I was looking throught my 120 gigs worth of reggae music on my laptop wondering what I can share with you all today when I noticed that there are a few tracks I have with multiple versions of the same song. After having spent the last hour of my life listening to some songs I never even knew existed…I thought I’d share with you some of my favourite reggae remixes.

As you may well know, it is commonplace for artists to offer remix versions of some of their popular tracks; if they don’t do it you can be sure that someone else will! It’s a bit of a mixed bag and I am sure you will all know the originals but as reggae fans we want the remix, right?!

1. Taurrus Riley – Stay With You (John Legend)

2. Wyclef Ft Eve – Your Love (The Outfield)

3. Alicia Keys Ft Junior Reid- No One Reggae Remix

4. Trevor Walters – Stuck On You (Lionel Richie)

5. Singing Melody – Let Me Love You (Mario)

Do you like these remixes? Do you have any that should be featured? Feedback and Comments are always welcome!!

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You could be forgive for thinking that Trinidad & Tobago is a strictly soca music, as it is famous for it’s carnival, soca, calypso, the limbo dance and steelpan. Having a lot of Trini friends, I have been very much influenced by all sorts of Trinidadian music and will cover that later for all those guys who I know read this blog. For now though, I wanted to take a moment to let you know that Trinidad has some wonderful Reggae Artists too. Here are a few Trinis that you really ought to know about!!

Reggae Artist – Positive

Taking influence from the likes of Sizzla, Jah Cure and Richie Spice – Joel Murray aka Positive openly states that Reggae is his first love. From a young age, Positive has always wanted to take his music beyond the shores of Trinidad and Tobago and with early success with the release of his second single ‘Never Let Go’, he has set up Lion Of Judah Records and releaseed a new album which will do just that! Positive is exactly as his name suggests and he looks to spread the word of peace, love and unity with his music. I have attached his hit single ‘never let go’ but if you want to hear more then just head on over to his myspace page here. I highly recommend you listen to the track ‘I Will Survive’.

Reggae Artist – Marlon Asher

The Ganja Farmer! Marlon Asher is a very conscious reggae artist who, much like his mentor Bob Marley, uses his blesses voice to send a message. His first song ‘Ganja Farmer’, though controversial, was a huge hit and is known the world over as a classic. Marlon has a great voice and his music is brilliant. I will not dwell too much here, just go listen. Again, if you like what you hear then go check out further Marlon Asher tracks here.  The track I have chosen to show those who don’t know Marlon already is the powerful track Scandals – dedicated to Kenya, ft Empress Rita and Henry Tigan.

Reggae Artist – Khari Kill

Khari Kill burst onto the reggae scene with a debut single ‘Picture Of  Selassie I’, which went straight to number one in the reggae charts. Another versatile Trinidadian whos humble beginnings in La Horquetta have stuck with him and are often portrayed in his lyrics about poverty and injustice. Combine that with his brilliant lyrical ability and you can see why Khari Kill is a star reggae artist. Listen to ‘Mary Grandson’, ‘Rainy Weather’ and below  ‘Picture of Selassie I’.

Reggae Artist – Prophet Benjamin

A reggae artist from the south of Trinidad and a determined one at that. It took Devon Samuel aka Prophet Benjamin more than ten years to get into the mainstream and he has arrived every bit as if he belongs. With his strong faith and tireless work ethic, Prophet Benjamin is taking the reggae scene by storm. His lyrics are close to the line sometimes, but all in good humour but this should not deter from the fact that Prophet Benjamin is a talented reggae artist in his own right. Recomended listening includes ‘Field Ah Weed’ and ‘Pretty Bwoy’ and below I have posted ‘Adore You’ for your intro to Prophet Benjamin.

Reggae Artist – King David

David Michael Nieves Jr, aka King David, grew up as the youngest of three children and attended a fairly prestigious school in Trinidad before going on to work in a large corporation before deciding to follow his dream. King David started touring the clubs in the US and became somewhat of a local hit when he returned to Trinidad. While King David is not strictly reggae as he is a versatile artist who delivers reggae, dancehall and soca, he is a great talent and you should listen to tracks like ‘Live Here’, ‘Answer to Jah’ and his first hit ‘Everything’.

Music from King David and all the above artists, along with a number of Trinidadian reggae artists, can be found out TriniJungleJuice.

…don’t forget to check out our growing list of Reggae Artists!

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If you followed the reggae history series I recently posted then you will already know that the seventies heralded a brilliant time for Jamaican Music. Since ska turned to rocksteady and rocksteady to roots, we saw reggae music being used more and more as a medium to send out a message to the people. The lyrics of this more conscious roots reggae spoke of social issues, poverty and freedom from oppression. Fuelled by religion beliefs and the powers of Marijuana, artists such as Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Burning Spear, Peter Tosh and Horace Andy took reggae music to a whole new level.

I happen to be a really big fan of Roots Reggae and cannot get enough of the relaxing melodies associated with this music. I had to share with you a track that I thought would not only be fairly up to date but one that demonstrates perfectly the messages of Roots Reggae.

Here is Jamaican Reggae Artist, Cocoa Tea, with his recent tune Barack Obama. I am not making this a political post myself but in both the lyrics and the melody, this is a prime example of Roots Reggae.

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