0
Burning Spear
Burning Spear
Jamaican roots reggae musician
1
Barrington Levy
Barrington Levy
reggae and dancehall artist from Jamaica
2
Sugar Minott
Sugar Minott
Jamaican musician
3
Beatmasters
Beatmasters
band that plays electronica
4
London Posse
London Posse
British hip hop group
5
Third World
Third World
Jamaican reggae band
6
The Ruts
The Ruts
band
7
Black Uhuru
Black Uhuru
Jamaican reggae group
8
UB40
UB40
British reggae/pop band
9
Black Slate
Black Slate
Black Slate: UK's long lasting reggae band.
10
Rupie Edwards
Rupie Edwards
Jamaican reggae singer and record producer
11
Joe Gibbs
Joe Gibbs
Jamaican record producer
12
Black Roots
Black Roots
English reggae band
13
Mighty Diamonds
Mighty Diamonds
US vocal trio
14
Junior Murvin
Junior Murvin
Jamaican reggae musician
15
Skindred
Skindred
Welsh rock band
16
Ali Campbell
Ali Campbell
musician, UB40 member
17
Chalice
Chalice
reggae
18
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
American reggae and jam band
19
Carroll Thompson
Carroll Thompson
English lovers rock singer
20
Musical Youth
Musical Youth
band
21
Maxi Priest
Maxi Priest
British reggae/pop singer
22
Shapeshifter
Shapeshifter
New Zealand musical group
23
Misty in Roots
Misty in Roots
British roots reggae band
24
John Brown's Body
John Brown's Body
American reggae band
25
The Selecter
The Selecter
British new wave band
26
Fun Lovin' Criminals
Fun Lovin' Criminals
American alternative rock band
27
Eternal
Eternal
English R&B girl group
28
Iration
Iration
American reggae rock band
29
The Skatalites
The Skatalites
Jamaican ska band
30
Culture
Culture
Jamaican roots reggae band
31
Wayne Wade
Wayne Wade
Jamaican singer
32
Barry Biggs
Barry Biggs
Jamaican musician
33
Michael Prophet
Michael Prophet
Jamaican musician
34
Christafari
Christafari
35
Sweetie Irie
Sweetie Irie
British singer-songwriter
36
Ini Kamoze
Ini Kamoze
Musical artist
37
Terry Hall
Terry Hall
British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician
38
Caron Wheeler
Caron Wheeler
English singer
39
Macka B
Macka B
British reggae artist
40
The Gladiators
The Gladiators
band that plays reggae
41
Stick Figure
Stick Figure
American reggae and dub band
42
Beats International
Beats International
British band
43
Lacksley Castell
Lacksley Castell
Jamaican musician
44
Estelle
Estelle
British singer-songwriter
45
Take That
Take That
British five-piece vocal pop group
46
Madness
Madness
English ska band
47
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican musician, singer and actor
48
Ernest Ranglin
Ernest Ranglin
Jamaican guitarist and composer
49
Me and You
Me and You
band from Jamaica
50
Hugh Mundell
Hugh Mundell
Jamaican musician
51
Sly and Robbie
Sly and Robbie
Jamaican rhythm section and production duo
52
Sahotas
Sahotas
British band
53
Pablo Gad
Pablo Gad
Jamaican singer
54
Hard-Fi
Hard-Fi
Music band
55
Sublime
Sublime
American ska punk band
56
Janet Kay
Janet Kay
English Lovers rock singer
Intro
British band
Record Labels
News

Aswad are a British reggae group, noted for adding strong R&B and soul influences to the reggae sound. They have been performing since the mid-1970s, having released a total of 21 albums. Their UK hit singles include the number one "Don't Turn Around" (1988) and "Shine" (1994). "Aswad" is Arabic for "black".