The Best of Jamaican Reggae Music in 2009

2009 was a great year for Jamaican reggae music. Here are some of the best tracks that were released that year.

2009 was a great year for Jamaican Reggae music.

2009 was a great year for Jamaican Reggae music. Some of the best albums and songs were released this year. Here is a list of some of the best Jamaican Reggae songs and albums of 2009.

Some of the best reggae albums of 2009 include:

2009 was a great year for Jamaican reggae music. Some of the best reggae albums of 2009 include:

Toots and the Maytals – Pressure Drop

This album is the ninth studio album by the Jamaican reggae band Toots and the Maytals, first released in 1975 on Chris Blackwell’s Island Records. The album was used as the soundtrack for the film The Harder They Come which helped to bring reggae to a worldwide audience. It is considered one of the greatest reggae albums ever made.

Bandleader Toots Hibbert worked with producers Chris Blackwell and Verne Schwary on Pressure Drop, which features some of his most well-known songs such as “54-46 (That’s My Number),” “Funky Kingston,” and the title track. The Maytals’ distinctive vocal style is at its peak on this album, and their harmonies are tight throughout. The instrumentation is sparse but effective, featuring some of Jamaica’s best musicians at the time such as guitarist Al Anderson, keyboardist Winston Wright, and drummer Leroy “Horsemouth” Wallace.

Pressure Drop is an essential album for any fan of reggae music, and it remains one of Toots and the Maytals’ best-loved works.

The Skatalites – Foundation Ska

The Skatalites – Foundation SkaReleased in 2009, The Skatalites’ Foundation Ska is a must-have album for any reggae fan. The album features classic tracks like “Guns of Navarone” and “Man in the Street”, as well as new tracks like “Freedom Sound” and “Rude Boy Ska”.

Bob Marley and the Wailers – Legend

This is the definitive best-of compilation for reggae legend Bob Marley, originally released in 1984. It contains 14 of his greatest hits, including “No Woman, No Cry,” “Could You Be Loved,” “Three Little Birds,” “Buffalo Soldier,” “Get Up Stand Up,” and more.

Lee “Scratch” Perry – Super Ape

Lee Perry’s Super Ape was one of the most influential reggae albums of all time. Perry’s unique production style, which made use of extensive dub techniques, influenced countless other producers and helped to shape the sound of reggae. Super Ape is a perfect example of Perry’s distinctive approach, and it remains one of the best reggae albums ever made.

Some of the best reggae songs of 2009 include:

2009 was a great year for Jamaican reggae music. Some of the best reggae songs of 2009 include: “I Can See Clearly Now” by Jimmy Cliff, “No Woman, No Cry” by Bob Marley and The Wailers, and “One Love” by Bob Marley and The Wailers.

Toots and the Maytals – “Pressure Drop”

Toots and the Maytals’ “Pressure Drop” was one of the best reggae songs of 2009. The song was released as a single in February 1970 and reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. The song was also included on the band’s album, Funky Kingston.

The Skatalites – “Foundation Ska”

The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica that was formed in the early 1960s and helped to create the ska genre. “Foundation Ska” was released in 2009 as part of their album “Hi-Bop Ska”. The song is a great example of the band’s signature sound, which combines elements of jazz, R&B, and traditional island music.

Bob Marley and the Wailers – “Legend”

Bob Marley and the Wailers is one of the most influential reggae bands of all time. The group was led by Bob Marley, and his music has been hugely popular since the 1970s. “Legend” is a compilation album of Marley’s greatest hits, and it was released in 1984, three years after his death. The album became an immediate bestseller, and it is still one of the bestselling reggae albums of all time.

Lee “Scratch” Perry – “Super Ape”

Super Ape is a 1976 album by Jamaican reggae artist Lee “Scratch” Perry, his third album with The Upsetters. The album was reissued on CD in 1992 by Island Records.

Perry produced Super Ape in a style similar to his earlier Blackboard Jungle and Return of the Super Ape albums, but with a greater focus on drum and bass. The result was an album that AllMusic’s Steve Huey described as “a tour de force of thick, syrupy grooves, relentlessly echoed and reverbed effects, wailing horns, and Isaac Ahmadu’s distinctive, off-kilter lead guitar phrases.”