Lovers Rock (The Soulful Sound of Romantic Reggae) (2022)

The first British reggae sub-genre to achieve outernational success and influence the music of Jamaica, lovers rock was a dominating force in the UK scene, from the mid-Seventies through to the close of the Eighties. Developed largely as a counterpoint to the more militant style of roots reggae, the romantically-themed genre was heavily influenced by the styles of US R&B, Dub, Early Reggae and the predominantly soulful Jamaican rock steady sound of the Sixties. Despite the style achieving mainstream success with a number of major UK chart hits, lovers rock received scant attention in the mainstream media until the screening of Steves McQueens award-winning 2020 BBC TV series, Small Axe, the highlight of which was an aptly titled episode that paid tribute to the style and its impact upon British culture.
Lovers Rock (The Soulful Sound of Romantic Reggae) (2022)
Lovers Rock, Roots Reggae, Vocal, Dub Poetry, Rocksteady, Ska, Early Reggae | Trojan Records, Bertelsmann Music Group
320 kbps | MP3 | unmixed | 27-05-2022 | 03:29:49 | 491 Mb