Admiral Bailey - Jamaican dancehall deejay who enjoyed his greatest success between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s. He now lives in Jamaica. He has been described as "the hottest dancehall star of the late 1980s

Talking of his faith and music, Anthony B commented, "When we say 'burn fire' we don't mean take a match and light somebody, we are saying 'get rid of these things that are no good for humanity'"

Barrington Levy was 15 when his first tunes were released as part of the initial flurry of sessions by Junjo Lawes at Channel 1

Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".

Thanks to his epochal Til Shiloh set, Buju Banton has developed into a conscious archetype. Subsequently life has not proved easy: in 2011, Buju received a 10-year jail sentence in Miami for purchasing a large quantity of cocaine. - ReggaeXplosion

The dreadlocked Capleton, a raucous dancehall DJ whose early tunes in 1990 and 1991 like 'Bumbo Red' and 'Rough Rider' were as antediluvian with regard to women as Buju Banton's views of gays, had a conversion to consciousness that was almost as Biblical as that later experienced by Buju. He announced he was taking up Rastafari, and worked with the African Star sound system, which specialises in contemporary dancehall rhythms with conscious lyrics. Capleton later became part of Philip 'Fattis' Burrell's Exterminator posse and appeared to have found an artistic soulmate in Sizzla. - ReggaeXplosion

In 1992 and 1993 Chaka Demus and Pliers were themselves briefly the biggest Jamaican recording artists in the world: with rhythms courtesy of Sly and Robbie, the combination of vocalist Pliers (right in picture) and deejay Chaka Demus enjoyed six UK hits off their Tease Me album, including the fabulously addictive title track and 'Murder She Wrote'. - ReggaeXplosion

Cocoa Tea was popular in Jamaica in from 1985, but has become successful worldwide only since the 1990s. One of his most famous songs is "Rikers Island", which was later put into a dub version by Nardo Ranks entitled "Me No Like Rikers Island"

Dancehall owes its moniker to the Jamaican dance halls in which popular Jamaicans recordings were played by local sound systems.

Dancehall Queens are female celebrities in the musical genre called Dancehall.

Dancehall, the marriage of digital beats and slackness: that moment and music in which lyrics about guns, women's body parts and men's sexual prowess come together, epitomised by 'Wicked In Bed', Shabba Ranks' 1989 international hit. This rough and very upfront style of street reggae music, a form which literally originated in the dancehall, was first developed in the late 1970s as Henry 'Junjo' Lawes set off a flood of productions. As digital technology took over in the mid-1980s, dancehall adapted naturally, resulting in ragga - short for the self-explanatory 'raggamuffin'. - ReggaeXplosion

Dean Fraser is a Jamaican saxophonist who has contributed to hundreds of reggae recordings since the mid-1970s.

Donovan Germain is a reggae producer, one of the most successful of the digital era. [edit]

Eek-A-Mouse began his music career when he was in college, releasing two roots reggae singles under his own name, which were produced by his mathematics tutor, Mr. Dehaney. These early works were influenced by the music of Pablo Moses. He then went on to work for various sound systems over the next few years and also released a few more singles. He adopted the stage name "Eek-A-Mouse" in 1979, taking the name of a racehorse he always bet on; it was a nickname his friends had used for some time.

Everton Blender is an award-winning reggae singer and producer, known for his smooth, crooning, tenor vocals, up-tempo arrangements, and spiritually uplifting themes, successfully bridging the gap between roots reggae and dancehall.

Half Pint’s diminutive stature belies not only his vocal capabilities but also camouflages his huge on-stage presence, often described as no less than explosive and dynamic. Born Lindon Roberts, but affectionately called Half Pint, he is a product of the West Kingston enclave of Rose Lane, a community in adjacent proximity to Trenchtown which has produced the likes of Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Peter Tosh, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Toots Hibbert and a host of other international Reggae superstars.

J.C. Lodge, is a british reggae singer, actress and fine artist.

Michael Prophet's first recordings were for producer Yabby You in 1977, debuting with the single "Praise You Jah Jah". He had his first Jamaican hit with a version of The Heptones' "Fight It To The Top". His 1980 album Serious Reasoning was released by Island Records.

Mikey General real name Michael Taylor spent his formative years commuting between London and Jamaica. Inspired by the established singers on the island, including Dennis Brown and Barrington Levy, he embarked on his own singing career. His vocal range was initially in the high tenor dancehall -style favoured by Pinchers, Sanchez and Pliers. He began his recording career during the mid-80s in the UK, recording with Studio One producer Jackie Mittoo.

Ninjaman, alias Don Gorgon, is a popular dancehall deejay and actor, known for his controversial and pro-gun lyrics and his stuttering and melodramatic style

Sanchez (born Kevin Anthony Jackson, 30 November 1964, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae and dancehall singer.

Sean Paul, is a Jamaican Grammy-winning dancehall and reggae artist.

One of the most popular dancehall artists of his generation. He was also one of the first Jamaican deejays to gain worldwide acceptance,

Orville Richard Burrell better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American Grammy Award-winning reggae singer and rapper. He is perhaps best known for his 1995 single "Boombastic" and 2000 single "It Wasn't Me".

Sizzla, who desires to come to England "to talk to Elizabeth 'bout repatriation", became the Bobbadread deejay star, courtesy of such excellent tunes as 'Black Woman And Child', as well as riveting live performances; he subsequently moved to Harare in Zimbabwe. - ReggaeXplosion

Wayne Wonder is a Jamaican reggae fusion artist. While his early recordings were dancehall and reggae, he later moved towards hip hop and rap.

Yellowman's alleged 'slack' style was not as one-dimensional as it appeared. In that way typical of Jamaican art, there was always a spiritual underplay, as his general 'rudeness' also contained much irony. Coming immediately after the death of Bob Marley, Yellowman's success appeared to mark a downward slide for Jamaican music, but time shows it was more complex than that. - ReggaeXplosion