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Although under Appreciated and Woefully Overlooked During their Original Tenure Together, the Fine Early-'70s Outfit Cymande were One of the First to Merge African Rhythms with Rock, Funk, Reggae, and Soul. Despite Members Hailing from Such Exotic Locales as Guyana, Jamaica and St. Vincent They Formed and Recorded in London Town. The Band Issued a Total of Three Releases: 1972's Self-titled Debut, 1973's "Second Time Around" and 1974's "Promised Heights" Before Splitting Up . Through the 80s their Currency Grew with Tracks Such as 'the Message' and 'bra' Becoming Big Records on the Rare Goove Scene and Today They Are Arguably Better Known Than Ever with Several of their Songs Having Been Sampled by Rap Artists Including De La Soul, the Fugees, Raze, Master Ace, MC Solaar, and DJ Kool.

By 1978, Bob Marley was by far the best-known reggae musician in the world and a major star in the U.K. and Europe as well as his native Jamaica. However, he was still little more than a cult figure in the United States, and by many accounts Marley was eager to attract a larger audience in America, seeing it as a new challenge. Released in 1978, Kaya wasn't necessarily made with American tastes in mind, but it was an album that presented a more accessible version of Bob Marley…

Soul Jazz Records’ new Studio One collection ‘Fire Over Babylon: Dread, Peace and Conscious Sounds at Studio One’ features a stellar selection of 70s roots music – classic and rare tracks recorded at Clement Dodd’s musical empire at 13 Brentford Road in the 1970s.

Reggae is a contemporary music movement that emerged in Jamaica in the late 1960s and became widespread in the early 1970s.