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To celebrate Jamaica’s 50 Years of Independance 1962-2012, Kingston Sounds have put together a series of releases that cover the musical styles that reggae mutated into through its history: ska, rocksteady, roots reggae, dub, DJ style and dancehall. So, Listen Up! and enjoy!

Part three brings us the roots reggae sound. A period in Jamaican music's history that followed the two year supremacy of rocksteady, which had beun to tail off around the end of 1968. The reggae sound did not come initially from the chop of the gui- tar but from the stabs from the keyboard / organ that produced that jeggae / jerking feel. The roots element can be heard in the heartfelt lyrics and the stories told in the songs. So sit back and enjoy some roots reggae straight from the heart of Jamaica...