Lovers Rock
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- For the Sade album, see Lovers Rock. "Lover's Rock" is also the title of a song by The Clash, that appeared on their 1979 album London Calling.
| Lovers Rock | |
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| Stylistic origins: | Reggae, Soul |
| Cultural origins: | 1970s in South London, England |
| Typical instruments: | Bass guitar |
| Mainstream popularity: | late 1970s through 1990s in the UK |
Lovers Rock is the United Kingdom's main contribution to reggae. The term originated with Dennis Lascelles Harris' south-London record label of the same name.
A style which developed in England in the 1970s, Lovers Rock represented an apolitical counterpoint to the conscious Rastafarian sound dominant in Jamaica. Rooted in the Sound systems of South London, the style had particular appeal amongst women and produced many female stars including Carroll Thompson, Louisa Marks and Janet Kay, who went on to reach Number 2 in the UK pop charts with "Silly Games" in 1979. Lovers rock derived from reggae by the slowing down of the reggae beat.
[edit] Lovers Rock musicians
- Aswad
- Barry Biggs
- Dennis Brown
- Don Campbell
- Beres Hammond
- Gregory Isaacs
- Janet Kay
- Luciano
- Freddie McGregor
- Maxi Priest
- Winston Reedy
- Bitty Mclean
- Peter Hunnigale
- Junior Reid
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| Reggae |
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| Reggae - Mento - Ska - Blue Beat - Rocksteady - Dub music - Dub poetry - Toasting - Lovers Rock - Dancehall - Ragga - Reggae rock - Reggaetón - Roots reggae - 2 Tone |
| Reggae genres - Caribbean music in the United Kingdom |
| Related topics |
| Jamaica - Haile Selassie - Marcus Garvey - Rastafari - Rude boy - Skinhead - Dancehall (venue) - Dubplate - Jamaican sound system - Sound system (DJ) - Riddim - Jamaican English - Studio One - Trojan Records - Island Records - Coxsone Dodd - Chris Blackwell - Reggae musiciams - Dub artists - Jamaican record producers |
