Jamaican "bands"

[Emol]

I have a little confussion of the differents backing bands of Jamaica.Roots radics and revolutionaries are the same or not? , can you name a few more? (most important)

peaceout!

[abey]

It would be nice if this kind of info would be in the "Browse by - Backing Band" section, maybe just a brief paragraph and the name of the players of instruments, the forgotten heroes of reggae...

Anyway there are already several topics with this info scattered. And Roots Radics and Revolutionaries isn't the same.

[kalcidis]

Well you have this page here;
http://reggaelicious.pbworks.com/Reggae-Bands

[ital kemar]

nice link kalcidis.
also not to forget (dont know why they're not on the list)
the upsetters / black ark players, and also the wailers.

ital kemar

my bad, just saw the upsetters on it.

[ital kemar]

derrick harriots 'crystalites'
clancy eccles ' dynamites'

ital k

[Emol]

so , in fact , Revolutionaries and Taxi Gang are the same?

[emol]

I had heart that there are two backing bands , with different names, but they was also the same guys, which one is it?

greetings

[mike andy]

A lot of backing bands were simply whoever was playing at the time for a particular producer. Most bands didn't have fixed line-ups beyond a few core members, so there was a lot of overlap between bands.

[flashman]

Kalcidis,

I'm surprised the Agrovators aren't on that page.

[abey]

are listed as Soul Syndicate, but I have an idea of aggrovators with robbie on the bass, I dont know...

Very nice link by the way!