamonds Artist formed 1969 · defining mid-1970s roots run · original trio ended 2022
- Morgan Heritage Family band formed in the 1990s · major roots run from 1997 · legacy continues
N
- Nanny Goat Recording 1968 · rocksteady turning into reggae
- Nyahbinghi Practice 1950s Kingston development · living Rastafari practice
O
P
- The Paragons Artist major rocksteady period 1966–70
- Peter Tosh Artist Wailers from 1963 · solo from 1976 · died 1987
- Police and Thieves Recording recorded May 1976 · international afterlife from 1976–77
- PR Underground Scene early-1990s formation · mid-1990s expansion
- Protoje Artist from 2011 · active
- Psydub Electronic scene term late 1990s–2000s scene formation · living festival/downtempo lane
R
- R&B Genre 1940s–50s major imported influence · continuing exchange
- Ragga Style mid-1980s–1990s peak usage · still used internationally
- Randy’s Studio 17 Studio + record shop ecosystem 1960s roots · major 1970s studio · Chin family moves to New York mid-1970s
- Rastafari Spirit early 1930s emergence · living faith and movement
- Real Rock Riddim recorded 1967 · versioned for nearly six decades
- Reggae en Español Scene 1980s growth · early-1990s regional influence
- Reggae Fusion Hybrid umbrella late-1980s/1990s naming and crossover · living umbrella
- Reggae Pop Style international Jamaican hits from late 1960s · recurring pop crossover
- Reggae Revival Movement c. 2011–12 label takes hold · living network
- Reggae Rock Style 1970s punk-reggae crossings · major US scene from 1990s
- Reggaeton Genre 1980s roots · 1990s Puerto Rican underground · global breakout 2004
- Revival Zion · Poco Practice 19th-century Revival movements → living Jamaican religious traditions
- The Revolutionaries Studio band Channel One house-band identity from mid-1970s · peak late 1970s
- Riddim concept 1950s recording practice → reggae and dancehall standard
- Ring the Alarm Recording 1985 · dancehall sound-clash anthem
- Rockers Style mid-1970s emergence
- Rocksteady Genre late 1966–68
- Roots Radics Rhythm section / band formed late 1970s · defining early-1980s dancehall band · continuing through later lineups
- Roots Reggae Genre early 1970s consolidation · living practice
- Rub-A-Dub Style late 1970s–early 1980s
S
- Salvador · Bahia Place late-1970s bloco-afro infrastructure · 1980s samba-reggae emergence · living culture
- Samba-Reggae Genre 1980s emergence · living Bahian tradition
- Samory I Artist breakthrough 2017 · active
- Satta Massagana Riddim recorded 1969 · roots foundation with decades of versions
- Scientist Producer late 1970s rise · 1980s classic period · living career
- Sean Paul Artist late 1990s Jamaican rise · global breakthrough 2002–03 · living career
- Selector concept 1950s sound-system culture → present
- Shabba Ranks Artist late 1980s rise · international peak early 1990s
- Shaggy Artist New York dancehall from the late 1980s · global breakthrough 1993–95 · active
- Shpongle Artist formed c. 1996 · debut album 1998
- Singjay concept 1970s development · major 1980s dancehall role → present
- Sister Nancy Artist deejaying from late 1970s · landmark album 1982 · continuing international recognition
- Sizzla Artist recording from mid-1990s · breakthrough 1997 · active across three decades
- Ska Genre c. 1961–66 first Jamaican wave · later global revivals
- The Skatalites Band / foundation musicians original run c. 1963–65 · re-formed 1983 · continuing legacy
- Sleng Teng Riddim + moment 1985 digital breakthrough · endlessly versioned
- Sly & Robbie Rhythm section + producers partnership from mid-1970s · Taxi era and global sessions · Robbie died 2021, Sly 2026
- SoCal reggae-rock fusion Scene 1990s consolidation · living regional scene
- Soul Genre 1960s major vocal influence · continuing exchange
- Sound Clash Practice sound-system rivalry from the 1950s · formal clash culture continues
- Sound-System Culture Sound system early 1950s emergence · living culture
- South Africa Place 1980s major growth · living South African reggae culture
- Spice Artist from c. 2000 · major rise 2005–09 · living career
- Stalag Riddim 1973 source instrumental · major 1980s dancehall afterlife
- Stand High Patrol Sound system + group sound system formed in the early 2000s · recording catalog from 2009 · active
- Steel Pulse Artist formed 1975 · breakthrough 1978 · active across five decades
- Stephen Marley Artist + producer Melody Makers from the late 1970s · solo career from 2007 · active
- Steppers Scene 1970s roots pattern · major UK sound-system identity from 1980s
- Stonebwoy Artist from 2012 debut · contemporary Ghanaian Afro-dancehall
- Studio One Studio + label 1962 Brentford Road studio · foundational 1960s–70s catalog · living label
- Sugar Minott Artist African Brothers early 1970s · Studio One breakthrough late 1970s · died 2010
T
- Tarrus Riley Artist albums from 2004 · breakthrough 2006 · active
- Tempo Riddim 1985 digital dancehall
- Third World Artist formed 1973 · international breakthrough late 1970s · active across five decades
- Toots & The Maytals Artist formed 1962 · reggae naming moment 1968 · Toots Hibbert died 2020
- Treasure Isle Studio + label early 1960s studio · rocksteady peak c. 1966–68
- Tuff Gong International Studio + pressing + distribution Marley family acquisition 1981 · refurbished and reopened 2026
- Twinkle Brothers Artist recording from 1960s · own label from 1970 · extensive roots and dub catalog
- Two Sevens Clash Recording 1977 · roots-reggae landmark
U
- U-Roy Artist sound-system career from early 1960s · recording breakthrough 1970
- UK Dub Scene 1970s consolidation · 1980s expansion · living scene
- UNESCO Inscription · 2018 Moment 2018
- United Kingdom Place postwar Caribbean migration · 1960s–present
- Uptown Top Ranking Recording recorded 1977 · UK No. 1 in February 1978
V
- Vapor Dub Artist-led microgenre 2010s development · clearly named by 2017
- Version concept late 1960s expansion · central through the 1970s and beyond
- Voicing a Riddim Practice long-running Jamaican recording practice · central to dancehall
W
- Wailing Souls Artist formed late 1960s · roots and early-dancehall landmarks · active for decades
Y
- Yellowman Artist late 1970s emergence · peak early 1980s · living career
Z
- Ziggy Marley Artist Melody Makers from the late 1970s · solo career from 2003 · active