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The two guitarists employed a bright, chiming tone that made the group sound like an all-percussion orchestra, but Ndiaye sometimes switched to reggae's chunky strum, providing both rhythmic and tonal contrast.

In concert: Yoro Ndiaye at Millennium Stage Mark Jenkins 2011

With reggae's premium rhythm section Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare and Island's Chris Blackwell co-producing, 1980's Warm Leatherette did OK, but it was Nightclubbing that perfected her post-disco, new wave sound and propelled seductive hits such as Pull Up to the Bumper into the charts around the world.

Grace Jones pulls up to the bumper 2011

Very few of the titans from reggae's golden age remain with us.

The Pop Scene: Around the World in Various Styles Andy Beta 2011

With reggae's premium rhythm section Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare and Island's Chris Blackwell co-producing, 1980's Warm Leatherette did OK, but it was Nightclubbing that perfected her post-disco, new wave sound and propelled seductive hits such as Pull Up to the Bumper into the charts around the world.

Grace Jones pulls up to the bumper 2011

But it was reggae's infusion into the spiky-haired consciousness which helped bring about Rock Against Racism, one of punk's most constructive legacies.

Clubs picks of the week Patric Baird 2010

No stranger to the genre, the son of Bob and Rita is a member of reggae's first family, and has supplied music to many children's projects, including cable station Nick Jr. 's Dora The Explorer, the PBS series Arthur, and a version of his dad's "Three Little Birds" for Shark Tale (in which he also played Bernie the Jamaican jellyfish).

Mike Ragogna: New Tunes On Monday: Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, and Ziggy Marley with Jack Johnson, Willie Nelson, Paul Simon, Toots Hibbert, and Jamie Lee Curtis 2009

While mainstream pop fans show a lack of passion for reggae's new artists, their interest in other forms of world music -- especially modern, genre-bending African and Brazilian sounds -- is high.

The Grammys Push the Glitz 2008

Soon afterward, Bob Marley emerged to become reggae's biggest-ever star.

West Indies Meets West End 2008

The book featured black and white photos of reggae's rising stars -- Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and others -- in the rough-and-tumble neighborhoods of their youth, along with rare in-studio and performance shots.

Perry Garfinkel: How A Reggae Rhythm Redeemed A Lost Soul 2008

"The Israelites," with its biblical imagery of suffering and redemption, showed the world reggae's combination of danceable rhythm and serious, sometimes spiritual intentions.

Archive 2006-05-01 Ann Althouse 2006