Roots Reggae Playlist

Roots Reggae — Roots reggae is a spiritually charged, socially conscious subgenre of reggae that developed in Jamaica during the late 1960s and peaked in the 1970s. Deeply intertwined with the Rastafarian movement, its lyrics address poverty, systemic oppression, colonial history and spiritual liberation.

🔒 The top 10 are this genre's must-play anthems — the biggest hits no DJ leaves out — so they stay pinned. Tap 🔀 and everything from #11 down refreshes into a fresh mix (from a pool of 198).

1. Praise Jah In The Moonlight — YG Marley
2. Welcome To Jamrock — Damian Marley
3. I Wish You Were Here — Alpha Blondy
4. Legalize It — Peter Tosh
5. Chatty Chatty Mouth — The Gladiators
6. Personal — Nia Smith
7. He Loves Us Both (feat. H.E.R.) — Lila Ike
8. Lowe Mi — Sevana
9. Abendigo — The Abyssinians
10. Faith — Skip Marley
11. Patra — Navy
12. Waiting In Vain — Bob Marley & The Wailers
13. Superstar — Hollie Cook
14. Alright — Tim Ray Brown
15. Mountain Top — DMac Burns
16. Free — Vybz Kartel
17. Threat Again — Yann Loisel
18. Ten Cane Row (feat. Jorja Smith) — Protoje
19. Soon Forward — Gregory Isaacs
20. Top Ten — Gregory Isaacs
21. You Got To Believe — Winston Reedy
22. If — Giadar
23. Foundation — Yann Loisel
24. Ma Liberte — BADO and BROTHERS
25. Don't Give Up — Msoke
26. My Baby — M.O.K.
27. Flor Mística — Zion Within
28. Take a Ride — Al Campbell
29. Mama Say — The Heptones
30. Could You Be Loved — Bob Marley & The Wailers
31. Is This Love — Bob Marley & The Wailers
32. Who Knows — Protoje
33. Jah Works — The Gladiators
34. Looks Is Deceiving — The Gladiators
35. Satta a Masagana — The Abyssinians
36. Who The Cap Fit — Bob Marley & The Wailers
37. Living It Up — Damian Marley
38. My Sweet Lord — Damian Marley
39. Babylon Too Rough — Gregory Isaacs
40. Too Late to Lie — Lila Ike
41. Mix Up — The Gladiators
42. Solitude — Lila Ike
43. Stars Align — Lila Ike
44. If You Only Knew — Sevana
45. Mariposa — Protoje
46. Yimasgan — The Abyssinians
47. Brigadier Sabari — Alpha Blondy
48. Victim — Gregory Isaacs
49. Same So — Protoje
50. Hey You — The Abyssinians
51. Breakdown — DMac Burns
52. Flow — DMac Burns
53. Silent Prayer — DMac Burns
54. Black on Black — The Heptones
55. Cool Rasta — The Heptones
56. Over and Over — The Heptones
57. Petite Marie (Fanzine Remix) — Biga*Ranx
58. My Face — Biga*Ranx
59. Montagne — Biga*Ranx
60. Baby, I Love Your Way — Big Mountain
61. Raggamuffin Boy — Cozik
62. Liquid Sunshine — Biga*Ranx
63. Je sais pas jouer — Pierpoljak
64. The Same Song — Israel Vibration
65. Sunshine Reggae — Laid Back
66. Mon Amour — Naâman
67. Bam Bam — Sister Nancy
68. Own Yourself — Naâman
69. SOUL — Jeune Lion
70. Chacun sa route — Kod
71. Want It Back — L'Entourloop
72. Hail H.I.M — Burning Spear
73. Rambo — Fatbabs
74. Freebird — Naâman
75. Haffi Live — L'Entourloop
76. You Can Get It If You Really Want — Jimmy Cliff
77. Vision — Mo'kalamity
78. Promised Land — Dennis Brown
79. Truth and Rights — Johnny Osbourne
80. Police In Helicopter — John Holt
81. Police & Thieves — Junior Murvin
82. A Mi Lado — Taiwan Mc
83. Love The Way You Love — Claude Fontaine
84. J'veux du Love — Yaniss Odua
85. Fisherman — The Congos
86. Sunshine — Flavia Coelho
87. J'finirai Seul Dans un Coquillage — Panda Dub
88. Big Ship — Freddie Mcgregor
89. Concrete Jungle — Judy Mowatt
90. Beyond Love — Rawb
91. Free Water — N'Faly Kouyate
92. Johnny Too Bad — The Slickers
93. Revolution — Dennis Brown
94. Do To Me — H.E.R.
95. One Gift — Jah-Lil
96. Easy Take It Easy — Dennis Brown
97. Hope (LOCK-IN) — Fat Freddy's Drop
98. Licks and Kicks — Israel Vibration
99. Adan on Dot Soley — Volodia
100. Where Mi Come From — Marcus Gad

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