Reggae Artists & the Gear They Use

Reggae is defined by its laid-back groove, syncopated rhythms, and socially conscious lyrics. Originating in Jamaica, the genre blends elements of ska, rocksteady, and dub, often centered around clean guitar upstrokes, warm basslines, and spacey effects. Explore the artists behind reggae’s signature sound.

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Norman Grant

The Twinkle Brothers

Aron Shamash

Keyboardist · The Twinkle Brothers

Jaxciel

Music Producer

Ansel Collins

Keyboardist

Leonard Dillon

Singer · The Ethiopians

Dandy Livingstone

Singer

Tony Gad

Singer, Music Producer · Aswad

Bobby Marshall

Music Producer

Tony Mullings

Keyboardist · UB40

Laurence Parry

Drummer, Music Producer · UB40

Tony Rebel

Singer, Music Producer

Louis Beckett

Music Producer

Schmiddlfinga

Music Producer · Le Fly

Martin Jarl

David Gaviña

Betagarri

Brian Fairbairn

Drummer · Asian Dub Foundation

Iñaki Ortiz

Betagarri

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Infraction

Composer, Music Producer

Andrés Torres

Drummer, Music Producer

DJ Leon

DJ · Diddy – Dirty Money

Richie Glover

Bassist · Dub War

ECHO (Paul Irizarry)

Music Producer

There I Ruined It

Singer, Music Producer

Mad Lion

Singer

Richard Benoit

Bassist, Music Producer

Blessd

Boza

Boofy

Music Producer

Adam Wren

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

Brian Dixon

Singer, Guitarist · The Aggrolites

Korey Horn

The Aggrolites

Alex McKenzie

The Aggrolites

Roger Rivas

Singer, Keyboardist · The Aggrolites

Jeff Roffredo

Singer, Bassist · The Aggrolites

Marlon Beatt

Audio Engineer

Bert Susanka

Singer · Bert Susanka & The Astronaut Love Triangle

Wes Oakland

Guitarist, Bassist

Brad Conyers

The Ziggens

Dickie Little

Guitarist · The Ziggens

Blair Walker

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Corn Doggy Dog & the 1/2 lb.

Martyn Ford

Drummer

RJ Kaye Kaneao

Guitarist, Music Producer

Mike Etheridge

Singer · The Neptunes

George Nikoloudis

Audio Engineer

Bill Summers

Singer, Drummer · The Headhunters

Caillou

Singer, Guitarist

Rolf Langsjoen

Stubborn All-Stars

Will Clark

David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7

Dave Hillyard

Singer, Music Producer · The Slackers

Larry McDonald

Singer, Drummer · David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7

Eric Swanson

Audio Engineer

Chris Murray

Singer, Music Producer · Da Whole Thing

Nitty Kutchie

Scare Dem Crew

Grant Gerathy

Singer, Guitarist

Sean Oliver

Bassist, Music Producer · Crucial

Egbert Evans

The In Crowd

James Barry

Guitarist, Music Producer

ARIWA

Singer · ASOUND

Kamiel Spiessens

Composer

Jo Vally

Singer

Javier Contender

Chapter 11

Daddy Scotty

DJ · Chapter 11

Samson Andersson

Singer, Keyboardist · The Ark Band

Jimi D

Guitarist · Silmarils

Alex Tanas

Drummer · Magic!

Dominique Danger

Massilia Sound System

Gari Grèu

Singer · Massilia Sound System

Papet J.

Massilia Sound System

Xavier Couderc

Spook & the Guay

Dan Armstrong

Music Producer

Bruno Pacton

Spook & the Guay

Julien Talavera

Spook & the Guay

Raphaël Beau

Composer · Spook & the Guay

Manu Eveno

Guitarist · Tryo

Guizmo

Singer · Tryo

Luny

Music Producer · Luny Tunes

Tunes

Music Producer · Luny Tunes

DJ Urba

Music Producer · DJ Urba & Monserrate

Grabaż

Singer, Guitarist

Julien Tekeyan

Drummer, Audio Engineer

Dennis Bovell

Guitarist, Music Producer

Steve McNeil

Audio Engineer

Chris Paul

Singer, Trombonist · Millington

Zane Vandevort

Guitarist · Jakobs Castle

Benjamin "Benjah" Perez

Singer · Brownman Revival

Lizdek

Music Producer, DJ

Dennis Seaton

Singer, Drummer · Musical Youth

Freddie Waite

Drummer · Musical Youth

Patrick Waite

Bassist · Musical Youth

Natural High Dubs

High Tone

King Jammy

Music Producer

Zion Train

Music Producer

Mikey Chung

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Word, Sound and Power

Jamie Lloyd-Taylor

Bassist, Music Producer

Addis Pablo

Keyboardist, Music Producer

John Lönnmyr

Keyboardist