roots playlist

Roots List
There's no way to make a definitive compact roots reggae list. These are great, great cuts. I like it sounding pretty...vicious, as you can see by the Marley songs I favor.

The Paragons, "Riding High on a Windy Day"
Bob Marley and the Wailers, "Burning and Looting"
Groundation, "What Could Have Been"
Black Uhuru, "What is Life?"
Steel Pulse, "Worth His Weight in Gold (Rally Round)"
Bob Marley, "Crazy Baldheads"
Burning Spear, "Door Peeper (Original Single Mix)"
Devon Irons, "Vampire"
Burning Spear, "This Population"
Prince Alla, "Stone"
Burning Spear, "Steppin Out"
Abyssinians, "Satta Massa Ganna"
Hugh Mundell, "Run Revolution a Come"
Mikey Dread, "Roots and Culture"
Burning Spear, "Swell Headed"
Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, "Rocking Vibration"
Gregory Isaacs, "Night Nurse"
Glen Brown and Big Youth, "Opportunity Rock"
Bob Marley, "Natural Mystic"
Max Romeo, "Melt Away (12" Version)"
Augustus Pable, "Java"
Wailing Souls, "Jah Give Us Life"
Glen Brown and Friends, "I'm Your Puppet"
Groundation featuring Don Carlos, "Freedom Taking Over"
SOJA, "Freedom"
Heptones, "Cool Rasta"
Max Romeo, "Chase the Devil"