US reggae bands from early 80

[collieman]

For years i found some reggae roots bands & albums from United States . albums made from 1978 to 1984 .
with influences of marley or steel pulse & with a great creativity.
I hope US residents may help in this topic to emerge from the shadows some unknown reggae bands who made wonderful albums...

I think of bands like:

Zion Initiation
Kayawah & the movement band
Roots uprising
Monyakah
Juice - Domestic Reggae
Healin' of the Nations
Sundance
Native
More Relation etc...

Could you tell me more thx

[SDroots]

jah big
jon "raskiddus" cornelius
angel hoytt
mr. melody and the sunblasters

all recorded there albums in the USA

[jordandance]

auksimites (spelling?, I'll have to pull out the 12)

[jordandance]

aksimites it is. Killer stuff from Andrew McCalla.

[OrthodoxReuBen (silver)]

HR/Human Rights (not including the Reggae tunes w/BAD BRAINS)
Agent 99
Ska Danks (NYC ft. Rocker T)
Gen I-Ration (San Diego,CA)
RASTAFARIANS of Santa Cruz
Al Walker Judah Selassie (DC)
SaFee YAH (DC)
LambsBread (from Boston...not the quasi-reggae group of recent years)
Ras Spider & The Equinox (from New Jersey)
Blue Riddim Band of Kansas
Ataxx (New York..Live LP @ CBGB NYC)

Are the Wackies All-Stars considered a US band? 90% of their works are recorded in NJ/NY and most of the artists either lived in the NJ/NY/Conneticutt area)

Let Luv lead tha way!!!

[fliptscript]

first light (cleveland)

[Chris]

How about some smaller bands

Inka Inka (from San Francisco) opened for several big acts and released three albums

Rod and the I-Deals (from Humboldt, CA) had a very cool album (Truth and Rights) in the early 1990s.

Irie Vibrations (from Chico, CA)

[Jason Allen]

Ethiopian Dread-Rasta Liberty is a fine LP from both that time and the US.

[jahadambom]

Souljahs
Mighty Invaders

[fadel diagne]

jah malla out of new york city the greatest reggae band after the rastafarians from santa cruz