This week the Jam-Tex selector continues his exploration of the history of reggae music. The category “Reggae’s Superstars” has been divided into two volumes. The first volume included roots reggae masters from the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and early 1990s. It was entitled “Reggae Superstar’s: The Lions of Jah” and can be found by clicking this link. This second volume entitled, “The Lion Youth,” focuses on the most current superstars of the Reggae movement (from the 1990s and 2000s). Many artists made the list, including reggae queens Queen Ifrica, Tanya Stephens, Etana, Cherine Anderson, Natasja, and Jah9; male roots reggae crooners like Junior Reid, Michael Rose, Tarrus Riley, Cocoa Tea, Luciano, Gentleman, Alborosie, Jah Cure, Courtney John, Romain Virgo, Duane Stephenson, Junior Kelly, and Daweh Congo. Singjays Half Pint, Mavado, Sizzla, Anthony B, Capleton, Jah Mason, Ranking Joe, and Richie Spice; the Marley Brothers including Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Julian Marley, Stephen Marley, Kymani Marley, and Damian “Junior Gong” Marley; dancehall favorites like Sean Paul, Collie Buddz, Buju Banton, YT, Sweetie Irie, Shaggy, Vybz Kartel, and Spragga Benz; artists steeped in the roots and cultural tradition like Chronixx, Protoje, Chezidek, Bushman, I-Wayne, Perfect, Gentleman, Lutan Fyah, Natty King, and Gyptian; and contemporary producers and reggae groups like Mungo’s Hi-Fi, SOJA, Rebelution, Sly & Robbie, Raging Fyah, Uprising Roots Band, Morgan Heritage, Rootz Underground, Dubmatix, Rockamovya, Hot Like Fire, Inner Circle, Thievery Corporation, Long Beach Dub All Stars, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Steel Pulse, and Dub Syndicate assemble on this chart for a great selection of modern reggae music.
The World of Reggae Music Collection
Reggae’s Superstars—The Lion Youth
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – Welcome To Jamrock
Collie Buddz – Come Around
Alborosie & Dennis Brown – Can’t Stand It
Stephen Marley, Capleton, & Sizzla – Rock Stone
Luciano – Messenger
Bushman – You Can’t Blame the Youth
Richie Spice – Righteous Youths
Tarrus Riley – Lion Paw
Queen Ifrica – Lioness On The Rise
Anthony B – Waan Back
I-Wayne – Living In Love
Damian Marley, Nas, & Dennis Brown – Land of Promise
Ky-mani Marley – Royal Vibes
Stephen Marley – Chase Dem
Julian “JuJu” Marley & Damian “Junior Gong” Marley – Violence in the Streets
Ziggy Marley – Personal Revolution
Protoje – Black Ciderella
Solo Banton – Walk Like Rasta
Alborosie – Kingston Town
Stephen Marley, Buju Banton, & Akon – My Conclusion
Junior Kelly – Love So Nice
Gyptian – My Fadah Seh
Gentleman
– On We Go
Marlon Asher – Ganja Farmer
Sizzla – Solid As A Rock
Daweh Congo – Straight Up Conscious
SOJA & Collie Buddz – She Still Loves Me
Jah Mason – My Princess Gone
Busy Signal – Kingston Town
Spragga Benz – Shotta Culture
Morgan Heritage – Brooklyn & Jamaica
Luko Adjaffi – Brand New Day
Half Pint – Mind Over Matter
Raging Fyah – Irie Vibe
Tanya Stephens – What A Day
Sean Paul & Sasha – I’m Still In Love With You
Chezidek – Harvest Time
Cocoa Tea – Israel’s King
Buju Banton – Bobby Reds
Rootz Underground – Victims of a System
Ray Darwin – People’s Choice
Jah Cure – Sticky
J Boog & SOJA – Fuck Your System
Capleton – Mark of the Beast
Rebelution & Lutan Fyah – Good Vibes
Kabaka Pyramid – World Wide Love
Shaggy & Tarrus Riley – Just Another Girl
Romain Virgo – Mi Caan Sleep
Natasja – Mysterious
Sweetie Irie – Rebel With A Cause
Wayne Marshall – On the Corner
Jah 9 – New Name
Natty King – No Guns To Town
Protoje – Roll
Courtney John and Sly & Robbie – Ready to Go
YT – Tightrope
Screw Driver & Inner Circle – Never Give Up
Notch & Thievery Corporation – The Richest Man In Babylon
Mavado – Money Changer
Warrior King – Virtuous Woman
Hot Like Fire – Hot Like Fire Tonight
Chronixx -Warrior
The Uprising Roots – Skyfiya
Tanya Stephens & Seeed – Double Soul
Perfect – Hand Cart Bwoy
Joseph Israel – Gone Are The Days
Taj Weekes & Adowa – Hollow Display
Cherine Anderson – Good Love
Tony Rebel – Another Bill Again
Morgan Heritage – Nothing to Smile About
Etana – I’m Not Afraid
Richie Spice – The Plane Land
Ranking Joe & Dubmatix – Tornado
Cocoa Tea – Rikers Island
Fantan Mojah – Hungry
Luciano – Sweet Jamaica
Busy Signal – Wicked Man
Richie Spice – Youths Dem Cold
Michael Franti & Spearhead – Rude Boys Back In Town
Tarrus Riley – Shaka Zulu Pickney
Protoje – Who Dem A Program
SOJA & Rebelution – Here I Am
I-Wayne – Book Of Life
Gentleman & Sizzla – Lack of Love
Vybz Kartel – Poor People Land
Alborosie
– Dutty Road
Stephen Marley & Spragga Benz – Working Ways
Tanya Stephens – These Street
Half Pint & The Long Beach Dub All-Stars – Pass It On
Collie Buddz – Blind To You
Capleton & Dub Syndicate – Time
Queen Ifrica – Dem Nah Learn
Tarrus Riley – Start A New
Jahmali – El Shaddai
Winston Francis & Prince Fatty – Dry Your Tears
Junior Kelly & Queen Ifrica – Too Late
Lutan Fyah – Crystal Clear
Busy Signal – Hard Drugs
Pressure – Love and Affection
Jah Cure & Mavado – Like I See It
Iba Mahr – Sound a Alarm
Natasja – 45 Questions
Sizzla – Babylon Ah Listen
SOJA – Rest of My Life
Richie Spice – Earth Ah Run Red
Pinchers & Dubmatix – Rock And A Hard Place
Chezidek – Ghetto People
Luciano – Sweep Over My Soul
Rebelution – Bright Side of Life
Daweh Congo – Ghetto Skyline
Alborosie – Mama She Don’t Like You
Cocoa Tea – Let The Music Play
Rockamovya – Horse Dance
I-Wayne – I Need Her In My Arms
Mavado – Last Night
Rootz Underground – Hammer
YT & Mungo’s Hi-Fi – World News
Sanchez – Feel Good All Over
Romain Virgo – Who Feels It Knows It
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers – All Day, All Night
Julian Marley – Systems
Kymani Marley – Brave Ones
Damian “Junior Gong” Marley – More Justice
Stephen Marley & Damian “Junior Gong” Marley – Traffic Jam
Stephen Marley & Capleton – Break Us Apart
Capleton
– Babylon A Use Dem Brain
Half Pint & Dollar Man – Babylon Release The Chains
Richie Spice – Wrap Up a Draw
Etana – Roots
Sizzla – Crucial Time
Busy Signal & Morgan Heritage – Run Dem Whey
SOJA, Gentleman, and Tamika – I Tried
Queen Ifrica – Keep It To Yourself
Duane Stephenson – Cottage in Negril
Alborosie & Gramps Morgan – One Sound
Mykal Rose & Dubmatix – Easy Down
Mykal Rose & Damian “Junior Gong” Marley – Shootout
Damian “Junior Gong” Marley – We’re Gonna Make It
Turbulence – Only Love
Chezidek & Perfect – Journey
Mavado – On The Rock
Gentleman – Changes
Gentleman & Morgan Heritage – Man of My Own
Morgan Heritage –Raid Rootz Dance
Cocoa Tea – Tune In
Alborosie & Steel Pulse – Steppin Out
Tarrus Riley – Ease Off
Romain Virgo – Live Mi Life
Gyptian – I Can Feel Your Pain
Iba Mahr – Will I Wait In Vain
Richie Spice – Gideon Boot
Gappy Ranks – Butterflies
Rootz underground – Farming
Collie Buddz – Tomorrow’s Another Day
Sizzla – Be Strong
Half Pint & Sizzla – Bad Boy
Half Pint and Sly & Robbie – Blessing Darling
Gyprtian & Dean Frazer – Where You Belong
Kali Blaxx – Farmer Man
Michael Franti & Spearhead – Only Thing Missing Was You
Mr. Easy – Moving
Alborosie & Horace Andy – Money
Anthony Cruz – Halfway Tree
Richie Spice & Gentleman – Let’s Go
Queen Ifrica – Daddy
Sizzla – Pressure
Morgan Heritage – Gun Town
Jah Cure – Miles Away
Spragga Benz, Stephen Marley, Queen Ifrica, Sizzla, & Jah Cure – More Life
Christopher Ellis, Stephen Marley, & Jah Cure – End of Time
Stephen Marley – Tight Ship
Capleton & Stephen Marley – Sunshine Girl
Capleton – I Rise
Stephen Marley & Capleton – Chase Dem (Acoustic Version)
Stephen Marley & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – The Mission
Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley – One Loaf of Bread (Something For You)
Julian “JuJu” Marley & Bugle – Move Dem
Ziggy Marley – Reggae in my Head
Chronixx – Ain’t Know Giving In
Daweh Congo – Joy Brings Pain
Duane Stephenson – August Town
Tarrus Riley, Etana, & Duane Stephenson – Let Peace Reign
Etana – Warrior Love
Michael Franti & Spearhead – Soundsystem
Michael Franti, Gentleman, & Spearhead – Is Love Enough
?
Gentleman & Alborosie – Celebration
Alborosie – Work
Oba Simba – Pressure
Luciano – Trod Out
Luciano & Dub Syndicate – One In A Billion
Dub Syndicate – Jah Rasta
Junior Reid & Dub Syndicate – God Is A Man
Junior Reid – Love Is the Answer
Raging Fyah – Judgement Day
Richie Spice – The World Is A Cycle
Rebelution – Wake Up Call
Queen Ifrica – Pot Still Haffi Bubble
I-Wayne – Pure as the Nile
Busy Signal – Part of Life
Ed Robinson – Our Heroes
Jahdan Blakkamore – The General
Tarrus Riley – Living The Life Of A Gun
Romain Virgo – Murderer
Gyptian – My Number One 
Rootz Underground – In The Jungle
Rockamovya – Red Rose
Ini Kamoze – Hill & Gully Ride
Raging Fyah – Running Away
Jah Cure – Trod in the Valley
Rebelution & Jacob Hemphill – Meant to Be
Richie Spice – Street Life
Alborosie – Kingdom of Zion
Romain Virgo – I Am Rich In Love
Tarrus Riley – Beware
Tarrus Riley and Sly & Robbie – Pul Up Selector
I-Wayne – Real and Clean
Collie Buddz – Too Watchy
Etana – People Talk
Fantan Mojah – Stronger
Rootz Underground – 20 Centuries
Raging Fyah – Karma
Queen Ifrica – Times Like These
Tarrus Riley – Protect Yu Neck
Alborosie – Still Blazing
Richie Spice – Yap Yap
Romain Virgo – The System
Queen Ifrica – It Hard
Tarrus Riley – Never Leave I
Alborosie – Rolling Like A Rock
Gentleman – Dem Gone
Cocoa Tea – Young Lover
Exco Levi – Reggae Calling
Bugle – Anointed
NEED
- Lutan Fyah – Gangsta Living
- Chuck Fenda – I Am For the Poor
- Alborosie and the Tamlins – Garrison
- Lukie D & Busy Signal – Man A Yardie
- Gappy Ranks & Nerious Joseph – Soul Rebel
“Legalize Them”
Suga Roy, Conrad Crystal, Barrington Levy, & Beenie Man – 
[American Recordings 2009]
[Tuff Gong Records 2009]
[A&M/Octone Records 2009]
