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As disparate as Jamaican reggae and American country music seem, they actually share many commonalities. Both genres were created by marginalized peoples, be it Jamaicans who flocked from rural locales seeking jobs in the bustling capital Kingston then settled in overcrowded tenement yards often lacking in basic amenities or Americans in the southern Appalachia region residing in economically depressed communities, in near isolation from the rest of the country. As a vital means of expression, each populace fashioned a sonic identity culled from various influences. Jazz, Cuban music, calypso and especially early R&B heard on U.S. radio signals reaching Jamaica were essential components in the creation of the island's first home-grown popular music, ska, in the early 1960s; the frenetic ska beat was slowed down into rocksteady then morphed into reggae by the late 1960s. Bluegrass, the direct forerunner to country music is derived from the English and Scottish ballad tradition and Irish and Scottish fiddle music. African-American blues musicians also played preeminent roles in crafting bluegrass and country's signature instrumentation, most notably through their introduction of the banjo, now regarded as an emblematic representation of the region, into the music.

The reggae and country genres are rife with love-gone-wrong songs, romanticized gritty outlaw tales and expressions of unwavering spiritual devotion providing guidance through daily struggles, each delivered in their distinctive regional voices, the molasses thick Jamaican patois heard on many reggae tracks and country's indelible southern twang...

Tracklisting for Reggae's Gone Country:


1. California - Romain Virgo & Larry Gatlin
2. He'll Have To Go - Luciano
3. Wolverton Mountain - Richie Stephens
4. Crazy - Etana
5. The Chair - Tarrus Riley
6. He Stopped Loving Her Today - Beres Hammond
7. Suspicions - Duane Stephenson
8. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes - Tessanne Chin
9. Feel So Right - Gramps Morgan
10. King Of The Road - Freddie McGregor
11. El Paso - Sanchez
12. Flowers On The Wall - L.U.S.T.
13. The Gambler - Busy Signal
14. Straight Tequila Night - Tarrus Riley [iTunes Bonus Track]

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• Gone
• Country
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[igorottakman2000]

This is a great and amazing project... i love country music... Please try to discover also my town in north philippines, City of BAGUIO CITY,Philippines. they love country music and theres so many local country music stars over there that you can work on it, they do country covers most of the time. thank you.

[rdallah26]

I never knew this was happening, but as a radio Program Director I will be happy to add this to my playlist for some refreshing sounds!!

[kingkator]

Long awaited for, Reggae and county have been so close together for years, its great that at last this has happened. Fantastic project hope there is a Reggae gone country 2 with some off the Reggae Queens & country Queens. Great stuff love it !!

[kellielizabeth1]

Willie sang "still moving to me with Toots and the Maytals years ago. I love the idea of this cd

[1000aliyah]

I am all smiles, I am so happy for this cd. I grew up on country and reggae music.

[kalmanizer]

I'm a 28yr old white male from Brooklyn, NY and I LOVE Country Music and Reggae Music. This is a GREAT idea. :)

[meoshewu]

I could see this happening. As a islander we all grew up listening to country music on the weekend; Kenny Rogers and all. I would buy this album. Great work and idea guys.

[pompanodapoet]

THIS IS CALL REGGAETRY I LOVE IT IT'S TWO OF THE SAME LYRICALLY TRUE WORDS COUNTRY AND ROOTS MUSIC..

[ad19803]

Great idea for a collaboration using probably the most well known country producer as well as the top singers and producers in Jamaica. Anyone who denies the popularity of Country Western music in JA, or the whole caribbean for that matter obviously has never been there or has a very narrow view of the culture and what is appreciated there. I didn't hear Beres complaining.

[mysanthropy1]

Amazing collaboration! Maybe the best new idea out there to date!