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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Sylford Walker

TJ Rivera

Audio Engineer

Dan Cheung

Chencho Corleone

Singer

Silvester Morris

Audio Engineer

Tim Wu

Saxophonist · Long Beach Dub Allstars

Lynford Brown

Guitarist · Skin, Flesh & Bones

Leslie Kong

Music Producer

Mat McHugh

Guitarist · The Beautiful Girls

Sunny Boy

Singer, Guitarist

Raul Mota aka Mota

Bassist · Papashanty SaundSystem

Sean Perry

Music Producer

Glenda Lee

Bassist · King Changó

MC KYE

Wicked Beat Sound System

Damian Robison

Wicked Beat Sound System

Brian DelosSantos

Music Producer

Ryan Monga

Drummer · Ardijah

Likkle Jerr

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Dubadelic

Ken Boothe

Singer

Kelsey Serjeant

Tahuna Breaks

Gary Greeth

Audio Engineer

Filippo Barbieri

Audio Engineer

Zion

Singer · Zion & Lennox

Jazz Hitmen

Music Producer

Gerardo Rotblat

Composer · Mimi Maura

David Gerald Bailis

Singer, Guitarist

Sergio Rotman

Composer · Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Martín Aloe

Composer · Mimi Maura

Aníbal Rigozzi

Composer · Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Daniel Lozano

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Sergei Itzcowick

Bassist · Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

Romeo Williams

Bassist

Eugene Lo

Audio Engineer

Agustín Azubel

Nonpalidece

Bahiano

Los Pericos

Juanchi Baleiron

Singer, Guitarist · Los Pericos

Jan Sivertsen

Music Producer · Tøsedrengene

Tim Gemmell

Tahuna Breaks

Jon Moon

Music Producer

DJ Smash

Music Producer, DJ · Sublime

Brray

Sergio Colombo

Mimi Maura

Resistencia Suburbana

Tony "Valentine" Chin

Singer, Guitarist · Big Mountain

Prince Collin

Singer · The Godfathers of Threatt

Hernán Lezak

Holy Piby

James Winkle

Tahuna Breaks

Nales

Music Producer

Toddla T

Music Producer, DJ

Marty Greentree

Tahuna Breaks

Joe McCormack

Zap Pow

Ben Spivak

Bassist, Composer · Magic!

Bunny Wailer

Singer, Drummer · Bob Marley & The Wailers

Garry Lowe

Bassist · Big Sugar

Jimmy Cliff

Singer, Music Producer · Artists United Against Apartheid

Friendlyness

Keyboardist · Big Sugar

Wiley

Singer, Music Producer

Yai y Toly

Music Producer

Lee Fairlea

Brown Brigade

Travis Sanders

Brown Brigade

Kreesha Turner

Singer

James Bauerlein

Audio Engineer

DLT

Rapper · Upper Hutt Posse

Sassan Gari

Dubadelic

Debbie Harwood

When the Cat's Away

Rita Marley

Singer · Bob Marley & The Wailers

Kevin Flournoy

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Jesse Wagner

Singer, Guitarist · The Aggrolites

Little Roy

Singer

Deceptikonz

Singer, Music Producer

Teflon

Singer, Rapper · First Family

Wyno Bruinsma

Luie Hond

Johan Viswat

Luie Hond

Millie Small

Singer · The “Just a Minute” Team

Arjen Bras

Luie Hond

Roy Campbell

Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet Plus Two

Jim Fox

Music Producer, Audio Engineer

DP Holmes

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Dub Trio

Glen Brown

Composer

William Guzman aka Magú

Guitarist · Papashanty SaundSystem

Zach Deputy

Rapper

Jamie Allensworth

Singer, Music Producer

Andrew Penman

Salmonella Dub

Ryan Monga Jr

Drummer · Ardijah

Iain Gordon

Keyboardist · Fat Freddy's Drop

Bennett Pomana

Upper Hutt Posse

Rico Tali

Guitarist · Ardijah

David Lucius King

Guitarist, Music Producer

Don Corleon

Guitarist, Music Producer

Jabin Ward

The Black Seeds

Chopstix

Music Producer

Kenobi Sensei

Music Producer

Congee

Music Producer

Canut Reyes

Singer, Guitarist · Gipsy Kings

Pete Murano

Guitarist · Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews & Orleans Avenue

Michael Bitz

Bassist · David Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7