List of Famous Bands from Jamaica
List of Jamaica bands, listed by their level of fame. This Jamaica musicians list includes both bands and solo artists. All famous Jamaica bands are included, as well as many Jamaica musicians of underground status. This list of Jamaica musical artists includes information like what genre the artist falls under, what albums they've put out and more. If you want to know more about these famous Jamaica bands you can click on their names to learn more about them. Bands from every genre are listed here, including rock, pop, hip-hop/rap, jazz, and more.
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- Ska, Reggae
- Albums: The Harder They Come, Jimmy Cliff, Many Rivers to Cross, Breakout, Oh
James Chambers, OM (born 1 April 1948), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, is a Jamaican ska and reggae musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and actor. Along with Bunny Wailer he is one of only ...more - Hip hop music, Alternative hip hop, Political hip hop
- Albums: Rip the Jacker, Hip-Hop for $ale, C of Tranquility, Can-I-Bus, 2000 B.C.
Germaine Williams (born December 9, 1974), better known by his stage name Canibus, is a Jamaican-born American rapper and actor. He initially gained fame in the 1990s for his ability to freestyle, ...more - Ska, Reggae, Rocksteady
- Albums: Revolution Dub, Super Ape Inna Jungle, Time Boom X De Devil Dead, Panic in Babylon, Scratch the Upsetter Again
Lee "Scratch" Perry OD (20 March 1936 – 29 August 2021) was a Jamaican record producer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. Perry was a pioneer in the 1970s ...more - Ska, Reggae, Rocksteady
- Albums: Legalize It, Bush Doctor, The Toughest, Mystic Man, Wanted Dread & Alive
Peter Tosh, OM (born Winston Hubert McIntosh; 19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987) was a Jamaican reggae musician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band ...more - Ska, Reggae, Rocksteady
- Albums: Exodus, Rastaman Vibration, Catch a Fire, Legend, Live!
Robert Nesta Marley, (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter. Considered one of the pioneers of reggae, his musical career was marked by blending elements of reggae, ...more Ziggy Marley
Reggae- Albums: Dragonfly, Love Is My Religion, Wild and Free, In Concert, Family Time
David Nesta "Ziggy" Marley (born 17 October 1968) is a Jamaican musician and leader of the band Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, and the son of reggae icon Bob Marley and Rita Marley.