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1. This Saint Ann's Bay native is one of the most revered of the first generation of roots reggae artists. His breakthrough album was a 1975 masterpiece dedicated to black liberation leader Marcus Garvey. Nearly all of his 40-plus albums have themes of Rastafarian spirituality. His birthname is Winston Rodney but he's known to reggae music fans as:
2. This longstanding reggae group was a vocal trio formed by St. Catherine Parish native Joseph Hill. Known for the fervent intensity of their militant Rastafarian stance, their 1978 album "Two Sevens Clash" became a classic of the roots reggae genre. They also sang "The International Herb", an anthem to the healing powers of cannabis.
3. Wailing Souls are Kingston vocal group that has gone through numerous personnel changes over the years. One of their biggest hits had the same title (but it wasn't the same song) as a best selling 1970 song by Motown soul singer Edwin Starr. What was the same name/different song title that was a big hit for both the Wailing Souls and Edwin Starr?
4. Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare are the most celebrated drum and bass session players in reggae music. In addition to playing with such pop music luminaries as Grace Jones, Bob Dylan and No Doubt, Sly and Robbie have played on hundreds of recording sessions. What reggae band have Sly and Robbie been full time members of since 1980?
5. Known as the Cooler Ruler, this reggae singer died on October 25, 2010 in London England. His velvety smooth crooning voice earned him the title of the king of lover's rock, but he also wrote sufferer's tales, songs of Rastararian consciousness and protest songs aimed at the corrupt Babylon system. He was the founder of the Kingston based African Museum record label. Who was this prolific reggae musician?
6. This Kingston based roots reggae singer laid the groundwork for the rise of the dancehall music scene and was a protégé of reggae music producer Coxsone Dodd. His albums "Ghetto-Ology" (1983), "Slice of the Cake" (1984) and "Sufferer's Choice" (1988) exemplify the "dubwise riddims" of the dancehall style. His single "Rub A Dub Sound" laid the groundwork of the emerging "ragga" style.
7. This UK based was formed by a group of West Indian nationals living in the Handsworth ghetto of the British steel manufacturing town of Birmingham. This band gained notoriety playing as an opening act in punk clubs for groups like the Clash, Generation X and the Stranglers. The band was fronted by singer/guitarist David Hinds and the band wore elaborate stage costumes for their live appearances. When playing the anti-racist anthem, "Ku Klux Klan" band members donned white sheets and staged a mock lynching of a black victim. Who were these Handsworth based reggae revolutionaries?
8. This Kingston born, UK based dub poet first gained notoriety as a political activist and member of the Race Today collective. Many of his early dub poems chronicled the uprisings against the London police by Jamaican nationals in London's Brixton ghetto. On his first album "Dread Beat an' Blood" (1978) the artist recited poetry in Jamaican patios while backed by the music of Dennis Bovell's Dub Band. Who was this unique innovator of dub poetry?
9. This reggae music legend is one of the earliest innovators of the deejay style of reggae music. His albums "Rasta Ambassador", "Natty Rebel" and "Jah Son of Africa" made him a sensation in the UK in the late Seventies. His style of toasting is utterly relaxed while complete in synchronicity with the music. He was born Ewart Beckford in Jones Town Jamaica but reggae music fans all over the world know him as:
10. This member of the original Wailers refused to travel with the band on the American leg of its 1973 tour ostensibly because of the poor quality of the food available in the United States. Which member of the Wailers refused to tour because of his strict adherence to the Rastafarian ital dietary regimen?
11. Which one of these reggae music artists was NOT killed by a gun shot incident?
12. This reggae singer was born with the name Ervin Spencer in the rough and tumble Waterhouse district of West Kingston. He was a founding member of Black Uhuru, prior to Sly and Robbie's involvement with the band, but left Black Uhuru in 1977 to pursue a solo career. This sweet voiced singer was at the height of his popularity when he released a dub heavy album called "Laser Beam" backed by a Sly and Robbie edition of the Aggrovators and along with members of the Roots Radics. In partnership with a songwriter named Gold, he produced the popular 1982 album "Ravin' Tonight." The performing name used by Ervin Spencer is which one of the following stage names?
13. This reggae instrumentalist was best known for his association with uber producer King Tubby and his virtuosity on a children's wind instrument known as the melodica. His all instrumental album "East of the River Nile" (1977) was universally hailed as dub reggae masterpiece and was one of the few dub albums that reached a sizable cross-over audience. Who is this notable dub music artist and reggae producer?
14. Which maverick entrepreneur had his earliest business success founding a record label at age 21 with the mission of bringing unknown reggae artists to the attention of audiences in both the UK and the United States? This swashbuckling international titan of business is practically a household name in both the UK and the USA.
15. A reggae music quiz isn't complete without at least one question about the lyrics of Bob Marley. Which 1974 Bob Marley and the Wailers song contains the following lyrics:
"Cause - 'cause - 'cause I remember when a we used to sit
In a government yard in Trenchtown,
Oba - obaserving the hypocrites - yeah! -
Mingle with the good people we meet, yeah!
Good friends we have, oh, good friends we have lost
Along the way, yeah!
In this great future, you can't forget your past"
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