Here’s a classic from the early days of reggae, when the beats began to slow but you could still hear the influence of ska and rocksteady.

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Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett was the first reggae bassman I ever saw, when Bob Marley & The Wailers made their debut on the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1973.

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Paul Simonon of The Clash famously learned to play the bass guitar from scratch by practising note-for-note along to the Ramoones’ debut album.

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Basslines #9: Robbie Shakespeare was widely regarded as the king of reggae bass guitarists, usually as one half of the “Riddim Twins” with drummer Sly Dunbar.

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Lee Perry’s song Dreadlocks In Moonlight was originally intended for Bob Marley & The Wailers – until a chance meeting at his studio in Jamaica.

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The Allah-Las are massive music nerds and turned their talents to dub reggae on this tune inspired by a Jamaican movie from the Eighties.

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Here’s a heavenly marriage of the glorious harmonies of The Congos and the madcap production genius of Lee Perry.

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Teenage reggae trio 15-16-17 recorded this lovers rock reggae version of a song penned by the Gibb brothers and featuring Dennis Brown and Dennis Bovell.

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Jackie Mittoo was the organ playing child prodigy of Jamaican music who churned out countless hits at Studio One for Coxsone Dodd in the Sixties.

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15-16-17 were, as the name suggests, three teenage girls from Jamaica who made their name singing lovers rock in late-1970s London.

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