Funk The Reggae Beat: Trojan Records / Various * Funk The Reggae Beat: Trojan Records / Various [New CD] CD+DVD The strings

The strings

By John Braswell

's fifth studio album

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We in the Non-Existent System

Funk The Reggae Beat: Trojan Records / Various * Funk The Reggae Beat: Trojan Records / Various [New CD] CD+DVD The stringsWhen funk music exploded onto the global pop scene in the late '60s, many of Jamaica's leading music makers were inspired to incorporate elements of the exciting sound into their work. The result was the fascinating and compelling funky reggae style that proved immensely popular with record buyers on both sides of the Atlantic throughout the early '70s. Pioneers of the sound included such celebrated producers as Lee "Scratch" Perry and Lloyd Charmers,