Consumer Guides by Set: Jamaica (M)

Artists from Jamaica and reggae-identified artists worldwide.

Artists

• Macka-B:
  • Looks Are Deceiving [1990, Ariwa] A-
  • We've Had Enough [1990, Ariwa]
  • Buppie Culture [1990, Ariwa] B+
  • Natural Suntan [1990, Ariwa] A-
  • Peace Cup [1991, Ariwa]
  • Jamaica. No Problem? [1992, Ariwa]
  • Roots Ragga [1993, Ariwa]
  • Discrimination [1995, Ariwa]
• Bob Marley:
  • Chances Are [1981, Cotillion] C
  • Chant Down Babylon [1999, Tuff Gong/Island]
• Bob Marley & the Wailers:
  • Natty Dread [1975, Island] A
  • Rastaman Vibration [1976, Island] B+
  • Live! [1976, Island] A-
  • Exodus [1977, Island] B+
  • Kaya [1978, Island] A-
  • Babylon By Bus [1978, Island] B-
  • Survival [1979, Island] B
  • Uprising [1980, Island] A-
  • Confrontation [1983, Island] B+
  • Legend [1984, Island] A
  • One Love [1991, Heartbeat] ***
  • Talkin' Blues [1991, Tuff Gong] A-
• Rita Marley:
  • Who Feels It Knows It [1982, Shanachie] C+
• Ziggy Marley:
  • Family Time [2009, Tuff Gong Worldwide]
• Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers:
  • Time Has Come . . . : The Best of Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers [1988, EMI-Manhattan] C+
  • Conscious Party [1988, Virgin] B+
  • Bright Day [1989, Virgin] B
  • Jahmekya [1991, Virgin] B+
• The Meditations:
  • Message from the Meditations [1978, United Artists] B
  • Greatest Hits [1984, Shanachie] B+
  • Deeper Roots: The Best of the Meditations [1994, Heartbeat]
• Mighty Diamonds:
  • Right Time [1976, Virgin] A-
  • Ice on Fire [1977, Virgin] B
  • Deeper Roots (Back to the Channel) [1979, Virgin International] B
  • Reggae Street [1981, Shanachie] B+
  • The Roots Is There [1982, Shanachie] B
  • Indestructible [1982, Alligator] A-
• Jacob Miller:
  • Dread, Dread [1978, United Artists] B+
• Sugar Minott:
  • Black Roots [1979, Mango] B
  • Sufferer's Choice [1983, Heartbeat] B+
  • Inna Reggae Dance Hall [1986, Heartbeat] B
• Pablo Moses:
  • I Love I Bring [1978, United Artists] A-
  • A Song [1980, Mango] A-
  • Pave the Way [1981, Mango] B
  • In the Future [1983, Alligator] A
  • Reggae Greats [1984, Mango] B+
  • Tension [1985, Alligator] B
  • Mission [1995, RAS]
• Junior Murvin:
  • Police and Thieves [1977, Mango] B
• Mutabaruka:
  • Check It! [1983, Alligator] B+
  • Outcry [1984, Shanachie] B-
  • The Mystery Unfolds [1986, Shanachie] A-
  • Any Which Way . . . Freedom [1989, Shanachie] B+
  • Blakk Wi Blak . . . K . . . K . . . [1991, Shanachie] ***
  • The Ultimate Collection [1996, Shanachie] A

Anthologies

• Mash Up the Place! The Best of Reggae Dancehall [1995, Rhino]
• More Intensified! Volume 2 Original Ska 1963-1967 [1980, Mango] A-

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