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Consumer Guides by Set: Jamaica (B)

Artists from Jamaica and reggae-identified artists worldwide.

Artists

  • Buju Banton:
    • Voice of Jamaica [1993, Mercury] *
    • 'Til Shiloh [1995, Loose Cannon] A-
    • Inna Heights [1997, VP] A-
    • Unchained Spirit [2000, Anti-/Epitaph] Neither
    • Too Bad [2006, Gargamel] **
  • Beenie Man:
    • Many Moods of Moses [1998, VP] Neither
    • Art and Life [2000, VP/Virgin] ***
  • Big Youth:
    • Progress [1980, Negusa Nagast] A-
    • Rock Holy [1980, Negusa Nagast] B+
    • Some Great Big Youth [1981, Heartbeat] B+
    • Live at Reggae Sunsplash [1984, Sunsplash] B+
    • A Luta Continua [1985, Heartbeat] B
    • Isaiah First Prophet of Old [1997, Caroline] *
    • Natty Universal Dread [2000, Blood & Fire] A-
  • Black Uhuru:
    • Sinsemilla [1980, Mango] B+
    • Red [1981, Mango] A-
    • Chill Out [1982, Island] B+
    • Tear It Up--Live [1982, Mango] C-
    • Anthem [1984, Island] A
    • Brutal [1986, RAS] B+
    • Positive [1987, RAS] A-
    • The Best of Black Uhuru: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection [2002, Island] A
  • Alpha Blondy:
    • Apartheid Is Nazism [1987, Shanachie] B+
    • Cocody Rock!!! [1988, Shanachie] B-
    • The Prophets [1989, Capitol] B
    • Revolution [1989, Shanachie] A-
    • The Best of Alpha Blondy [1990, Shanachie] A
    • Live au Zenith (Paris) [1994, World Pacific] Neither
    • Mystic Power [2013, VP] **
  • Alpha Blondy and the Solar System:
    • Dieu [1995, World Pacific] Neither
  • Alpha Blondy and the Wailers:
    • Jerusalem [1988, Shanachie] B+
  • Burning Spear:
    • Marcus Garvey [1976, Island] A-
    • Garvey's Ghost [1976, Mango] B+
    • Man in the Hills [1976, Island] B+
    • Dry and Heavy [1977, Mango] B
    • Live [1977, Mango] B
    • Harder Than the Best [1979, Mango] A
    • Hail H.I.M. [1980, Burning Spear] B
    • Social Living [1980, Burning Spear] A-
    • Farover [1982, Heartbeat] B+
    • Reggae Greats: Burning Spear [1984, Mango] A-
    • People of the World [1986, Slash] B+
    • Mistress Music [1988, Slash] B
    • Live in Paris [1989, Slash] B+
    • Jah Kingdom [1991, Mango] Neither
    • The World Should Know [1993, Heartbeat] Neither
    • Rasta Business [1995, Hearteat] Dud
    • The Best of Burning Spear: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection [2002, Island]  
    • Creation Rebel: The Original Classic Recordings From Studio One [2004, Heartbeat] A-

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