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The band Black Roots was founded in 1979. Before coming to fame, the band got it’s start in 0. Generally, music journalists would define Black Roots’s style within the genre/s of reggae, and other rock music.

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Barry Brown

Barry Brown (c. 1962, Jamaica — 29 May 2004) was a Jamaican reggae singer, initially coming to prominence in the 1970s with his work with Bunny Lee, but remaining popular throughout his career.... [wikipedia]
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Misty In Roots

Misty in Roots are a British roots reggae band formed in Southall, London, in the mid 1970s. Their first album was 1979's Live at the Counter Eurovision, a record full of Rastafarian songs. It was championed by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, helping to bring roots ... [wikipedia]
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Linval Thompson

Leval Alphonso Thompson (born 12 October 1954, Kingston, Jamaica), known as Linval Thompson, is a Jamaican reggae and dub musician and record producer.... [wikipedia]
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Al Campbell

Alphonso "Al" Campbell (born 31 August 1954) is a Jamaican reggae singer active since the late 1960s.... [wikipedia]
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Don Carlos

Don Carlos, a.k.a. Don McCarlos (born Euvin Spencer, 29 June 1952), is a Jamaican reggae singer and composer.... [wikipedia]
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Bim Sherman

Jarret Lloyd Vincent (12 February 1950 – 17 November 2000), better known by one of his stage aliases Bim Sherman (others include Jarrett Tomlinson, Jarrett Vincent, Lloyd Vincent, J. L. Vincent, Bim Shieman and Lloyd Tomlinson), was a Jamaican musician and sin... [wikipedia]
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Midnite

Midnite is a roots reggae band from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, which started playing in 1989.The band's music follows in tradition with the roots reggae bands of 1970s Jamaica. The lyrical portions of Midnite's compositions are characterized as the "chant... [wikipedia]
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The Mighty Diamonds

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Wailing Souls

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Jacob Miller

Jacob Miller (4 May 1952 – 23 March 1980) was a Jamaican reggae artist and a Rastafari. His first recording session was with the famous Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd in the late 1960s. While pursuing a prolific solo career, he became the lead singer for the regga... [wikipedia]
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Twinkle Brothers

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Pablo Moses

Pablo Moses (born Pablo Henry, 28 June 1948, Manchester, Jamaica) is a roots reggae vocalist.... [wikipedia]
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Gregory Isaacs

Gregory Anthony Isaacs OD (15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010) was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in The New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae".... [wikipedia]
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The Gladiators

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Steel Pulse

Steel Pulse are a roots reggae musical band from the Handsworth area of Birmingham, England, which has many Afro-Caribbean, Indian and other Asian migrants. They originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, and were composed of David Hinds (lead vocals, g... [wikipedia]
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Burning Spear

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What Genre is Black Roots?

Black Roots genre is not easily defined. Music magazines and journalists have different opinions on a clearly defined genre for Black Roots. However, many describe the style within the genre/s of reggae, and other rock music.

Similar music like Black Roots includes artists and songs like Barry Brown, Misty In Roots, Linval Thompson, Al Campbell, Don Carlos, Bim Sherman, Midnite, The Mighty Diamonds, Wailing Souls, Jacob Miller, Twinkle Brothers, Pablo Moses, Gregory Isaacs, The Gladiators, Steel Pulse, Burning Spear,