Jamaican Music Artists

10Tik is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

1Biggs Don is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

2Face is a reggae artist (born 1977 in Harlem), based in the United States.

3 Star is a Jamaican reggae artist.

450 is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

56 HOP ROD is a local based music band in the Solomon Islands which was formed back in 2008. The name 56 HOP ROD was dubbed as the name during our quest for a name. It was basically the name of a street in which Bob Marley and the wailers built “Tuff Gong” record label in 1970. Actually, it was 56 HOPE ROAD, but with l…

Alex Anthonie Gallimore more popularly known as A-Game grew up in Wood’s Town, Discovery Bay in St. Ann, Jamaica. The artiste who received his name through the constant use of the slang ‘a-game’ met Grammy winning producer Kevin ‘Pay Day’ in late 2013 at the start of his solo career. It was through the influence of ‘Pa…

A#keem is a Jamaican dancehall artist known for his distinctive vocal style and contributions to the modern dancehall scene.

Abajonai Kushites is a Jamaican roots reggae artist.

Abby Dallas is a Jamaican dancehall artist (born in Kingston).

AbiYah Yisrael is a Jamaican roots reggae artist.

Ackboo is a roots reggae artist (born 1985), based in France.

Adahzeh is a Jamaican dancehall artist, based in Kingston.

Addis Pablo is a Jamaican reggae musician, the son of Augustus Pablo.

Admiral Bailey is a Jamaican dancehall deejay who enjoyed his greatest success between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s. He now lives in Jamaica. He has been described as 'the hottest dancehall star of the late 1980s'.

Admiral T, whose real name is Christy Campbell, is a French singer of reggae-dancehall music.Besides Francky Vincent, he is one of most popular and successful Guadeloupean singers. He is also a designer and the creator of WOK LINE. Born in 1981 on the French island of Guadeloupe, he was one of two children. At the age…

Admiral Tibet, also known as 'Mr. Reality', is a Jamaican dancehall singer known for his 'cultural' lyrics. His stance of lyrics was made in the song 'Reality Time' from the album of the same name, which included the lyrics 'Reality time, culture time, we want no slackness'.

Adwela & The Uprising is a Jamaican roots reggae band led by singer Adwela, known for conscious lyrics and live festival performances across the Caribbean and Europe.

Africa Unite is an Italian reggae band, active since 1981.

The African Brothers were a Jamaican reggae vocal trio formed by three Kingston teenagers – Lincoln "Sugar" Minott, Winston "Tony Tuff" Morris, and Derrick "Bubbles" Howard.

Afro D is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Agent Lexie is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Jeffrey E. Campbell, known professionally as Assassin and Agent Sasco, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay.

Aidonia is a Jamaican dancehall and reggae artist from Kingston, Jamaica. He became active in early 2004, and has released albums on the record labels, VP Records and Jag One Productions.

Aisha, sometimes Sister Aisha is a roots reggae singer.

Aisha Davis is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Ajrenalin is a Jamaican reggae artist.

To say that The Wailers is one of my all-time favourite groups would be an understatement and I grew up in neighbourhoods similar to that of Bob, Peter and Bunny. However they grew up on the West side of the City of Kingston while I grew up still in Kingston but much further inland in the Maxfield Avenue, Waltham Park…

Al Anderson is a Jamaican reggae guitarist (born 1950 in New York).

Alphonso 'Al' Campbell is a Jamaican reggae singer active since the late 1960s.

Alaine Laughton is a Jamaican-American singer.

Alan & The Alpines is a Jamaican ska group.

Alandon is a dancehall artist, based in the United States.

Albert Griffiths is best known as the lead singer of The Gladiators, the Jamaican roots reggae band most popular during the 1970s, whose core he formed alongside Clinton Fearon and Gallimore Sutherland. The group's most famous albums are Trenchtown Mix Up (1976) and Proverbial Reggae (1978), with songs such as 'Hearsay', 'Jah Works' and 'Dreadlocks the Time is Now'.

Alberto D'Ascola, better known by his stage name Alborosie, is an Italian reggae artist. He is sometimes called the "Italian Reggae Ambassador".

Aleighcia Scott is a Welsh-Jamaican singer-songwriter and radio presenter, currently working with the BBC. She hosts the Thursday evening show on BBC Radio Wales and is known for her contributions to the UK reggae music scene.

Alerth Bedasse was a Jamaican mento singer.

Alex Marley was born on the 29th of July, 1987 in Kingston, Jamaica. Alex grew up listening to various forms of different music : amongst people like his cousin Bob Marley and sons as well as other greats like Garnet Silk, Burning Spear, Jacob Miller, Peter Tosh, Jimmy Hendrix, Carlos Santana, and Dennis Brown. He was…

? Birthplace: Allentown, PA ? Raised in: Martin, TN / Greensboro, NC / South Florida Alexander Star learned his lesson about the music industry early on: It’s one thing to be able to move units, but it takes something much greater than a buzz to move people. Mr. Star achieves an attractive balance between ‘commercial’…

Alexx A-Game is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Alicai Harley is a dancehall artist (born 1996), based in the United Kingdom.

Alicia Dal Monte Campuzano, better known by her stage name as Alika, is a Uruguayan–Argentine rapper, singer, songwriter, and reggae musician. She is better known for heading the reggae act Alika & Nueva Alianza.

Earlan Bartley, better known as Alkaline, is a Jamaican dancehall and reggae musician from Kingston, Jamaica. Known for entering the scene with an alluring perception heavily projected to his Jamaican audience and utilizing his stage name to represent the opposite principles of his personality, correlating the dichotomy of positive and negative. His music style captures the core of the dancehalls sound, whilst incorporating his unique artistry.

Alley Cat is a Jamaican dancehall artist (born 1976 in Kingston).

Allinor is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Michael Neil Sterling, better known as Alozade, is a dancehall and reggae deejay notorious for his use of profanity. He has performed at the biggest Jamaican reggae festivals Sumfest and Sting as well as at the German Splash! festival in 2001.

Alpha And Omega are a roots dub duo that mix both analogue and digital elements, comprising bassist Christine Woodbridge and keyboard player John Sprosen, both of whom had played in reggae bands previously, Sprosen also having worked with the Roaring Lion Sound System. They began working together in the mid-1980s, splitting their time between their home towns of London and Plymouth, and issued their debut home-recorded cassette in 1988. They were picked up by Greensleeves Records, who acted as a parent company to the duo's A&O label, and also worked with Jah Shaka, for whom they supplied rhythm tracks. Although they are strongly influenced by artists such as Lee 'Scratch' Perry, King Tubby and Augustus Pablo, they have developed a sound that has been described as 'uniquely British'. In a review of their Mystical Things album, Rick Anderson, writing for Allmusic, wrote: 'This prolific London-based duo is responsible for some of the most convincing old-school reggae to come from the first world.'

Seydou Koné, better known by his stage name Alpha Blondy, is an Ivorian reggae singer and international recording artist. Many of his songs are politically and socially motivated, and are mainly sung in his native language Dyula, French and English, though he occasionally uses other languages, for example, Arabic, Hebrew, or Jamaican Patois.

Alphanso Splendid is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Alpheus is a Jamaican roots reggae artist (born in London).

Althea & Donna are a Jamaican reggae vocal duo, consisting of Althea Rose Forrest and Donna Marie Reid. They are best known for their 1977 single 'Uptown Top Ranking', which was a number-one hit in the United Kingdom in 1978, making them the first Jamaican female duo to top the UK Singles Chart. Following the song's success, they became the first Jamaican female duo to be signed to a major record label.

Althea Hewitt is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Alton Nehemiah Ellis was a Jamaican singer-songwriter. One of the innovators of rocksteady, he was given the informal title "Godfather of Rocksteady". In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.

Amani Paris is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Amanyea is a Jamaican dancehall artist known for her bold voice, confident delivery, and records that blend streetwise dancehall energy with modern pop appeal.

Amarachi is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Amlak Redsquare is a Jamaican roots reggae artist.

Shernette Amoy Evans, known by the stage name Ammoye, is a Jamaican-Canadian reggae musician, most noted as a seven-time Juno Award nominee for Reggae Recording of the Year.

Andrew & Wada Blood is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Following in their father's footsteps, Andrew and Wada Blood have chosen a career path of music. The two have been heavily influenced by their father, Junior "One Blood" Reid, but have an extremely different style from him. Their music is described as a cross between hip-hop, dancehall and reggae ballad, which gives th…

Andrew Murphy is a Jamaican roots reggae guitarist.

Andrew Robinson is a Jamaican reggae artist, based in Switzerland.

Andrew Tosh is a Jamaican reggae singer and the son of Peter Tosh. He is the nephew of reggae singer Bunny Wailer, also an original member of the Wailers. Andrew has a strong vocal resemblance to his late father and like his father, rides the unicycle.

Andru Branch is a Canadian reggae musician. He is the lead singer-songwriter of the reggae band Andru Branch & Halfway Tree. He was nominated for a Juno Award for his debut 1998 album What If I Told You.

Andy Mittoo is a Jamaican keyboardist and reggae musician, continuing the musical legacy of the Mittoo family in roots reggae and studio production.

Angelica Mava is a dancehall artist (born 1999), based in Sweden.

Annette Brissett is a Jamaican reggae singer.

Ansel Collins is a Jamaican musician, singer, songwriter and producer, best known for his work with Dave Barker as Dave and Ansel Collins.

Ansell Collins (sometimes spelled Ansil or Ansel) is a Jamaican keyboard player, producer, and occasional singer. Born 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica. In the late 1960s, he performed with the Invincibles band (whose members also included Lloyd Parks, Sly Dunbar and Ranchie McLean. After working with Lee "Scratch" Perry, Col…

Keith Anthony Blair, better known by the stage name Anthony B, is a Jamaican DJ and member of the Rastafari movement.

Anthony Cruz is a Jamaican roots reggae artist.

Anthony John is a Jamaican roots reggae artist.

Johnson was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1957. His mother Cynthia Hamilton was a market woman by trade, and his father was a Barbadian who worked as a waiter at the Sombero Club in Kingston. Anthony's parents had three children together before separating. They also had other children separately, so Johnson has several…

Anthony Locks is a Jamaican roots reggae artist.

Anthony Malvo is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Anthony Que is a Jamaican roots reggae artist.

Anthony Cameron, better known as Anthony Red Rose, is a Jamaican singjay.

Antidoping is a Mexican reggae band formed in the summer of 1992 in Mexico City. They fuse roots reggae, ska and Caribbean rhythms with an urban flavour.

Steven Kapur, known by the stage name Apache Indian, is a British singer-songwriter and reggae DJ, who had a series of hits during the 1990s. He is best known for the 1993 song 'Boom Shack-A-Lak'.

Apple Gabriel was a Jamaican singer.

Arawak Jah is a Cuban-American reggae group based in Orlando, Florida. The group was founded in 1994 by Cuban expatriate Ras Juan Perez, who left Havana in 1980 during the Mariel boatlift, living first in Wisconsin, then moving to Orlando in 2000.

Arkaingelle is a roots reggae artist, based in Guyana.

Armanii is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Askala Selassie is a Jamaican roots reggae artist.

Aston Francis Barrett, CD, often called 'Family Man' or 'Fams' for short, was a Jamaican musician and Rastafarian. He was best known as the bass-guitar bandleader of Bob Marley and The Wailers, as well as co-producer of the albums, and the man in charge of the overall song arrangements.

Aswad are a British reggae group, noted for adding strong R&B and soul influences to the reggae sound. They have been performing since the mid-1970s, and have released 21 albums. Their UK hit singles include the number one 'Don't Turn Around' (1988) and 'Shine' (1994). 'Aswad' is Arabic for 'black'. They are three-time Grammy Award nominees.

Attila is a dancehall artist, based in Italy.

Aubrey Wellington Adams was a Jamaican pianist and keyboard player who was one of the top bandleaders in Jamaica in the 1950s, and led the Dewdroppers as well as playing with Clue J & His Blues Blasters.

Audio Active were a Japanese reggae fusion band who released several albums between the early 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century.

Audrey Hall is a Jamaican reggae singer.

Augustus "Gussie" Clarke (born 1953, Kingston, Jamaica), is a reggae producer who worked with some of the top Jamaican reggae artists in the 1970s and later set up his own Music Works studio. Clarke started working in the music industry by cutting dub plates. He made his debut as a producer in 1972, with U-Roy's "The H…

Horace Michael Swaby, also known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub composer, performer, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He was active from the 1970s until his death. He was known for playing the melodica.

Aura Msimang (Aura Lewis) (4 March 1947 – 28 December 2015), born Aurelia Msimang, was a South African singer who worked with Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff and recorded an album with Lee 'Scratch' Perry in the late 1970s.

Autarchii is a Jamaican roots reggae artist.

From the struggling yet culturally rich settlement of Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama emerges Avalanchee, a lyrically hard-hitting Gospel dancehall duo. Born in Nassau, Bahamas, Siblings Mario and Marco Gibson were inspired to give their lives to God after attending a church revival. Despite their presence in the church,…

Avion Claudette Trudy Henrietta Blackman is a Trinidadian reggae recording artist, and the wife of Christafari frontman Mark Mohr. She has produced three solo albums, as well as providing vocals and bass guitar for Christafari since 2003.

Awa Fall is a roots reggae artist (born 1996 in Senegal).

Ayetian is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Aza Lineage is a Jamaican roots reggae singer, based in Kingston. Associated styles on MusicBrainz include reggae.

Azizzi Romeo is a Jamaican dancehall artist (born 1999), based in Kingston.

Harris Lloyd 'B. B.' Seaton, also known as 'Bibby', was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, and record producer who was a member of The Gaylads, Land Wood And Water, The Astronauts, Conscious Minds, and The Messengers, and who had a long solo career dating back to 1960.

Oswald 'Baba' Brooks was a trumpet player who played jazz in the 1950s with the Eric Dean orchestra and recorded during the 1960s original Jamaican ska era for producers Duke Reid, Sonia Pottinger and her husband Lindon, King Edwards, and Prince Buster.

Baba Motta is a Jamaican mento artist.

Cham (born Damian Beckett on February 24, 1979) is a Grammy Award-nominated Jamaican recording artist, most well known for his 2006 single "Ghetto Story" from his major label debut album of the same name, a song which led to multiple "story" songs by other artists in a similar vein.[1] He is currently signed to Atlanti…

Baby Wayne, born Wayne Parkinson, was a Jamaican dancehall artist known for his conscientious lyrics.

Born Greg Bryan on 15th March 1974, the youngest child to Alfred Bryan and Veronica Baker, he started his life in St Catherine’s Spanish Town, Big Lane Central Village, also spending his time in Barbican, St Mary and St James. His love for music started at the early age of six when he attended Rasta Man meetings with h…

UK reggae and dancehall artist Badrass aka Jahfet, was born January 8 1975 in the parish of St. Mary, the same parish where the Prophet Capleton comes from. As a youth Badrass attended Enfield primary school before heading to Kingston to attend Papin comprehensive. After moving around and working in streets of Jamaica…

The name Barbie is categorized by many as the name of a star like doll for girls. Barbie symbolizes endless change but constant quality. In this regard Barbee the singer is much like her doll counterpart. Barbee was born Faith J Eselebor in New York City. This unknown little girl eventually metamorphosed into a recordi…

Barrington Ainsworth Levy is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician from Clarendon, Jamaica.

Barry Biggs is a Jamaican reggae singer, best known in the UK for his cover of the Blue Magic song, 'Sideshow', which got to number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1977.

Barry Boom is a reggae singer and record producer from London.

Barry Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer, initially coming to prominence in the 1970s with his work with Bunny Lee, but remaining popular throughout his career.

Bascom X is a Jamaican reggae singer.

Bass Odyssey is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall sound system group founded in 1989 by Keith Walford.

Bayka is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Bazil is a reggae artist (born 1988), based in France. Associated styles on MusicBrainz include dancehall, dub.

Bedouin Soundclash is a Canadian band based in Toronto and consisting of vocalist and guitarist Jay Malinowski, bass player Eon Sinclair, and various session musicians. Their sound has been described as a combination of reggae and ska. Bedouin Soundclash was formed in 2001 and has released six studio albums, most recently in 2022.

Moses Anthony Davis, known professionally as Beenie Man, is a Jamaican dancehall DJ. His awards include DJ of the Year Award eight years in a row. His twelfth studio album Art and Life received a Grammy Award in 2001.

Ben Bowers is a Jamaican mento artist.

Ben Hompaya (birth named Benoît HANSEN) was born in Grenoble, in the French Alps mountains. A son of the soil, whose first love was music. Started playing musical instruments such as the piano, guitar, bass, harmonica or percussions at a very young age. His inspiration to be a reggae artist begun when he started listen…

Ben Okafor is a reggae artist (born in Enugu).

Bencil is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Beneil Miller is a musician who was born in Jamaica and raised in the Cayman Islands. He started playing piano at age 8 and has not looked back since. Beneil excelled in music throughout middle and high school, receiving the top music awards at both graduations. During these years he also learned to play the trumpet, b…

Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was a British writer, dub poet, actor, musician and professor of poetry and creative writing. Over his lifetime, he was awarded 20 honorary doctorates in recognition of his contributions to literature, education, and the arts. He was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers in 2008. In his work, Zephaniah drew on his lived experiences of incarceration, racism and his Jamaican heritage.

Beres Brown is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Berisford Hammond, known as Beres Hammond, is a Jamaican reggae and lover's rock singer. Celebrated as one of Jamaica's greatest vocalists, his powerful, soulful voice has made him a defining figure in lover's rock and roots reggae.

Bernard Collins is a Jamaican roots reggae artist.

Beshara were a British reggae band from Moseley and Washwood Heath, Birmingham, that formed in 1976. The band are most notable for their 1981 lovers rock hit 'Men Cry Too', which reached number 2 in the British reggae charts. Although known for their lovers rock singles, they were also very capable of recording roots reggae. This can be heard in the hymnal recording, 'Glory Glory'.

Big Joe (born Joseph Spalding in 1955) is a Jamaican reggae deejay and record producer, who recorded extensively in the 1970s and early 1980s. Spalding was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1955, and began his recording career in the early 1970s working with producer Harry Mudie. He then worked with producer Winston Edwards…

Big Mountain is an American reggae band formed in 1986 at San Diego, California by vocalist Joaquin 'Quino' McWhinney. The band gained wide recognition and became known for its cover of Peter Frampton's 'Baby, I Love Your Way', which became a top 10 hit single in the US in early 1994, reaching No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on the Mainstream Top 40 and No. 2 in the UK.

Manley Augustus Buchanan, better known as Big Youth, is a Jamaican deejay, mostly known for his work during the 1970s.

Gabriel Piotrowski, better known by his stage name Biga Ranx, is a French ragga hip hop musician from Tours, Centre Region, signed to X-Ray Production, an independent record label based in Paris. He released his debut LP On Time in October 2011, and his second album Good Morning Midnight in April 2013.

Billy Blade Dax Lion is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Billy Boyo was a Jamaican reggae artist born in Kingston, Jamaica, who was arguably the most prolific of the early-1980s child DJs. He is most well known for his songs 'One Spliff a Day' and 'Billy Boyo in the Area'.

Jarret Lloyd Vincent, better known by one of his stage aliases Bim Sherman, was a Jamaican musician and singer-songwriter.

Eric Norman Lamont, better known as Bingy Bunny, was a Jamaican guitarist and singer who recorded with the Roots Radics and The Morwells as well as recording solo material. He is regarded as one of Jamaica's most important and innovative guitarists.

Jochem Quartel (aka "Selecta Jog-M") was born in Amsterdam, 1975. From the age of 14 he started to listen to reggae music. At 16 he started to smoke a lot of 'ganja' and went to many reggae concerts. He also started attending many houseparties, drank a lot of alcohol and used extacy on a regular basis. At one point he…

Delroy Easton 'Bitty' McLean is a British reggae, lovers' rock and ragga singer. He is best known for his three UK Top 10 hits in 1993 and 1994, including his debut offering 'It Keeps Rainin' '.

Born January 6, 1989, blazing his way onto the dancehall scene is Andrew Folkes, better known as Blaazz, has been in the music industry professionally since 2006. Blaazz has been in love with music since the age of four. The twenty four old released his first single "Player Being Played" in 2006 with an accompanying vi…

Black Dillinger is a roots reggae artist, based in South Africa.

Black Gandhi is a Jamaican reggae group, formed in 2006.

Black Roots are a roots reggae band from the St. Paul's area of Bristol, England, formed in 1979. They toured extensively in the UK and Europe in the 1980s and early 1990s releasing several albums and singles during that time before disappearing from the music scene for about ten years. Their comeback began when Soundicate/Makasound, a record label in France, released an album in 2004 and followed it up with another in 2007. In December 2010 they performed their first live show for some twenty years at the Trinity Hall in Bristol and since then they have been active once again, playing live dates and releasing a new album.

Black Ryno is a Jamaican reggae singer.

Black Slate are a British reggae band, formed in 1974. They toured around London and backed Jamaican musicians such as Dennis Brown, Delroy Wilson, and Ken Boothe when they played in the UK. They toured the UK in their own right for the first time in 1978, and released four albums between 1979 and 1985.

Black Uhuru is a Jamaican reggae group formed in 1972, initially as Uhuru. The group has undergone several line-up changes over the years, with Derrick 'Duckie' Simpson as the mainstay. They had their most successful period in the 1980s, with their album Anthem winning the first ever Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 1985.

Black-Am-I is a Jamaican reggae artist.

BLACK as COLE is the brainchild of songstress Cecile Black and bassist Craig Cole, a band of zealous musicians who as friends thought it necessary to express themselves through music. The band performs a genre it calls Jam-on-Dub which basically is a fusion of different genres integrated into the base component of Regg…

Blacker Ranks is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Blak Diamon is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Romaine Odene Anderson, known professionally as Blak Ryno, is a Jamaican artist. He grew up in Waterford and attended at Bridgeport High School. He is also a past member of the Vybz Kartel Portmore Empire, he joined the Portmore Empire in January 2007. In 2010 Blak Ryno left the Portmore Empire due to an altercation with him and Vybz Kartel.

Bling Dawg is a Jamaican reggae artist (born 1982 in Kingston).

The Bloodfire Posse featured Paul Emerson Blake, Donovan 'Benjie' Belnavis, Carl 'Teddy P' Ayton, Alden 'Trapper John' Stewart and Danny Browne. Blake began singing while still at school, followed by a stint playing to the tourists on the north coast of Jamaica. The group had performed individually and gleaned professi…

Bloodfire Possé is a Jamaican reggae group.

Blvk H3ro is a Jamaican contemporary reggae artist. Associated styles on MusicBrainz include reggae.

Bob and Marcia were a Jamaican vocal duo, that consisted of Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths. They had a No. 5 UK hit single in 1970 with 'Young, Gifted and Black'. They followed up with 'Pied Piper', which peaked at No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart in 1971. Those two releases spent a total of 25 weeks in that chart in a period of less than 18 months. They discontinued their partnership in the mid-1970s, both feeling that it was not bringing them adequate financial reward.

Keith Anderson CD, better known by the stage name Bob Andy, was a Jamaican reggae vocalist and songwriter. He was widely regarded as one of reggae's most influential songwriters.

Born in 1974 on the island of Grenada, Bob David started revealing his musical abilities at the age of seven. He began by playing the drums in a local church. In 1984 Bob, at age ten along with his mother and 4 siblings moved to Brooklyn, New York to live with his father for seven years. He became involved with street…

Robert Nesta Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Considered one of the pioneers of the genre, he was renowned for his distinctive vocal and songwriting style. Marley increased the visibility of Jamaican music worldwide and became a global figure in popular culture. He became known as a Rastafarian icon, and he infused his music with a sense of spirituality. Marley is also considered a global symbol of Jamaican music, culture and identity and was controversial in his outspoken support for democratic social reforms. Marley also supported the legalisation of cannabis and advocated for pan-Africanism.

Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer.

Bobby Aitken is a Cuban-born Jamaican guitarist and singer who had a string of hits in Jamaica in the 1960s and led the band The Carib Beats.

Bobby Grantley Dixon, known as Bobby Digital, was a Jamaican reggae and dancehall producer. He was given his nickname 'Bobby Digital' because King Jammy, with whom he worked in the mid-1980s, had begun experimenting with digital rhythms at around the same time. He owned the Digital B label, and among the artists with hits on the label are Shabba Ranks and Sizzla. He has influenced reggae artists such as Admiral Tibet.

Bobby Ellis OD was a Jamaican trumpet player. He worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh, Burning Spear and The Revolutionaries.

Born in Nigeria, West Africa Bola Adebisi is one of those rare breeds of gifted individuals marked for greatness. Bola, attended both primary and high school in Nigeria where he showed aptness for singing, carving a niche for himself as an entertainer of note even in his teenage years. He started singing as a professio…

Boney M. are a reggae, funk and disco music group founded in 1974 in West Germany. They achieved popularity during the disco era in the second half of the 1970s. The band were created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter and one of its main vocalists. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the band's official line-up were Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett from Jamaica, Maizie Williams from Montserrat, and Bobby Farrell from Aruba. Since the 1980s, various line-ups of the band have performed with different members.

Herman Constantine Davis, better known as Bongo Herman, is a Jamaican hand-drummer, percussionist and singer who has had a successful career stretching back to the early 1960s.

Boom Boom Vibration is a reggae band from Italy.

Boom Dandimite was a Jamaican dancehall artist (1972–2023).

Boris Gardiner is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and bassist. He was a member of several groups during the 1960s before recording as a solo artist and having hit singles with 'Elizabethan Reggae', 'I Wanna Wake Up with You' and 'You're Everything to Me'. One of his most notable credits is bass on the influential reggae song 'Real Rock'.

Born Jamericans are a reggae/hip hop duo formed in Washington, D.C., in the 1990s.

Rodney Basil Price, known as Bounty Killer, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. AllMusic describes him as "one of the most aggressive dancehall stars of the '90s, a street-tough rude boy with an unrepentant flair for gun talk". He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential dancehall lyricists of all time.

Bragga Dat was born Everal Ralston on 11th March 1979 in Arnette Garden, Kingston 12, Jamaica, where he grew up with his Mother and eleven siblings. One dozen children of which he is the second to last. Everal attended the Greenwhich All-Age School on Spanish Town Road up to grade 9 and enjoyed playing football and swi…

Bragga Bragga Bragga is a reggae artist (born 1980), based in Brazil.

Bramma is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Brick & Lace are a Jamaican-American dancehall/R&B musical duo consisting of sisters Nyanda and Nailah Thorbourne. According to Billboard, their name reflects both the tough and soft sides of femininity.

Bridgez is a reggae rapper, based in Boston.

Robert Russell, better known by the stage name Brigadier Jerry, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae deejay known for his "cultural" lyrics.

Brina is the voice of World Roots Reggae Music from Jamaica, an artiste steeped in the sounds and rhythms of her Jamaican culture sharing her music with the world. Brina and her songs come alive on stage, a truly vibrant and captivating performer her lyrics and music are refreshing and uplifting. When Brina steps in fr…

Bruce Ruffin is a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae artist.

Brysco is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Andrew Patrick Bradford, known by the stage name Buccaneer is a Jamaican dancehall musician. He first emerged in 1994 and has released three albums. He later went into production.

Bugle is a Jamaican dancehall singer.

Mark Anthony Myrie, known professionally as Buju Banton, is a Jamaican dancehall musician. He is one of the most significant and well-regarded artists in Jamaican music. Banton has collaborated with many international artists, including those in the hip hop, Latin and punk rock genres, as well as the sons of Bob Marley.

Edward O'Sullivan Lee OD, better known as Bunny 'Striker' Lee, was a Jamaican record producer. He was known as a pioneer of the United Kingdom reggae market, licensing his productions to Trojan Records in the early 1970s, and later working with Lee 'Scratch' Perry and King Tubby.

William Alexander Anthony 'Bunny Rugs' Clarke, OD, also known as Bunny Scott, was the lead singer of Jamaican reggae band Third World as well as a solo artist. He began his career in the mid-1960s, and was also at one time a member of Inner Circle and half of the duo Bunny & Ricky.

Neville O'Riley Livingston, known professionally as Bunny Wailer, was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and percussionist. He was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he is considered one of the longtime standard-bearers of reggae music. He was also known as Jah B, Bunny O'Riley, and Bunny Livingston.

Winston Rodney OD, better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, and musician. Burning Spear is a Rastafarian and one of the most influential and long-standing roots artists to emerge from the 1970s.

Burro Banton is a dancehall/reggae deejay popular in the mid-1980s and 1990s.

Buru Flex is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Bushman is a Jamaican reggae singer. He was raised in the Rastafari culture from a young age.

Reanno Devon Gordon, better known by his stage name Busy Signal, is a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist.

Riquey Bingham makes his way on the entertainment scene with his hit single "Your Body Girl", produced by his own label Bingham Production. "Your Body Girl" video was well received by Jamaicans and people all over, as it was number 1 on CVM TV Hitlist for three weeks and maintained good rotation on other TV networks lo…

Byrd Villain is a Jamaican reggae singer (born 1990).

Byron Lee OJ, CD, born Byron Aloysius St. Elmo Lee, was a Jamaican musician, record producer, and entrepreneur, best known for his work as leader of Byron Lee and the Dragonaires.

Byron Lee and the Dragonaires are a Jamaican ska, calypso and soca band. The band played a crucial pioneering role in bringing Caribbean music to the world. Byron Lee died on 4 November 2008, after suffering from cancer for a sustained period.

Dylan Byron, known professionally as Byron Messia, is a Jamaican-Kittitian singer and songwriter. He gained mainstream recognition following the commercial release of his single "Talibans" in 2023. The song spawned a remix featuring Burna Boy, which peaked at number 99 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and received gold certification by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

C-Sharp is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Calado is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Caldhino is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Cali P. is a reggae artist (born 1985 in Guadeloupe), based in Switzerland.

Clifton George Bailey III, better known by his stage name Capleton, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. His record label is called David House Productions. He is known for his Rastafari views expressed in his songs.

Captain Barkey is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Captain Sinbad was the deejay alter ego of Jamaican record producer Carl Anthony Dwyer.

Caribbean Pulse is a very dynamic and powerful Reggae Band based in California. Caribbean Pulse is made up of three core members, group leader and founder William Smith (Rhythm Guitar) and his brother Jason "Bassy Jay" Smith (Bass) and Ezzy Judah (Lead Vocalist & Percussionist). The complete line up for the band al…

CaRio, is a Jamaican Recording artiste who is described by many as “an artiste for this time”. CaRio, known for his captivating vocal abilities, started singing at a very young age having lead roles in his high school choir and even at church in the children’s, youth and adult choirs. CaRio’s ability to write songs cam…

Cario Canio is a rocksteady artist, based in the United States.

Carl Dawkins is a Jamaican rocksteady artist (born 1948).

Carlton George Douglas is a British-Jamaican singer best known for his 1974 disco single 'Kung Fu Fighting'. During his career, Douglas released three studio albums, including Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs (1974), which peaked at No. 37 on the US Billboard 200 and peaked at the top of the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. He also recorded the single 'Dance the Kung Fu', and was featured on a remix of 'Kung Fu Fighting' by fellow British act Bus Stop. His songs have been covered by Jack Black and CeeLo Green, and have been sampled by Kanye West and Nas.

Carl Malcolm is a Jamaican reggae and conscious roots singer and percussionist.

Carlene Davis is a Jamaican gospel and reggae singer active since the 1970s. Successful since the early 1980s as a reggae artist, she survived cancer in the mid-1990s, after which she dedicated her career to gospel music. She has released over ten albums.

Carlos Malcolm OD is a world renowned Jamaican trombonist, percussionist and bandleader who helped cultivate the infamous Jamaican genres of music known as Ska and Reggae.

Carlos Sánchez is a reggae musician, based in New York.

Carlos Turner is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Carlton and The Shoes are a Jamaican vocal group who had their greatest success in the late 1960s, as rocksteady gradually became reggae and were still active in 2008, most notably in Japan and Jamaica. The group had several Studio One recorded hits in Jamaica, most notably 'Love Me Forever' in 1968.

Carlton Barrett was a Jamaican musician best known for being the long-time drummer for Bob Marley & the Wailers. Recognized for his innovative style, which featured a highly syncopated, broken triplet pattern on the hi-hat, and for his dazzling drum introductions, Barrett's prolific recordings with Bob Marley have been internationally celebrated. He is credited with popularising the one drop rhythm.

Carlyle T. Myrie was born in Cross Keys, Manchester, Jamaica. He migrated to the U.S. at the age of 12. As a youngster, Carlyle was exposed primarily to gospel and reggae music. His parents, devoted Christians, along with his six siblings frequently attended church and were there at least four times every week. At age…

Caron Melina Wheeler is a British singer, songwriter, record producer and musician. Born and raised in London, she performed in various singing competitions as a teenager and began her recording career as one of the founding members of Brown Sugar. She was also one of the founding members of the female backing vocalist group Afrodiziak. She officially rose to fame in the late 1980s as the lead singer of R&B group Soul II Soul. Managed by her bandmate, Jazzie B, the group became one of London's best-selling groups in the 1990s. Their debut album, Club Classics Vol. One (1989), which established them as a global success worldwide, earned two Grammy Awards and featured the UK and Billboard number-one singles 'Keep On Movin'' and 'Back to Life '.

Carroll Thompson is a British lovers rock singer, best known as the 'Queen of Lovers Rock'

Cashan is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Phillip Wright –aka Cassafaya – grew up in Fletcher’s land ghetto, right in Downtown, Kingston, JA. His grandma - who raised him - named him the “toilets singer”, a cute nickname he wanted to get rid of as soon as possible. He gained respect in the musical field by winning at the age of 15 several singing contests, whi…

Cat Coore was a Jamaican roots reggae artist (1956–2026).

Ce'cile, is a Jamaican musician in the dancehall genre.

Cedella Marley Minto is a Jamaican singer. She is the daughter of reggae singers Bob Marley and Rita Marley and the mother of Skip Marley. She was in the group Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, along with her siblings. With the group, she has won three Grammy Awards.

Cedric Roy 'Im' Brooks was a Jamaican saxophonist and flautist known for his solo recordings and as a founding member of The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari, The Sound Dimensions, Divine Light, The Light of Saba, United Africa, and The Skatalites.

Cedric Constantine Myton is a Jamaican Rastafari reggae musician who was a founding member of the roots reggae band The Congos.

Cezar is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Chabin is a Jamaican reggae artist.

John Nigel Taylor, better known as Chaka Demus, is a Jamaican reggae musician and deejay, best known as part of the duo Chaka Demus & Pliers.

Chaka Demus & Pliers are a Jamaican reggae duo made up of deejay Chaka Demus and singer Pliers, known for their hits 'Tease Me' and 'Murder She Wrote'. As a duo, they enjoyed more commercial success with mainstream pop fans after their collaboration began in the early 1990s than either had in their previous solo careers.

Chalice is a Jamaican reggae group.

Chan Dizzy is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Richard Patrick Bennett, better known by the stage name Charlie Chaplin, is a Jamaican dancehall and ragga singer and deejay. It was common for Jamaican deejays of the era to name themselves after film stars or characters. Bennett, however, had been nicknamed after the comedian since his youth. His career began in 1980 when he began working with U-Roy's Stur-Gav Hi-Fi collective. He became extremely popular throughout Jamaica, memorable for his focus on cultural and social themes instead of the "slack" lyrics that were popular at the time. His popularity as a live performer prompted Roy Cousins to produce some recording sessions with the young DJ.

Desmond Méndez, better known as Charly Black, alternatively known as Charly Blacks, and originally known as Tony Mentol, is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer, selector and singjay. He is best known for his track 'Gyal You a Party Animal', which became popular outside Jamaica in regions including Mexico, South America, and Spain. The song was a hit in these regions, as well as in some parts of the Caribbean and Central America. It is also one of the most watched dancehall videos on YouTube with over 238 million views as of February 2022. Other songs include 'Whine & Kotch' Feat. J Capri, 'Girlfriend', 'Bike Back', and 'Hoist & Wine'. Mendez has also collaborated with other music artists, including his collaboration with American Latin pop star Jencarlos Canela in the single 'Pa Que Me Invitan'.

Chase Cross is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Chedda is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Cherine Tanya Anderson is a Jamaican dancehall/reggae vocalist and actress.

Chevaughn is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Chevelle Jasintha Franklyn is a Jamaican reggae and gospel reggae singer.

Reggae Singer/ Entertainer Location: Toronto, Canada. Kingston, Jamaica Management: Rellim Enterprises. Bookings/Contact: relliment@gmail.com , www.facebook.com/rellimentt , https://twitter.com/relliment, www.facebook.com/chevymiller Chevy Miller is a Toronto based Reggae Entertainer/Singer and entrepreneur who grew up…

Chezidek is a Jamaican roots reggae singer. He is known for his hit singles, 'Call Pon Dem', 'Can't Hear Must Feel', 'Inna Di Road', and 'Leave De Trees'.

Chi Ching Ching is a Jamaican dancehall artist (born 1982).

Chin’s Calypso Sextet is a Jamaican mento group.

Chino is a Jamaican dancehall singer.

Chino, born Daniel McGregor on the 12th of February 1983, is a young artiste that is going to blow your mind and as a son of Jamaican music legend Freddie McGregor you know that he has music running through his veins. A great talent in his own right, Chino has already had a lot of experience. He sang from the age of ni…

Chozenn is a Jamaican reggae artist, based in Kingston.

Chris Wayne is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Chrisinti is a Jamaican reggae singer (born in Kingston).

Christafari is a Christian reggae band formed in 1989. It is centered on Christ Jesus and follows the personality of ordained minister Mark Mohr (husband of Avion Blackman}, an American, and born-again Christian. Until the age of 17, Mohr was a Rastafarian.

Christian Massive started back in 1993, and was one of the first gospel reggae artists on the Caribbean gospel scene. This pioneering group was birthed in the hood of Nassau, Bahamas, when over 300 rude boys surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ almost simultaneously. "We were stupidly on fire," says group founder Ke…

Christopher Ellis is a reggae singer (born 1982 in London), based in the United Kingdom.

Christopher Oteng Martin is a reggae/dancehall singer and songwriter from St. Catherine, Jamaica. Martin won Digicel's Rising Stars in 2005. He is best known for the songs "Cheaters Prayer", "I'm a Big Deal", "Let Her Go", "Is It Love", and "Dreams of Brighter Days".

Chronic Law is a Jamaican dancehall artist. Associated styles on MusicBrainz include reggae.

Jamar Rolando McNaughton, popularly known as Chronixx, is a Jamaican reggae artist and a member of the UK-based music collective Sault. His stage name replaced the name "Little Chronicle" which he was given because of his father, the singer "Chronicle". Chronixx and his music have been branded as a roots "Reggae Revival", alongside other reggae musicians including Dre Island, Jah Bouks, Jah9, Protoje, Kelissa, Jesse Royal, Keznamdi, Kabaka Pyramid and Lila Iké. His lyrical content includes anti-war sentiments, romantic declarations and messages of resilience.

Leshorn Dalton Whitehead, better known by his stage name Chuck Fenda, is a Jamaican American reggae musician and deejay born in Brooklyn, New York City. Raised in Jamaica, Fenda is also known as 'The Living Fire', 'Poor People Defender' and 'Chuck Fender'. He has toured in both the United States and Jamaica. His songs include 'I Swear', 'Poor People Cry' and 'Better Days', all of which are from his album Better Days. His song 'All About da Weed' was featured in the soundtrack for the video game Grand Theft Auto IV.

“There’s just something about music that hypnotizes me…when it hits, it’s like I’m no longer Clara..that’s when I become’CK ”. Born Clara Mkaamerica Kahwa on March 5, 1984, CK had a love for music before she could talk. “My mom said she had to stop going to church because the moment I heard music there I was heading to…

Clancy Eccles was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer, songwriter, arranger, promoter, record producer and talent scout. Known mostly for his early reggae works, he brought a political dimension to this music. His house band was known as The Dynamites.

Claudelle Clarke is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Claudius "Supa" England is a songwriter, producer and music arranger with a great desire to see youth impacted through positive and uplifting music. 2012 has been a good year so far for this proud Montegonian. In the first five days, he received confirmation of his nomination in two categories for the Atlanta Gospel Mu…

Clement Irie is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Clint Eastwood is a Jamaican reggae musician, who recorded as a solo artist in the late 1970s and early 1980s before teaming up with UK deejay General Saint as the duo Clint Eastwood & General Saint.

Clive Chin is a Hakka Chinese Jamaican record producer whose work includes recordings by the Wailers, Dennis Brown, Lee Perry and Black Uhuru, among others. Chin was a pioneer in the establishment of dub as a standalone musical form. He is the eldest son of Vincent 'Randy' Chin.

Clive Hunt is a Jamaican reggae multi-instrumentist, arranger, composer and producer.

Calvin George Scott, known as Cocoa Tea, is a Jamaican reggae singer. Known for his smooth vocal style and socially conscious lyrics, he has been a consistent presence in reggae music since the early 1980s.

Colin Patrick Harper, better known by his stage name Collie Buddz, is a Bermudian reggae singer. He signed with Columbia Records to release his self-titled debut studio album (2006), which entered the Billboard 200 and contained the singles 'Come Around' and 'Mamacita'.

Born on 7th December 1991 in Goodwill Dominica, ColtonT is already on his way to music super stardom. The rising star was first introduced to the industry at the age of 15 when he had the opportunity to learn the art of lyrical composition and music recording from a local Dominican producer. The experience sparked a ke…

"Banana" is a song by the Jamaican reggae artist Conkarah featuring the Jamaican international artist Shaggy. The song released in 2019 by S-Curve Records samples largely and is an adaptation of a famous song by Harry Belafonte called "Day-O " released in 1956. The Belafonte original is a work song, from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships. The lyrics describe how daylight has come, their shift is over, and they want their work to be counted up so that they can go home.

Conrad Crystal was a Jamaican reggae artist (1966–2026).

Conroy Smith is a Jamaican dancehall singer.

In the basement of her childhood home in Toronto, a young Cora Russell would sit listening to her father play his vintage vinyl reggae collection. As a pioneer of the 1980s domestic reggae movement in Canada, Jimmy Reid planted in his daughter a love for music and her heritage. This love for and lineage of musical exce…

Cornel Campbell, aka Don Cornel or Don Gorgon is a reggae singer, best known for his trademark falsetto voice, and his recordings at Studio One in the late 1960s and his later work with Bunny Lee in the 1970s.

Count Lasher was the stage-name of Terence Parkins, a Jamaican singer and songwriter. Born in the mountainous parish of Saint Thomas, Lasher predominantly utilized first rural, and then urban mento styles in his music, although in later years he recorded some ska and reggae singles. Successful and prolific in output, Count Lasher remains an overlooked figure in the history of Jamaican music.

Winston Cooper, better known as Count Matchuki or Count Machuki, was a Jamaican deejay.

Count Ossie, born Oswald Williams, was a Jamaican Rastafari drummer and band leader.

Count Owen is a Jamaican mento artist (born 1933 in Saint Mary).

Count Sticky is a Jamaican mento artist.

Courtney John is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Courtney Melody is a Jamaican dancehall singer (born in Kingston).

Clement Seymour 'Coxsone' Dodd was a Jamaican record producer who was influential in the development of ska and reggae in the 1950s, 1960s and beyond.

Cregis is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Cruz Rock is a rocksteady artist (born 1989 in U.S. Virgin Islands).

Culcha Candela is a Dancehall group from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2001. Their lyrics range from political issues, such as "Una Cosa" or "Schöne, neue Welt" to party songs, such as "Partybus". The name Culcha Candela can be translated into English roughly as "hot" or "bright" culture. Culcha Candela was formed in Berl…

Cultura Profética is a Puerto Rican reggae band formed in 1996. The band has undergone several lineup changes, but founding members Willy Rodríguez, Eliut González (guitar), and Omar Silva have remained in the group throughout its history. Despite primarily performing reggae music, Cultura Profética has experimented with genres such as bossa nova, tango, jazz, and salsa. Lyrically, the group discusses socio-political and ecological issues including Latin American identity and environmental concerns, as well as interpersonal relationships and love.

Culture was a Jamaican roots reggae group founded by Joseph Hill in 1976. Known for their militant Rastafarian message and driving rhythms, they are best remembered for the classic album 'Two Sevens Clash' (1977), one of the most important reggae albums ever recorded.

Philip Thomas, better known as Cutty Ranks, is a Jamaican dancehall singer.

Cynthia Richards is a Jamaican singer whose career began in the 1960s.

D‐Major is a Jamaican reggae artist (born in Kingston).

D’Angel is a Jamaican dancehall singer.

Da Professor is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Orville Aloysious Thomas, better known by his stage name Da'Ville, is a Jamaican reggae singer.

Daddigon is a Jamaican reggae singer.

S. Frederick Small and better known as Daddy Freddy, is a Jamaican ragga vocalist.

Daddy Lizard is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Michael Alexander Johnson, better known as Daddy Screw, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s.

Daddy1 is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Dahlia is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Daily Bread Dub is a reggae artist from the United States.

Damian Jr. Gong Marley (born July 21, 1978) is a Jamaican reggae artist who has won three Grammy awards. Damian is the youngest son of Bob Marley. Damian was two years old when his father Bob Marley died; he is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. Damian's nickname Junior Gong is derive…

No Rush Records recently signed new upcoming artiste Anthony "Daminance" Williams

Dan Williams is a Jamaican mento artist.

Dandy Livingstone is a British-Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae musician and record producer, best known for his 1972 hit 'Suzanne Beware of the Devil', and for his song 'Rudy, a Message to You', which was later a hit for the Specials. 'Suzanne Beware of the Devil' reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 78 in Australia. In the early 1960s, Livingstone recorded some of the bestselling UK-produced ska singles of the era.

Danejarus is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Danielle 'DI' is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Danny English was a Jamaican reggae singer. Associated styles on MusicBrainz include dancehall.

DARK DESIRE is a ska artist, based in Oklahoma City.

Darrio is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Dave and Ansel Collins are a Jamaican vocal/instrumental duo.

Dave Barker is a reggae and rocksteady singer, songwriter who has made a string of solo albums along with recordings as a member of the Techniques and as half of the duo Dave and Ansell Collins.

Dave Kelly is a Jamaican record producer and the brother of record producer Tony 'CD' Kelly. He began his career as an engineer in the late 1980s. After getting into producing at the Penthouse label of Donovan Germain, he started his own label, Madhouse, together with business partner Janet Davidson in 1991. He went on to become one of the most successful dancehall reggae producers in Jamaica, recording numerous songs that topped the local and international reggae charts, such as 'Action' by Nadine Sutherland & Terror Fabulous in 1994 and 'Look' by Bounty Killer in 1999.

Everald Pickersgill, better known as David Jahson, is a Jamaican reggae singer, active since the early 1970s.

David Madden is a Jamaican trumpeter known for his solo recordings and as a member of Zap Pow, as well as playing on records of Bob Marley and many other great reggae artists.

Dawn Penn is a Jamaican reggae singer. She first had a short career during the rocksteady era from 1967 to 1969, but she is most known for her single 'You Don't Love Me ', which became a worldwide hit in 1994.

While most upcoming artists tend to lack a strong identity and position on their music and their message, Dax Lion, a Roots Reggae artist, is cut from a different cloth. Emerging with the heart of a lion, he is unabashedly clear on his mission to convey world-reaching messages while embracing Rastafari in a solid, bass…

English: The band formed in Jakarta, on 13 September 2006 was named Day Afternoon which means Day After Dusk. Departing from a group of students who have a habit of filling free time with his college together, while playing music on every afternoon at one of the cafeteria courtyard of the National University campus in…

Leroy Fitzgerald Brathwaite is an established Soca/Reggae Artiste and song writer. He has written songs for some of the top name bands in the Caribbean. The likes of Square One, Blue Ventures, Alison Hinds, Sennell Demster, Denise Belafonte, T.C., Keann, Nathalie Burke, Khiomal of Kross Fyah just to mention a few. Lero…

Deablo is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Dean Ivanhoe Fraser is a Jamaican saxophonist who has contributed to thousands of reggae recordings since the mid-1970s. He was awarded the Musgrave Medal by the Jamaican government in 1993 in recognition of his services to music.

Deborahe Elizabeth Glasgow was an English lovers rock singer of Guyanese parentage, who was active from the late 1970s to the beginning of the 1990s. Though Glasgow released only one album in her lifetime, 1989's Deborahe Glasgow, she began releasing singles in her adolescence. She is perhaps best known for her duet with Shabba Ranks on a song initially released as 'Champion Lover' on her eponymous album, but recut by Ranks as 'Mr. Loverman' in 1990.

Deep Jahi is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Del Arno Band, sometimes abbreviated to DAB, is a Serbian and Yugoslav reggae band formed in Belgrade in 1986. Del Arno Band are one of the pioneers of Serbian and Yugoslav reggae scenes and are considered the longest-lasting reggae band from the former Yugoslav region.

Delroy Isaac Foster, better known as Delly Ranx, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay and record producer.

Delroy George Wilson CD was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer. Wilson is often regarded as Jamaica's first child star, having first found success as a teenager. His youngest son, Karl 'Konan' Wilson, has found success as part of British duo Krept and Konan.

Delus is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Colin Demar Edwards (born in Portmore, St. Catherine Parish in 1982), better known by his stage name Demarco, is a Jamaican dancehall and reggae artist. Demarco is best known for his hit singles "Duppy Know Ah Who Fi Frighten", featuring on the Shoot Out Riddim, "Fallen Soldiers", "True Friend" and "Show It (So Sexy)".…

Dennis Alcapone, born Dennis Asquith Smith, is a Jamaican reggae DJ and producer. In 2018, he received the Prime Minister's Medal of Appreciation from Andrew Holness.

Dennis Bovell is a Barbados-born reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer, based in the United Kingdom. He was a member of a progressive rock group called Stonehenge, who later changed name and became the British reggae band Matumbi, and released dub-reggae records under his own name as well as the pseudonym Blackbeard. He is most widely known for his decades-spanning collaborations with Linton Kwesi Johnson.

Dennis Emanuel Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer often referred to as the Crown Prince of Reggae. Bob Marley named him his favorite singer. He recorded over 75 albums across a career spanning three decades, beginning as a child prodigy at age 11.

DENNO is a reggae deejay, based in Japan.

Denroy Morgan was a Jamaican-born American reggae artist. Morgan traveled to the United States in 1965, at the age of 20, to become a musician. He was part of the formation of the Black Eagles, a New York City reggae band in the 1970s, before launching a prosperous solo career in the 1980s onwards. His children, encouraged by his success, have also taken on musical careers themselves including Laza Morgan, Gramps Morgan, and in family bands LMS and Morgan Heritage.

Denyque is a Jamaican reggae singer.

DeQyd is a Jamaican mento artist.

Derrick Clifton Harriott OD is a Jamaican singer and record producer. He was a member of the Jiving Juniors with Herman Sang before embarking on a solo career. He has produced recordings by Big Youth, Chariot Riders, The Chosen Few, Dennis Brown, The Ethiopians, Keith & Tex, The Kingstonians, Rudy Mills, Scotty, Sly & Revolutionaries, and Winston McAnuff.

Derrick Morgan OD is a Jamaican musician who was popular in the 1960s and 1970s. He worked with Desmond Dekker, Bob Marley, and Jimmy Cliff in the rhythm and blues and ska genres, and he also performed rocksteady and skinhead reggae.

Derrick Parker is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Desire is a Jamaican ska artist.

Desmond Dekker was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group the Aces, he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with 'Israelites' (1968). Other hits include '007 ' (1967), 'It Mek' (1969) and 'You Can Get It If You Really Want' (1970).

Desmond Foster is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Determine is a Jamaican reggae artist (born 1972).

Deva Bratt is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Devon Russell was a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae singer and record producer who recorded between the 1960s and the 1990s, both as a solo artist and as a member of The Tartans and Cultural Roots.

Louis Anthony Grandison, known by his stage name Dexta Daps, Dex, Dappa Don or Dexta, is a Jamaican dancehall and reggae performer. Grandison's career began in 2012 with the release of his first two singles "Save Me Jah" and "May You Be". Though he has made many songs in between the periods, he really began gaining public recognition in 2014 with his songs "Morning Love", and "Jealous Ova", the latter of which featured another upcoming dancehall artist Tifa. Dexta Daps rode this wave of popularity into 2015. With the release of "Shabba Madda Pot" having over 23 million views on YouTube, this song is one of Grandison's most iconic songs.

Dezarie is a female roots reggae singer born in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. She received Atlanta's 'Best New Female Reggae Artist' award in 2001 before returning to St. Croix.

The "Best New Band in the World" Di Blueprint is a Kingston, Jamaica based Pop, R

Diana King is a Jamaican singer-songwriter who performs a mixture and fusion of reggae, reggae fusion and dancehall. They are best known for their hit 1995 single 'Shy Guy' and their remake of 'I Say a Little Prayer' which was featured on the soundtrack to My Best Friend's Wedding.

Digital Sham is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Lester Randal Bullock, better known by the stage name Dillinger, is a Jamaican reggae musician. He was part of the second wave of deejay toasters who rose to prominence during the mid-1970s.

Kemar Christopher "Ding Dong" Dwaine Ottey is a Jamaican dancehall reggae musician and dancer. He was a dancer before becoming a dancehall recording artist. His notable songs "Bad Man Forward / Bad Man Pull Up" (2006), "Fling" and "Genna Bounce" (2017) have assisted in his global recognition. He founded the dancing syndicate Ravers Clavers.

Patrick Thompson, better known as Dirtsman, was a Jamaican dancehall deejay.

E. Corey Rolle...Internationally known as DJ Counsellor has served in the Music Industry for ten years. He has two solo albums, 'Totally Linked' released in 2004 and his 2007 release which is called, "Kingdom Vibrations." This album is a unification of Mr. Lynx and Jamaica own St. Matthew. DJ Counsellor will be leaking…

DJ Nana is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Dj Nicholas is a Jamaican reggae artist.

DJ Sunshine is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Highland Ralph Dobson OD was a Jamaican reggae singer and record producer, nicknamed 'The Loving Pauper' after one of his best known songs.

Dog Day Afternoon is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Promoters, venues, and fans alike have caught the fire of this Southern California Rock/Pop/Reggae singer/songwriter. With his soulful melodies, pounding bass lines, and Hip Hop background vocals, experiencing the passion and authenticity of a Dominic Balli live show will leave you satisfied body, mind, and soul. Howev…

Dominic 'Dominion man' Okolue, is a Nigerian-born songwriter and singer based in Latvia. Dominion man has been much inspired and encouraged by one of the world's greatest gospel reggae bands: CHRISTAFARI, whose great fan he has also been. Inspiration, encouragement and support for Dominion Man have also come from Domin…

Don Campbell is a British reggae singer from north-west London, best known for his lovers rock records released since the mid-1990s.

Euvin McCallus Spencer, better known by his stage names Don Carlos or Don McCarlos, is a Jamaican reggae singer and deejay.

Don Dem is a Jamaican reggae group.

Don Drummond was a Jamaican ska trombonist and composer. He was one of the original members of The Skatalites, and composed many of their tunes. In 1966, Drummond was convicted of murdering his 23-year-old lover, Anita 'Marguerita' Mahfood.

Don Yute is a Jamaican recording artist based in Kingston, Jamaica signed to Golden Child Music Group and specialising in reggae. He is best known for his 1995 collaboration with Wayne Wonder; Sensi Ride.

Donovan Germain OD is a reggae producer.

Monica Johnson, better known by her stage name Doreen Shaffer, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, and reggae singer. Known as the 'Queen of Ska', she was a founding member in 1964 of the Skatalites. Following the death of Skatalites member Lester Sterling on 16 May 2023, Shaffer is now the last surviving founding member of the Skatalites.

Dotta Coppa is a Jamaican reggae artist (born 1989 in Saint Mary).

Dovey Magnum is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Dr Alimantado, also known as The Ital Surgeon, is a Jamaican reggae singer, deejay, and producer.

Dale Virgo a.k.a. Dr. Dizzle Who is Dr. Dizzle? The upcoming producer who has been hitting the local and international music industry scene and contributed to hits like, Serious Times by Gyptian, Poverty by QQ, among many others, and has worked on the Platinum Selling Album, "A Girl Like Me", by Rihanna. An excellent d…

Drama Queen is a reggae group from the United States.

Dre Island is a Jamaican reggae singer (born 1988 in Kingston).

Mariano Javier Castro, known professionally as Dread Mar I, is an Argentine singer of reggae rock, reggae en Español, ska and pop music.

Dreama is a Jamaican reggae trio.

Duane Stephenson is a Jamaican reggae singer who has released three albums on VP Records, and works primarily in the roots reggae genre.

Benjamin Stanford, better known by his stage name Dub FX, is an Australian musician and worldwide street performer.

Dub Incorporation is a reggae band from Saint-Étienne, France together since 1997. They combine a range of styles, including dancehall, dub, ska and even rap. Their music is also influenced by African and Arab music with their songs being sung in a mixture of French, English, Arabic and Kabyle.

Dub Specialist was a Jamaican reggae artist (1932–2004), based in the United Kingdom. Associated styles on MusicBrainz include dub.

Dubtonic Kru are a live reggae band from Jamaica. After earning the title 'Best New Band in the World 2010 - 2011' at the Global Battle of the Bands international contest and many other achievements, they performed in Ostróda.

Duckie Simpson is a Jamaican roots reggae musician.

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, dudsymil! grew up in reggae music. From the early days hanging out at his father's studio, "the Record Factory" on Hagley Park Road listening to the likes of Eek-a-mouse, Dennis Brown and Frankie Paul record tracks, dudsymil! knew his destiny was music. This informal apprenticeship helped dev…

Arthur 'Duke' Reid CD was a Jamaican record producer, DJ and record label owner.

Dwight Pinkney OD, also known as Brother Dee, is a Jamaican guitarist best known for his work as a session musician and as a member of Zap Pow and the Roots Radics, who since 1999 has recorded as a solo artist.

Dwight Piper was born and raised in the enchanting South-eastern village of La Plaine, Dominica May 8, 1978. His early days were spent in the La Plaine Pentecostal church where he developed a love for God and the singing ministry. Even as little boy, Dwight preached to trees and sang with the birds and flowers. It was…

Earl 'Chinna' Smith, a.k.a. Earl Flute-Melchizedek the High Priest, is a Jamaican guitarist active since the late 1960s. He is well known for his work with the Soul Syndicate band and as guitarist for Bob Marley & the Wailers, amongst others, and has recorded with many reggae artists, appearing on more than 500 albums, as well as playing on thousands of exclusive sound system dubplates, 45 singles and discomixes. He has played on releases from Augustus Pablo's Rockers All Stars, Niney the Observer's All Stars, Joe Gibbs (producer) & The Professionals, Errol Thompson and Clive Chin's Impact All Stars, Bunny Lee's The Aggrovators, Lee 'Scratch' Perry's band The Upsetters, and many more.

Earl Wilberforce 'Wire' Lindo, sometimes referred to as Wya, was a Jamaican reggae musician. He was a member of Bob Marley and the Wailers and collaborated with numerous reggae artists including Burning Spear.

Earl Sixteen is a Jamaican reggae singer whose career began in the mid-1970s.

Earl Anthony Johnson, better known as Earl Zero, is a Jamaican roots reggae artist, whose career began in the 1970s. He is the uncle of Toronto rapper Raz Fresco.

Earlando Arrington Neil better known by his stage name Early B, was an early dancehall and reggae deejay whose lyrics had a cultural bent, noted mainly in his hits 'Visit of King Selassie', 'History of Jamaica' and 'Wheely Wheely', the latter an ode to bicycle-riding in Jamaica.

Easy Star All-Stars is a reggae collective founded in 1997 by Michael Goldwasser, Eric Smith, Lem Oppenheimer and Remy Gerstein of New York City-based Easy Star Records. The band is known for its reinterpretations of classic albums in reggae style. Their first album, released in 2003, was Dub Side of the Moon, an interpretation of Pink Floyd's 1973 album Dark Side of the Moon. This was followed by Radiodread (2006), an interpretation of Radiohead's 1997 album OK Computer; Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band (2009), an interpretation of the Beatles' 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; and Easy Star's Thrillah (2012), an interpretation of Michael Jackson's 1982 album Thriller. In 2023, they released their eighth studio album, Ziggy Stardub, a reggae re-imagining of David Bowie's 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust.

Echo Minott was born Noel Phillips and grew up in the Maverley area of Kingston, Jamaica. He started singing from an early age, appearing in local talent contests and school concerts. His first break came in 1980 when he recorded the album "Youthman Vibration" for legendary producer Prince Jammy at the age of 17 years.…

Ed Robinson is a Jamaican reggae singer.

When you cut hair from your head and glue it to your face to look older, and give yourself a chance to be selected by a construction foreman who previously rejected you for a job four times, then you know how desperate Eddie Neblett was to support his family. Eddie was born and raised in Georgetown, Guyana, South Ameri…

Edward Thornton (born 1932), better known as "Tan Tan", is a Jamaican trumpeter whose career began in the 1950s. Thornton was born in 1932 and attended the Alpha Boys School. In the 1950s, he played in the Roy Coulton band (the first band to play live on Jamaican radio) along with Don Drummond. He toured worldwide with…

Edmond Montague Grant is a British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Noted for his genre-blending style and socially conscious lyrics, he is the creator of the musical genre known as ringbang.

Fitzroy Edwards, better known by his stage name Edi Fitzroy, was a Jamaican reggae singer, active from 1975 but best known for his work during the dancehall era.

Fresh from the UK, Edward Holland Junior is a producer, song writer, musician and vocalist, set for a bright future in the Gospel Reggae scene. Born in London, England, Edward moved to the South Coast at a young age. He first heard reggae at his local youth club, and at the tender age of 10 years old he was listening t…

Ripton Joseph Hylton, known artistically as Eek-A-Mouse, is a Jamaican reggae musician. He is one of the earliest artists to be described as a singjay. He is known for pioneering his own style of scatting, differing from the-then toasting deejays in the 1980s. Apart from his distinctive vocal style, Eek-A-Mouse has been noted for often wearing flashy and eccentric costumes during his performances. In a 1985 interview, he explained: 'Entertaining is not just singing and rapping to audiences. People want to see you in costume and dancing.'

Egg Nog is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Edgardo Armando Franco, better known as El General, is a Panamanian former rapper considered by some to be one of the fathers of reggae en Español.

El Negro is a reggae band from Ploiești, formed in 1999.

O'Neil Norman Bryan, better known by his stage name Elephant Man, is a Jamaican dancehall musician, having formerly been a member of the dancehall group Scare Dem Crew prior to his solo career.

Elijah Prophet is a Jamaican roots reggae artist.

Emrand Henry, entertainer, militant for Christ, singer and song writer is from St. Lucia, the gem of the Caribbean also known as "The Helen of the West". He was discovered in 2003 on winning the Cable

Enos McLeod is a Jamaican reggae singer and music producer whose career dates to the mid-1960s.

Ephraim Juda is a reggae artist, based in Germany.

Eric 'Monty' Morris is a Jamaican ska singer, known for his work with the Skatalites and hit singles such as 'Sammy Dead Oh' and 'Oil in My Lamp'.

Eric Donaldson is a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter. He originated in Saint Catherine, Jamaica.

Eric Lamont (23 September 1955 - 31 December 1993), better known as Bingy Bunny, was a Jamaican guitarist and singer who recorded with the Roots Radics and The Morwells as well as recording solo material. He is regarded as one of Jamaica's most important and innovative guitarists. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Lamont bega…

Eric Lamont Smith is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Eric "Monty" Morris is a Jamaican ska singer, known for his work with the Skatalites and hit singles such as "Sammy Dead Oh" and "Oil in My Lamp".

Ernest Adheir 'Ernie' Ranglin is a Jamaican guitarist and composer who established his career while working as a session guitarist and music director for various Jamaican record labels, including Studio One and Island Records. Ranglin played guitar on many early ska recordings and helped create the rhythmic guitar style that defined the form. He has worked with Theophilus Beckford, Jimmy Cliff, Monty Alexander, Prince Buster, the Skatalites, Bob Marley and the Eric Deans Orchestra. Ranglin is noted for a chordal and rhythmic approach that blends jazz, mento and reggae with percussive guitar solos incorporating rhythm 'n' blues and jazz inflections.

Fitzroy Ernest Wilson was a Jamaican reggae singer who found fame as a member of the Clarendonians before working as a solo artist.

Glenroy Anthony Michael Archangelo Smith was a Jamaican reggae singer, with a deep baritone voice, who had his greatest success in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Errol Dunkley, sometimes spelled Erroll Dunkley, is a Jamaican reggae musician, born in Kingston, Jamaica.

Errol Holt (born c.1959), also known as Errol Carter and by his nickname Flabba, is a Jamaican bass guitar player who was a member of The Morwells and the Roots Radics and has played on hundreds of Jamaican albums. Holt's career began in the early 1970s when he worked as a session musician backing artists including Don…

Errol Scorcher was a Jamaican reggae deejay.

Errol Thompson, better known as 'ET', was a Jamaican record producer, audio engineer, and one of the first studio engineers to be involved in dub music.

Erup is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Erupt is a reggae artist (born in Stockton), based in the United States.

Be ready this summer as Esco aka Da Schocker creates the summer buzz with his debut solo album"Shock Treatment." The Multi-talented singer/songwriter has produced a wide range of island beats drawing influences from Dancehall, Reggae, and Soca. As the son of veteran Jamaican disc jockey,Errol 'ET' Thompson

Esco Esco is a reggae artist, based in Germany.

Shauna Gaye Melissa McKenzie, known by her stage name Etana, is a Jamaican reggae singer. Her debut studio album, The Strong One, was released in June 2008. In December 2018, Etana was nominated for the 61st & 64th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album.

Stefan Ricardo “Eva Hype” Bowes was born on March 14th, 1993 in Kingston, Jamaica. Stefan grew up in Kingston all his life. He hails from a nuclear family, two parents and a sister, all of whom are trained teachers. \n \nFrom birth Stefan is said to have always had a profound love for music. At the tender age of 9, he…

Everton Blender Everton Dennis Williams, in Clarendon, Jamaica, is a reggae singer and producer, known for his smooth, crooning, tenor vocals, up-tempo arrangements, and spiritually uplifting themes, successfully bridging the gap between roots reggae and dancehall.

Everything but the Girl are an English pop duo formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1982, consisting of lead singer, songwriter, composer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer, producer and singer Ben Watt. The group's early works have been categorized as sophisti-pop with jazz influences before undergoing an electronic music turn following the worldwide success of the 1994 hit single 'Missing', remixed by Todd Terry.

Excellent is a rocksteady rapper (born 1981 in Amsterdam), based in Rotterdam.

Wayne Ford Levy, known by his stage name Exco Levi, is a Brampton-based, Jamaican-Canadian reggae musician. Levi has won five Juno Awards.

Exile Di Brave is a Jamaican reggae artist. Associated styles on MusicBrainz include dancehall, dub, ska.

Fab 5, formed in 1970, is Jamaica's pre eminent popular band, whether measured by record sales at home, hits on the charts, frequency of engagements or major awards won over the years. Their first recording, "Come Back And Stay", was number one in Jamaica, and in their first year on the road, and for the following two…

Fambo is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Swaggerific dance moves, unique fashion taste, and crowd pleasing lyrics; Famous Twenty (aka Cary O'Connor) was born on September 25, 1981 in Kingston, JA. Raised by both parents Georgia Ellis and Courtney O'Connor in Kingston 12 (also known as Trench Town), music has always been apart of his everyday life. Coming from…

Owen Lennox Moncrieffe, known professionally as Fantan Mojah, was a Jamaican reggae singer.

Farenheit is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Fathead was a dancehall musician best known for his collaborations with Yellowman in the early 1980s.

Fidel Nadal is an Afro-Argentinian Reggae musician, songwriter and pioneer of Argentine Reggae and the underground punk/hardcore movement of Argentina.

Finley Quaye is a Scottish musician. He won the 1997 Mobo Award for best reggae act, and the 1998 BRIT Award for Best Male Solo Artist. His debut album, Maverick a Strike, a fusion of many styles including reggae and soul, was a commercial success and was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.

Five Steez is an independent underground hip hop artist from Kingston, Jamaica. He began making a name for himself with his 'Momentum' mixtape series in 2010 and then his debut album, 'War for Peace', in August 2012. The album was well received by hip hop websites as well as the Jamaican print media, which labelled it an unexpected landmark release from Jamaica. In October 2014, he released his EP, 'These Kingston Times', to equally rave reviews, followed by 2016's EP, 'HeatRockz'. He also organized Kingston, Jamaica's premier Hip Hop event, Pay Attention, from 2012 - 2015, with the local Hip Hop collective, The council, of which he is one-fourth.

Flexxx is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Flippa Mafia is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Michael May, better known as Flourgon, is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Gavin Orlando Kerr aka Formula One Nationality Jamaican born June 22, 1983,raise in Kingston 5 Rousseau Road. I began my musical journey when I was three years old, singing at church. I had to go to Sunday school every week where I was one of the lead singers on the junior choir and was a member in a next major group c…

Jennifer Esmerelda Hylton known professionally as Foxy Brown, is a Jamaican reggae singer. Her first introduction to the reggae charts was via the Steely & Clevie-produced versions of Tracy Chapman's "(Sorry) Baby, Can I Hold You Tonight" and "Fast Car," the former even entering Billboard's Black Singles Chart. These led to her being regarded as Jamaica's Tracy Chapman. She released her debut album Foxy, in 1989, which showcased her original songwriting. In 1990 she had a hit with the dancehall single "Always For Me", and a second album, My Kind of Girl, followed in the same year. She also had a hit with Johnny P called "If you Love Me".

Paul Blake, better known as Frankie Paul, was a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist. Born blind, he was dubbed by some as the Jamaican Stevie Wonder.

Stafford Elliot, better known as Fred Locks, is a roots reggae singer best known for his mid-1970s single 'Black Star Liners' and the album of the same name.

Freddie McGregor is a Jamaican reggae singer and musician who began his career as a child member of The Clarendonians. A roots reggae stalwart, he is known for his rich baritone voice and deeply spiritual Rastafarian-influenced music.

Freddie McKay was a Jamaican singer, whose career spanned the rocksteady and conscious spiritual roots reggae eras.

Freeman is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Born in Montego Bay, in 1974, Wayne Clarke (AKA Freshstart) now resides in Portmore, St. Catherine, Jamaica. Wayne is a devout member of Portmore United Church and one of the most prominent voices in APS' growing stable of artists. Inspired by artists such as Papa San, Kirk Franklin and DJ Nicholas, Clarke began his mi…

Frisco Kid is a Jamaican reggae deejay (born 1971 in Kingston).

Fudgie Springer aka Di Gal dem whore would be one of the first to tell you that he is not an artist. He considers himself to be an entertainer who specializes in the ladies. Springer was born in Savanna la Mar, Jamaica in 1977 and migrated to Pittsburgh Pa, USA in November of 1996. He formed the soundsystem Vybz Machin…

Fyakin is a Jamaican reggae artist.

G Whizz is a Jamaican reggae artist.

G-Mac is a Jamaican reggae artist.

G-Starr is a reggae artist, based in Germany.

G-Terra is a Jamaican mento artist (born 1986), based in North Carolina. Associated styles on MusicBrainz include dancehall, jamaica, reggae.

Gage is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Galaxy P is a Jamaican reggae singer (born 1975).

Jacob Lee Williams, better known as Gappy Ranks, is an English dancehall musician of Jamaican and Dominican descent, from Harlesden, London.

Garnett Silk was a Jamaican reggae singer considered one of the greatest voices in reggae history. His brief career before his untimely death at age 28 produced recordings of extraordinary spiritual depth and vocal beauty.

Vanessa Bling AKA Gaza Slim born Vanessa Saddler. Now 20 years old bling attended and graduated from Oberlin High School. Vanessa is originally from Lawrence Avenue in St. Andrew. Vanessa was introduced into the music industry by recording some vocals for the song “Only God Knows’ by the Twin of Twins in 2007; she was…

A native Bermudian, Geneman, was blessed to be surrounded by music all his life. Born to a family of extremely talented musicians, and singers, he discovered his love and aptitude for music, at a very young age. The anointed reggae singer, man of many voices, was raised in the music arena singing in gospel choirs, and…

General B is a Jamaican reggae artist. Associated styles on MusicBrainz include dancehall.

Cardiff Butt, better known as General Degree and later as Snapple Dapple, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay and record producer.

Earl Anthony Robinson, better known as General Echo, a.k.a. Ranking Slackness, was one of the first reggae deejays to move away from 'cultural' lyrics towards 'slackness'.

Paul Scott Levy, also known as General Levy, is an English ragga deejay, regularly employed on studio tracks by drum and bass DJs. He is best known for the track 'Incredible' which he recorded with M-Beat. A remixed version of this reached number eight on the UK singles chart in 1994.

General Saint is a reggae deejay best known as one half of Clint Eastwood & General Saint, the deejay duo of the early 1980s he formed with Clint Eastwood.

Amos Eughsha Edwards better known by his stage name General Trees, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay who was considered one of the most popular deejays of the 1980s, best known for his hits in the latter half of the decade.

We have a stake in one another ... what binds us together is greater than what drives us apart, and ... if enough people believe in the truth of that proposition and act on it, then we might not solve every problem, but we can get something meaningful done for the people with whom we share this Earth. 2010. The year of…

Geoffrey Aloysius Chung was a Jamaican musician, recording engineer, and record producer.

Geoffy G. is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Earl George Lawrence, also known as George Faith, Earl George and George Earl, was a Jamaican reggae singer best known for his work in the 1970s with producers such as Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Bunny Lee.

George Moxey is a Jamaican mento artist.

George Nooks, a.k.a. Prince Mohamed, Prince Mohammed, or George Knooks is a Jamaican reggae singer who initially found fame as a deejay.

Carlton Hylton, better known as Ghost, is a Jamaican singjay performer. He is best known for songs such as the dancehall hit "Body Guard". He gained his first notice in 1993 singing for Clifton "Specialist" Dillon on ragga songs, partnering with DJ Culture as rapper. Ghost was a member of Monster Shack Crew in 1996. He joined Jamaican singer Tony Curtis on 1997's "Wine", produced by Classical People for Opera House Production. He has 4 Children, 3 daughters, S., Jinelle, Lamoya, and 1 son, Carlton Jr. by his wife Carol Hylton.

Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Gil's musical style incorporates an eclectic range of influences, including rock, Brazilian genres including samba, African music, and reggae.

Ginjah is a Jamaican roots reggae singer (born 1978). Associated styles on MusicBrainz include reggae.

GiRL whose birth name is Shanique Brown is a singer and performer who praises the entertainment industry in her home country Jamaica for her experience. After being trained at the Ardenne High School in both acting and singing she was then ushered into both industries by her mentors Ian Hird, Suzanne Beadle and Dwayne…

Gitta Dan is a reggae singer, based in Trinidad and Tobago.

Gladstone Anderson, also known by his nickname 'Gladdy', was a Jamaican pianist, keyboard player, and singer, who played a major part in the island's musical history, playing a key role in defining the ska sound and the rocksteady beat, and playing on hundreds of recordings as a session musician, a solo artist, and as leader of Gladdy's All Stars, featuring bassist Jackie Jackson, drummer Winston Grennan, guitarist Hux Brown, and keyboardist Winston Wright. As Harry J All Stars the band had a massive hit in Jamaica and United Kingdom with the instrumental song 'The Liquidator' 1969. Anderson's work was consistently popular in the late 70s too, as roots reggae, dub and sound system culture increasingly prioritised more conscious and deeply spiritual concerns.

Glen Adams was a Jamaican musician, composer, arranger, engineer, producer, based since the mid-1970s in Brooklyn, New York City.

Glenmore Lloyd Brown, also known as 'God Son' and 'The Rhythm Master', was a Jamaican singer, musician, and record producer, working primarily in the genres of reggae and dub.

Glenroy Washington is a Jamaican reggae/soca singer-songwriter, drummer and record producer. Washington made his first hit record 'Rockers Not Crackers' in 1978 for the Joe Gibbs Record label; but he did not grace the charts again until the release of the hit 'Kindness For Weakness' in 1998.

Go True is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Gondwana is a reggae group from La Pincoya, Santiago, Chile, founded in 1987 by I-Locks Labbé. They have been produced by Dr. Dread of RAS Records. With their charismatic leader Quique Neira, they found success in Chile and abroad, as the band played shows in Jamaica and the United States, cradles of reggae.

Goofy is a Jamaican dancehall artist (born 1974 in Jones Town).

Govana is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Grace Beverly Jones is a Jamaican singer, songwriter, model and actress. She began her modelling career in New York, signing with Wilhelmina Models. After moving to Paris, she worked for fashion houses such as Yves St. Laurent and Kenzo, while appearing on the covers of Elle and Vogue Hommes. Jones was photographed by Helmut Newton, Guy Bourdin, and Hans Feurer, and emerged as one of the most prominent Black models of the 1970s. She earned recognition for her androgynous appearance and bold features, and has been cited as influential in early discussions of gender expression.

Roy "Gramps" Morgan is a Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, producer, record executive, and entrepreneur. Gramps was born in Brooklyn, New York, but was raised partially in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is the son of well-known reggae artist Denroy Morgan, and a founding member of Grammy Award-winning reggae band Morgan Heritage. Most of his brothers and sisters are also in the music business.

Gregory Anthony Isaacs OD was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in The New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae".

Greyhound were a British reggae band.

Grindsman is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Groundation is an American roots reggae band with jazz and dub influences, from Sonoma County in Northern California. It is named for Rastafarian ceremony of Grounation.

Windel Beneto Edwards, better known by his stage name Gyptian, is a Jamaican reggae singer. He often appears with roots reggae songs within the reggae subgenre dancehall.

Lindon Andrew Roberts, professionally known as Half Pint, is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae singer.

Harold Richardson is a Jamaican mento artist.

Harry Belafonte was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first million-selling LP by a single artist.

Harry Zephaniah Johnson, known by the stage name Harry J, was a Jamaican reggae record producer.

Harry J. All Stars is a Jamaican reggae group, formed in 1968.

Harry Toddler is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Hawkeye is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Kerida Shushana Johnson, known professionally as Hempress Sativa, is a contemporary reggae singer and songwriter from Jamaica. Her music aligns with the roots reggae tradition with variants of hip hop, afrobeats and R&B.

Henry 'Junjo' Lawes was a highly influential Jamaican record producer and sound engineer.

Herbs are a New Zealand reggae group founded in 1979. Since its foundation Herbs has been multi-ethnic in membership and featured Samoans, Tongans, Cook Islanders, New Zealand Europeans and Māori members. Herbs was led by singer-guitarist Dilworth Karaka, the main founding member who remained with the band since its inception, until his death in March 2026.

Hezron is a Jamaican reggae artist.

HMSS His Majesty's Sound System is made up of primarily 4 key individuals, namely: Redbeard, Fingers, Booma and Crazy Rick. The ministry is under the umbrella ministry of Urban Mission http://www.urbanmission.co.uk headed up by M.O.D Calvary Chapel South London. We are a dancehall sound system sharing the Gospel throug…

HITMAKER is a reggae group from Brazil.

Hjálmar is an Icelandic reggae band formed in 2004 in Keflavík.

Hollow Point is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Home T is a Jamaican dancehall artist (born 1962).

Keith Williams, better known as Honey Boy, is a Jamaican reggae singer best known for his recordings in the 1970s who is regarded as one of the pioneers of lovers rock.

Hopeton Lewis was a Jamaican born singer of rocksteady and reggae, an arranger, and radio music presenter.

Hopeton Lindo is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Horace Andy is a Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as 'Skylarking', as well as 'Government Land', 'Angel', 'Spying Glass', and 'Five Man Army' with English trip hop group Massive Attack. He is also famous for a cover version of 'Ain't No Sunshine'. Andy is often described as one of the most respected and influential singers in Jamaica.

Hortense Ellis was a Jamaican reggae musician, and the younger sister of fellow artist Alton Ellis.

Hoszia Hinds was on his own from as early as 10 years old, he began his journey of singing from very young, he always loved to sing but didn't want to sing other peoples songs, so he spent long evenings, creating and writing his own music to whatever was going on in his head. Hoszia's younger days were days of struggle…

Born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1969, from an early age it was apparent that Howie Hutchinson was create by God to sing. As a young boy, he would sing anywhere at anytime -- even in bars, where he would put 10 cents into the jukebox and sing over the B-sides (instrumental versions) of popular Jamaican songs. In the 70's,…

Hubert Porter is a Jamaican mento artist.

Hugh Mundell was a Jamaican roots reggae singer.

\t With an eye and ear-catching career within the reggae entertainment industry, many have acclaimed Germaine Bernard, internationally known as Hyah Slyce, to be one of Reggae music's true inheritors. A baton passed on from generations to a young few for its preservation, Hyah Slyce Music can be considered a book of lo…

I Maroon is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae band. The founding members, in 1963, were Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer.

I Wata is a Jamaican reggae artist.

I Wayne, Rastafarian stage name for Cliffroy Taylor, is a roots reggae singer. He is known for his hit singles 'Living In Love' and 'Can't Satisfy Her' from his debut album, Lava Ground.

I-Dren Artstrong is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Byiome Muir, better known by his stage name I-Octane, is a Jamaican reggae dancehall recording artist from Clarendon Parish, Jamaica. He is known for integrating positive and socially conscious subject matter into his music, drawing inspiration from personal experiences and Rastafarian teachings.

Roy Samuel Reid, better known as I-Roy, was a Jamaican deejay who had a very prolific career during the 1970s.

Iba Mahr is a Jamaican reggae artist. Associated styles on MusicBrainz include roots reggae.

iCandy is a reggae artist (born in Pompano Beach), based in Florida.

Winston Lloyd Evans, better known as Icho Candy, is a Jamaican reggae singer.

Since its creation some five decades ago, the reggae industry has seen many female star lights. From its very first, being Millie Small to its current reigning queen, Marcia Griffiths, the Jamaican soundscape has spawned few talented entertainers that exude the versatility found in the burgeoning artist named Ieye. \n…

Ijahman Levi is a Jamaican-British conscious roots reggae chanter, artist and musician. In his early years, Levi was tutored by musician and vocal teacher, Joe Higgs. His first album, Haile I Hymn, was released on Island Records in 1978. He became Ijahman Levi after a religious spiritual conversion to Rastafari when he was in prison between 1972 and 1974. It and his following records preach Rastafari movement as well as Twelve Tribes of Israel doctrine.

Ikaya is a Jamaican reggae artist.

On Friday, the 10th of January 1986, 2:36 p.m., at the Nathall Memorial Hospital, a 7 pound baby boy was introduced to the world, a legend in disguise Ramon Jean-Paul was born to parents Paulette and Clayton Elliott. Growing up in a close knitted family, Rambo? as family members would call him, was a well fed yet admir…

INDECKA - Born Chevol Grant in Kingston, Jamaica, naturally-talented Indecka has been exposed to music from an early age; singing in church and at concerts. He grew up with music in his blood and has been steadily making progress in the music industry since. A singer/songwriter Indecka has performed at several major fe…

Indeed I is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Infinity is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Ini Kamoze is a Jamaican reggae singer who began his career in the early 1980s and rose to prominence in 1994 with the signature song 'Here Comes the Hotstepper'. The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as charts in Denmark and New Zealand, reaching No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart.

Inner Circle, also known as The Inner Circle Band or The Bad Boys of Reggae, are a Jamaican reggae band formed in Kingston in 1968. The band first backed The Chosen Few in the early 1970s before joining with successful solo artist Jacob Miller and releasing a string of records. This era of the band ended with Miller's death in a car crash in 1980.

Innocent Crew is a Jamaican reggae group.

Intence is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

\t The islands of Hawaii are not only the biggest influence on IRATION’s sound they are home to all of its members. IRATION was born from a love of all types of music and a desire to create something new. Elements of reggae, rock, and pop are mixed with keyboard/synth and melodic vocal lines to create something truly u…

With his debut album titled “My Allegiance” that was released in October 2008, Irel is certainly not new to the gospel reggae arena. A native from Bull Bay Jamaica, he has always stayed true to his island roots even though he now resides in Miami, Florida. Irel has performed at quite a few concerts and the response has…

Isaac Blackman is a reggae artist (born 1982 in Trinidad and Tobago).

Ishawna is a Jamaican dancehall singer.

Israel Vibration are a reggae harmony group, originating from Kingston, Jamaica. Lascelle 'Wiss' Bulgin, Albert 'Apple Gabriel' Craig, and Cecil 'Skelly' Spence all contracted childhood polio, and went on to be a Jamaican roots reggae group in the 1970s. The trio initially met as children at a rehabilitation center.

Iwaata is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Iyara is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Born 1981 in Southside Clarendon, Jamaica W.I in a community called Cosmo Gardens...Keveron "Izan" Griffths has now became popular through his hard hitting lyrics...But his journey was quite an interesting one...He started out in the music at about age 15-16 as a Rapper performing under the name (K.G) in most parts his…

Izan Cramer is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Izrael was one of the most popular and influential Polish reggae bands. It was formed in March 1983 in Warsaw by two well-known Polish underground musicians: Robert Brylewski and Paweł Kelner.

Jerry Fealofani Afemata, better known by his stage name J Boog, is an American-Samoan reggae singer and songwriter. J Boog has released three albums that reached the top ten of the Billboard Reggae Albums chart, debuting with Hear Me Roar in 2007. His next two albums, Backyard Boogie (2011) and Wash House Ting (2016), both reached number one on the Reggae Albums chart.

J Capri is a Jamaican reggae artist (born 1991 in Kingston).

\t The talented young lad with the golden voice has dreams like everyone, but one extends further than anyone else’s... To be the best at what he does, not to prove, but to be an inspiration. Born to Flona and Trevor Morris on march 10th 1994, Trevor Jordan Morris also known by his pseudonym, "J nyle" has been in the m…

J. Square is a Jamaican reggae artist.

J.O.E- Jahovaevil is the name 23 years old Alty Nunes chose to call himself after a near death experience in December 2009. Nunes was admitted to the hospital due to a ruptured blood vessel in his head. The doctors say it is a miracle he lived. This walking miracle is also blessed with musical talents which have been n…

Jack Radics is a Jamaican dancehall artist (born 1957).

Wilfred Gerald 'Jackie' Edwards, was a Jamaican musician, songwriter and record producer whose career took in ska, R&B, soul, rocksteady, reggae, and ballads.

Clifton "Jackie" Jackson is a Jamaican bass player, who was an important and prolific session musician and bassist on ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub and discomix records throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and was later a member of Toots and the Maytals.

Donat Roy Mittoo, better known as Jackie Mittoo, was a Jamaican-Canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director. He was a member of the Skatalites and musical director of the Studio One record label.

Dalton Sinclair Bishop, better known as Jackie Opel, was a Barbadian singer who possessed a rich, powerful voice with a high octave range. He was known as the 'Jackie Wilson of Barbadian culture' and was also a gifted dancer. Bishop was born in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Jacob Miller was a Jamaican reggae artist. His first recording session was with the producer Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd in the late 1960s. While pursuing a solo career, he became the lead singer for Inner Circle, a Jamaican roots reggae band. Miller recorded and toured with Inner Circle before he died in a car crash in early 1980 at age 27. His age is very similar to American rockstar Jimi Hendrix, much compared to English singer John Lennon of the Beatles.

Jada Ashanti Murphy , known professionally as Jada Kingdom, is a Jamaican dancehall and R&B singer, songwriter and music producer. Born and raised in Kingston, she originally started her career as a swimsuit model on Instagram before becoming a musician. She is known for her unique blend of dancehall and R&B in her music, melodic flow and passionate lyrics.

High energy, funky, spontaneous and exciting are some of the expressions that spring to mind when encountering the ministry of Jadee & Altar Call for the first time. After just a few moments listeners will experience the heart of ministry resonating in true unadulterated worship. Jadee’s ministry is an eclectic multicu…

Jadee Lamez is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Jafrass is a Jamaican dancehall artist.

Jah Bouks is a reggae singer (born in U.S. Virgin Islands).

Jah Child`s interest for music started when he was a young boy, inspired by his musical Mother and Brother. In his early artist years he spent his time with the Band Tainegos from Long Bay Jamaica. Later he collected a lot of experience with the Label Band Gomchan( Tuff riddem Studio in Kingston Jamaica). 2004 he perfo…

Jah Cure, or Iyah Cure is a Jamaican reggae musician. Raised in Kingston, he was given the name Jah Cure by Capleton.

Jah Defender is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Jah Lloyd, aka Jah Lion, The Black Lion of Judah, and Jah Ali was a Jamaican reggae singer, deejay and producer.

Andre Johnson, better known by his stage name Jah Mason, also known as Fire Mason, is a reggae singer/deejay from Jamaica, active as a recording artist since 1991.

Jah Pickney is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Jah Romie (born Wayanno Goulbourne; 2nd April 1991; Manchester, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae and Dancehall sing jay. Jah Romie lived in Manchester with his mother and siblings; he attended Prospect Primary and Nain Junior School. His passion for music started from the tender age of 7 years old, playing with old drums…

Jah Roots were a reggae band from Springfield, Missouri. The band was active from 2001 to 2009. They released several albums under the independent label GanJah Records, with a local and international following. Jah Roots broke up in 2009. Since then, lead singer Josh Heinrichs has established a successful solo career.

Jah Servant is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Jah Shaka, also known as the Zulu Warrior, was a Jamaican reggae/dub sound system operator who operated a South East London-based, roots reggae Jamaican sound system from 1970. His name is an amalgamation of the Rastafarian term for God and that of the Zulu king Shaka Zulu.

Jah Stitch was a reggae deejay best known for his recordings in the 1970s.

Jah Sun is a reggae artist, based in the United States.

Nkrumah 'Jah' Thomas is a reggae deejay and record producer who first came to prominence in the 1970s, later setting up his own Midnight Rock and Nura labels.

Jah Van I is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Kirk Rhoden is a Jamaican musical recording artist better known by his stage name Jah Vinci. He has been active since 2005, but had his first breakthrough hit in 2008 with his then mentor Vybz Kartel. He was a part of Vybz group Portmore Empire until the group disbanded in 2012. He has released several of Jamaica's biggest hits starting with the Vybz collaboration "Weh Dem A Guh" on producer Stephen Mcgregor's record which became one of the most popular songs in the Dance Hall scene at that time.

Jah Warrior is a United Kingdom roots reggae/dub production team, record label, sound system, and musical group centred on Steve Mosco.

Neville Beckford, better known as Jah Woosh, was a Jamaican reggae deejay and record producer, primarily known for his work in the 1970s.

Janine Elizabeth Cunningham, better known as Jah9, is a Jamaican singer and also a yoga teacher.

Jahmali is a Jamaican roots reggae singer (born 1972 in Clarendon), based in Tamarac.

Jahmiel is a Jamaican reggae artist (born 2005).

Jahricio is a reggae artist, based in Costa Rica.

Jahshii is a Jamaican dancehall artist. Associated styles on MusicBrainz include reggae.

Jahvillani, born Dujon Mario Edwards, is a Jamaican and dancehall artist from Great Pond, St. Ann, a parish in Jamaica. He has two sisters and was raised by a single parent.

Una joven banda nacida a principios del 2010, que mezcla el reggae y el hip hop, y los fusiona con grandes contenidos espirituales, para así transmitir con cada uno de sus temas no solo buena música, sino también un mensaje muy interesante. Recientemente han sacado su primer sencillo “Voy” grabado y mezclado por Adrian…

Jamal Gordon is a 12-year-old R&B/Pop singer. He was born in the island of Antigua and is the second of two children for his parents. He is signed to I & I Entertainment, a record company based in New Jersey. He has just secured a distribution deal with VP Records for his debut EP “Tomorrow”. Jamal recently completed a…

Jamelody is a reggae artist (born 1980 in Diego Martin), based in Trinidad and Tobago.

Janet Kay Bogle is an English actress and vocalist, best known for her 1979 lovers rock hit 'Silly Games'.

Jay Harmony, a dynamic singer/songwriter is an artist to watch over the coming years. Her voice has been described by audiences across Canada as unique, powerful and soulful. Raspy, yet delicate, sassy yet classy, a versatile singer/songwriter/actor/vocal coach. Her performances will enthrall you. Fans across Canada ar…

Jayds is a Jamaican ska artist.

Jaz Elise (born Jasmine Taylor, 18 February 1996) is a Jamaican singer and songwriter from Harbour View, Kingston. Raised in a musical family, she began singing in church at age five and later trained in dance and theatre. Signed to Protoje's In.Digg.Nation Collective, she broke through with singles like "Fresh & Clean" and "Rice & Peas" before releasing her debut EP The Golden Hour in 2021.

J.C. Lodge is a British-Jamaican reggae singer, fine artist and teacher. Her breakthrough hit 'Someone Loves You, Honey' became the best-selling single of 1982 in the Netherlands. Lodge is also an accomplished painter, having exhibited in Kingston art galleries, and has acted in several theatre productions.

Jdon Heights is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Jean 'Binta' Breeze MBE was a Jamaican dub poet and storyteller, acknowledged as the first woman to write and perform dub poetry. She worked also as a theatre director, choreographer, actor, and teacher. She performed her work around the world, in the Caribbean, North America, Europe, South-East Asia, and Africa, and has been called 'one of the most important, influential performance poets of recent years'.

Jordan Batts (Jedani) was born on September 4, 1989 in Kingston of David and Michele Batts. He showed many different interests in his formative years. While attending Wolmer’s Preparatory School he participated in extracurricular activities such as, visual arts and football. However, it was not until listening to one o…

Jemere Morgan is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Jennifer Howland is a Jamaican reggae artist.

Jeramiah Ferrari is a reggae group from the United Kingdom.

Jermaine Cowan is a Jamaica-born, Canadian artist who is fusing elements of hip-hop, pop, and soul into the classic reggae and dancehall to create his own unique sound. Jermaine developed an early appreciation for music while growing up and he credits his father for inspiring him to passionately develop his gifts and t…

Jermaine Edwards is a Jamaican reggae artist.