They appeared at Reggae Sunsplash in 1992, and the following year broke through to international success with ' Tease Me', which was in the UK Singles Chart for three months in 1993, peaking at No. They went on to work with a string of producers, including Ranking Joe, Jah Screw, Prince Jammy, and Mafia & Fluxy, with several of their most successful single tracks included on their debut album Gal Wine (1992). Their early hits together included 'Gal Wine', recorded for producer Ossie Hibbert. Dude (remix) – Beenie Man f/Ms.Both artists were established musicians when they teamed up in 1991 after performing together in Miami, both having worked as solo artists, and Pliers as a duo with Pinchers.Welcome to Jam Rock – Damian “Gong” Marley.I’m Drinking (Rum & Redbull) – Beenie Man & Fambo.Anything Goes – C.N.N., Wayne Wonder & Lexxus.So Special – Mavado (Unfinished Business riddim).No Games – Serani (Unfinished Business riddim).You Don’t Love Me (Trojan Mix) – Dawn Penn (No No No riddim).Here Comes the Hotstepper – Ini Kamoze (Land of 1,000 Dances riddim).A Who Seh Me Dun – Cutty Ranks (Bam Bam riddim).Jook Gal (Wine Wine) (Remix) – Elephant Man f/Twista, Young Bloodz & Kiprich (Coolie Dance riddim).Have a Hot Gal – Shaggy (Showtime riddim).We Nuh Like – Spragga Benz (Showtime riddim).Action – Terror Fabulous f/Nadia Sutherland (Showtime riddim).Living Dangerously – Barrington Levy (Living Dangerously riddim).Murder She Wrote – Chaka Demus & Pliers (Bam Bam riddim).

Limb by Limb – Cutty Ranks (Fever Pitch riddim).One love! 40 Songs for a Reggae Dance Party Play these songs loud with liberal doses of a blaring reggae horn!Īlso check out two free, downloadable (or streamable) reggae mixes by DJ Gregg Ambient following the tracklist. Reggae music is wonderful music, and perhaps the primary inspiration for booking my first trip to Jamaica in 2013! Special thanks to musical contributors to this playlist: DJ Greg Nice, DJ Iron Mike, DJ Spinz, DJ Allday and DJ Gregg Ambient. Roots reggae is a mellower branch of reggae that has not been highlighted in this blog. The list that follows primarily focuses on ‘dancehall’ reggae that features a beat or riddim, making it easy to dance to. For example, the well-known “Murder She Wrote” by Chaka Demus & Pliers relies on the “Bam Bam” riddim from Pliers’ track “Wat a Bom.” The name of the riddim tends to be the name of the original song from which it derived. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss top reggae dance floor fillers and our favorite reggae “riddims.” A “riddim” is a rhythmic pattern or groove that the emcee or vocalist sings over. City Weddings (Philadelphia / Manhattan)Īmbient DJs’ music mixologist DJs recently held a reggae music summit in the Princeton area.

Chaka demus and pliers bam bam remix