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these are my favourite basslines in reggae:

far east / barry brown
no fire it / mcwoner
palaving spree / errol dunkley
entertainment / triston palmer
I’m a levi / ijahman levi

Which are yours?

John holt & the paragons - Memories by the score

Tappa Zukie - MPLA

Alton ellis - Mad Mad Mad

The Jamacians - Baba Boom

General Smiley - Diseases

JAH LOVE

I Roy - Who Is The Man

Gregory Isaacs - My religion

hot milk , sleng teng , cry fi di youth

In a dis ya time.

Wicked

Dave

"Free Rodhesia" from Jack Ruby presents...
I know it's not the original but that version rocks!
Jah bless u all

Speaking as a bassist, I've always enjoyed playing the 'line from "Lively Up Yourself." It's not the most challenging, but it's fun.

Peace,

James

Gregory Isaacs-Material Man
Alton Ellis-Love on Top
The Tamlins-If I were a Carpenter

"where he leads me"val douglas on cedric myton album"face the music"
late corsica bass player philippe quilichini on"nana" on the congos'"congo ashant"lp
"ymasgana"by val douglas onthe"forward onto zion"lp,by the abbysinians
"master plan"by gorges fully fullwood on the diamonds'"back to the channel album
"home sweet home"by fullwood on earl zero's"visions of love"lp
"planet earh"bass line by lloyd parks on the diamonds album"planeth earth"
"concrete jungle"live version by family man barrett on the babylon by bus lp
"bend down low"by family man barrett
"so jah seh" by family man on the"natty dread"lp
"the liquidator"bassline by harry j all stars featuring jackie jackson on bass
"love has found its way" by dennis brown featuring val douglas
"cry blood africa"by family man on burning spear's"hail him album
"back to africa"bassline by georges oban on aswad debut album of the same name
"walls of jerusalem"by yabby youfeaturing robbie shakespeare and the list could go on
of course it is not by order of preference
it's a very ticklish subject actually
fadel