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Primarily focusing upon afro-Caribbean themes, notably the Rastafarian faith and the plight of Jamaica’s underprivileged, roots reggae dominated Jamaica’s national landscape throughout the mid-to-late 1970s, making major stars of such talents as Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown and Johnny Clarke.
The latest release in the newly launched ‘This Is Trojan’ series, this collection showcases 40 of the most popular and significant Jamaican hits of the roots era, performed by many of the biggest names in reggae music.
Tracklist
1-1 Culture– Two Sevens Clash
1-2 Johnny Clarke– None Shall Escape The Judgement
1-3 Marcia Griffiths– Steppin' Out Of Babylon
1-4 Dennis Brown– Here I Come
1-5 Cornell Campbell– Dance In A Greenwich Farm
1-6 Lloyd Parks– Mafia
1-7 The In Crowd– His Majesty Is Coming
1-8 Junior Byles– Curly Locks
1-9 Zap Pow– Last War (Jah Jah Children Arise)
1-10 Hell & Fire– Where Is That Love
1-11 Michael Rose– Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
1-12 Bunny & Ricky– Bushweed Corntrash
1-13 Bim Sherman– Lightning And Thunder
1-14 Reggae George– Fig Root
1-15 Gregory Isaacs– Slave Master
1-16 Linval Thompson– I Love Marijuana
1-17 Michael Rose– Born Free
1-18 Bobby Melody– Jah Bring I Joy
1-19 Prince Lincoln* & The Royal Rasses– Humanity
1-20 Junior Murvin– Roots Train Number One
2-1 Brent Dowe– Forward Up
2-2 Dennis Brown– Wolf And Leopard
2-3 Gregory Isaacs– Set The Captives Free
2-4 The In Crowd– Back A Yard
2-5 Justin Hinds & The Dominoes– Wipe Your Weeping Eyes
2-6 Culture– Zion Gate
2-7 Johnny Clarke– Peace And Love (In The Ghetto)
2-8 Bob Andy– Ghetto Stays In The Mind
2-9 George Nooks– Tribal War
2-10 Junior Delgado– Sons Of Slaves
2-11 The Heptones– Cool Rasta
2-12 Glen Washington– Rockers Nuh Crackers
2-13 Horace Andy– Skylarking
2-14 Delroy Denton & The Silvertones– Sufferer's Child
2-15 John Holt– Up Park Camp
2-16 Max Romeo– Fire Fe The Vatican
2-17 Prince Far I– Heavy Manners
2-18 Freddie McGregor– Rastaman Camp
2-19 Earth & Stone*– No Time To Lose
2-20 Sugar Minott– Man Hungry