Page 1 of 2
Reggae in Soul?
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 7:13 pm
by jaglinus
I am doing a radio show about the connection between soul music and reggae. Do you know any soul/funk artists who have done reggae songs or songs with a reggae feel?
Thanks a lot!
Best Regards,
Linus
Re: Reggae in Soul?
Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:25 pm
by kalcidis
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')
... or I'll Take You There by the Staple Singers perhaps
Re: Reggae in Soul?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 2:11 am
by blessup
Mary McCreary "Singin' The Blues"! Wild Tchopatulas "Meet 'De Boys On The Battlefront"!
Re: Reggae in Soul?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:50 am
by Return of Jesco
Johnny Nash - switched careers from soul to reggae singer.
Re: Reggae in Soul?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 4:51 pm
by lenroy
Beres Hammond. Reggae to soul and back, and did he come back to the fold!
Re: Reggae in Soul?
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:33 pm
by abey
The Mohawks?
Re: Reggae in Soul?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:18 pm
by Zionist
Nina Simone - Baltimore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAP9qFHj6jE
Mandrill - Love One Another
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wtpcfsq4n9A
And pretty much anything by the great funk/soul group Cymande - they were Rastafarians. The below is a straight up Rasta chant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7t0sSWrjYI
Also Sade - Slave Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpCpLagB3_8
Re: Reggae in Soul?
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:38 pm
by Zionist
Needless to say, there are hundreds of reggae covers of soul songs. If you are not familiar with it, definitely check out the "Darker than Blue" collection on Blood & Fire and the similar Soul Jazz label releases
Re: Reggae in Soul?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:05 am
by Rocky VIII
some jamaican tunes heavily influenced by US sounds -->
Hang 'Em High / Soul Brothers (soul)
Greedy G / Sound Dimension (soul/breakbeat)
Rappers Delight / Xanadu & Sweet Lady (hiphop)
Herb Man Dub / The Skatalites (breakbeat)
Granny Scratch Scratch / Dub Specialist (funky)
Bugaloo / Soul Brothers (soul)
Is It Because I'm Black / Ken Boothe (soulful reggae)
Natural Collie / Freddie McGregor (soulful reggae)
Funky Kingston / Toots & The Maytals (funky)
Wack Rap / Wackies Disco Rock Band (hiphop)
Africa / The Light of Saba (disco)
Re: Reggae in Soul?
Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2011 10:13 am
by jaglinus
Thanks for the tips everyone!
Actually I already did a show on the afro-american influence on Reggae music.