everybody on this site old save me so allyuh actually know what great music is and not the diarrhea that ppl producing now. in no particular order
1. Miles Davis(USA)
2. Jorge Dalto(Argentina)-George Benson's keyboardist
3. John Coltrane
4. Mercedes Sosa(Argentina)
5. Ravi Shankar(India)
6. Fela Kuti(Nigeria)
7. Ustad Vilayat Khan(India)
8. Habib Faye(Senegal)
9. Earth Wind and Fire(USA)
10. Led Zeppelin(UK)
11. Rush (Canada)
12. Cream (UK)
13. Hugh Maekela, Winston Mankunku Ngozi and Sakhile(South Africa)
14. Adi and Suhail(india)
15. Bombay Jayashree(India)
16. Super Diamono(Senegal)
17. Merchant
18. Shadow.
19. Ken Professor Philmore
20 Hannif Mohammed
21 Salif Keita, richard bona, Bonga, Pierre Akendengue
25. Culture
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favorite musicians
Sep 5, 2023, 11:24:30 AM
Sep 5, 2023, 12:01:06 PM
Len Boogsie Sharpe
Phase II Pan Groove
Snarky Puppy (going to see them LIVE next Wednesday!)
Clive Bradley
Andre White
Caribbean Jazz Project
Irakere
David Rudder
Steel Pulse
Black Uhuru
EWF
Stevie Wonder
Michael Jackson
The Mighty Shadow
Sparrow
Kitchener
Merchant
Third World
Marvin Gaye
Commodores
Teddy Pendergrass
Parliament Funkadelic
Rush
Sep 5, 2023, 12:08:09 PM
In reply to imusic
parliament was a baaaaaaaaaad group. Irakere is another collective of magnificent musicians.
Sep 5, 2023, 12:49:44 PM
Queen
Journey
Prince
Lucky dube
Michael jackson
Celia cruz
Mighty gabby
Sep 5, 2023, 12:58:51 PM
In reply to velo
forgot five musicians on my list
marvin gaye, michael jackson, prince, Al Jarreau and Etienne charles
Sep 5, 2023, 12:59:48 PM
In reply to imusic
Snarky Puppy (going to see them LIVE next Wednesday!)
i envy you sooo much right now
Sep 5, 2023, 1:26:37 PM
In reply to velo
Lucky Dube simply copied Tosh to the extent he could so no way should he be mentioned without Tosh who embodied more being mentioned above him
Sep 5, 2023, 1:29:16 PM
In reply to Brerzerk
that's true.......dube actually started off as a Mbaqanga musician(zulu pop music) before turning to reggae. had a great band though. i have a greatest hits album from him.
Sep 5, 2023, 1:36:53 PM
I liked a Jamaican singer/songwriter, Bob Nestor...can't remember his last name
Sep 5, 2023, 1:50:57 PM
My ears never hear better voices than Judy Collins and George Michael
Voices I can’t stand are Beyoncé and anybody singing rock shite
Sep 5, 2023, 2:25:06 PM
Wow, you guys have versatile tastes. Big up fe dat. A few pleasant surprises among the lists so far...
Mercedes Sosa -- voice of the downtrodden
Ravi Shankar -- I remember him from the Beatles' days
Fela Ransom Kuti -- If yuh call African woman "woman", she no go 'gree; she go say I be 'lady' oh.
Celia Cruz -- At an early-80's show in PR, this woman was delivered to the stage by helicopter!
Marley is understood, but good to see the following making it in to some folks' faves: Boogsie Sharpe, Merchant, Shadow, Professor Philmore, David Rudder, Steel Pulse, Black Uhuru, Third World, Sparrow, Kitchener and Parliament/Funkadelic.
Surprised no D. Brown!
--Æ.
Sep 5, 2023, 3:00:40 PM
In reply to JayMor
Fela Ransom Kuti -- If yuh call African woman "woman", she no go 'gree; she go say I be 'lady' oh
BIG artist and BIG Tune!
I hunted for years for that tune until I finally found it
Link Text
Who the hell knew the song title was Egbemio?? Certainly not me. I always thought it was Lady.
What I posted is the short version. The long version is better.
That intro has got to be, alongside EWF’s Getaway, one of the best intros EVER in popular music.
One of my earliest and best memories of Jourvert was hearing Carib Tokyo playing that on Frederick St. The bass was just mesmerizing
Sep 5, 2023, 3:02:54 PM
Plenty:
Reggae: Steel Pulse, Third World, Bob, Dennis Brown, Dean Fraser, Chronixx, Damien Marley,
Jazz: Grover Washington, Monty Alexander, Ernest Ranglin, Pieces of A Dream, Wayman Tisdale, Julian Vaughn, Gerald Albright, Darren Rahn, George Benson, Bob James, etc...many more
Calypso/Soca/Zouk: Black Stalin, Shadow, Sparrow, Kitchener, David Rudder, Ronnie McIntosh, Baron, Machel, Kes, Roy Cape, Blaxx, Rikky Jai, KASSAV, TABOU Combo, Beethova Obas etc...
Prince, EWF, O'jays, Commodores, Sam Cooke, Natalie Cole, Shalamar, Gap Band, Lakeside, etc...plenty more
Sep 5, 2023, 3:12:15 PM
Oh yeah…..forgot to add Kassav
Back in the day, there was this wicked band out of St Vincent called Touch. Liked them a lot.
And how could I forget Mr Machel Montano?
He come like Marley. He’s a given 
Sep 5, 2023, 4:03:22 PM
In reply to imusic
Check out Beetova Obas, piece called Rasanble.
Sep 5, 2023, 4:29:10 PM
In reply to Curtis
Will do
Sep 5, 2023, 4:33:06 PM
In reply to Jumpstart
Snarky Puppy (going to see them LIVE next Wednesday!)
i envy you sooo much right now
i envy you sooo much right now
You know that one of the drummers with Snarky Puppy, Larnell Lewis, is from St Kitts?
And his wife is a Trini
LARNELL LEWIS IS A BEAST!!
Sep 5, 2023, 4:54:42 PM
In reply to imusic
In reply to JayMor
Who the hell knew the song title was Egbemio?? Certainly not me. I always thought it was Lady.
Who the hell knew the song title was Egbemio?? Certainly not me. I always thought it was Lady.
Music, you got a little mixed up, I'm afraid. The chune is in fact titled "Lady" and the link you posted, "Egbe Mi O", is not it. That long version you prefer is here. The intro is beautiful for sure.
--Æ.
Sep 5, 2023, 5:03:17 PM
Ernest Ranglin OJ (born 19 June 1932)[1] is a Jamaican guitarist and composer who established his career while working as a session guitarist and music director for various Jamaican record labels including Studio One and Island Records. Ranglin played guitar on many early ska recordings and helped create the rhythmic guitar style that defined the form. Ranglin has worked with Theophilus Beckford, Jimmy Cliff, Monty Alexander, Prince Buster, the Skatalites, Bob Marley and the Eric Deans Orchestra. He is noted for a chordal and rhythmic approach that blends jazz, mento and reggae with percussive guitar solos incorporating rhythm 'n' blues and jazz inflections.
Sep 5, 2023, 6:12:32 PM
In reply to Drapsey
Ernest Ranglin was an exceptional guitarist.
Sep 5, 2023, 6:15:53 PM
In reply to imusic
Oh that’s cool. I realize a lot of the American bands, if they are venturing into Caribbean or world music, hire Caribbean musicians of musicians with roots in the Caribbean. I went to a concert in Queens Hall and Etienne Charles was performing Carnival:Sound of a People. The Sax player and the drummer were from Haiti( studied in the USA of course) and the double Bassist was born in the US to Haitian and JA parents. I guess Snarky Puppy is doing the same thing
Sep 5, 2023, 9:08:18 PM
In reply to imusic
Back in the day, there was this wicked band out of St Vincent called Touch. Liked them a lot.
They made a comeback this past carnival. Even had a show in NY last weekend.
Sep 5, 2023, 9:28:44 PM
In reply to Da-Vincy
Will check them out
Sep 5, 2023, 9:40:41 PM
In reply to Da-Vincy
In SVG the name McIntosh is synonymous with Music among the
Best of them was Syl MacIntosh who had a band, and played
the saxophone . He has a cousin much younger than him who is a very good pianist called Frankie MacIntosh , and also had his own band
In SVG, the Mac Intosh families are very well known for their
dexterity in musical Instruments .
Sep 5, 2023, 9:58:21 PM
In reply to POINT
Frankie McIntosh is a genius. Was very instrumental in soca music across the region.
Sep 10, 2023, 11:44:42 AM
In reply to Jumpstart
Ernest Ranglin was an exceptional guitarist.
Not "was", Jumps. Ernie is still alive-- in his 90's now but still with us.
--Æ.
Sep 11, 2023, 9:47:22 PM
In reply to imusic
Yeah. Never heard of Ranglin before so good to learn about him.
More familiar with Nearlyn Taitt
More familiar with Nearlyn Taitt
Ernie Ranglin comes with nuff credentials in Yard music, spanning every genre from Mento in the 50's to Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae. A big part of his repertoire too was Jazz. He dabbled in other facets of the business too, like producing, band-leading/arranging and A&R rep, etc.
No wonder you've heard of Lynn Taitt-- after all he was the wunderkind from Sando! Came to Ja in the early 60's and played Ska with the greats, but really made his name with the Rocksteady. Hardly a Rocksteady record that you won't hear Taitt's guitar in. I rate him and Tommy McCook as the two most musically influential people in the direction and development of our music.
--Æ.
Sep 12, 2023, 12:51:19 PM
Rihanna ...
Sep 12, 2023, 1:17:36 PM
In reply to Kay
this is a serious thread lol
Sep 12, 2023, 2:08:30 PM
In reply to Jumpstart
Rihanna is a billionaire...it don't get more serious than that.
Sep 12, 2023, 2:12:04 PM
In reply to Larr Pullo
next thing alyuh go seh Lizzo
Sep 12, 2023, 2:17:00 PM
In reply to DirtyDan
Anyone who earning a living from music is a serious musician. 
Sep 12, 2023, 2:28:50 PM
In reply to Larr Pullo
true, in that context, yes