Reggae became quite popular and there was also a singer from KwaZulu-Natal, Sipho Johnson known as Jumbo who gave the likes of Lucky Dube quite a scare.

Snow's third album, Justuss, ranked # 12 on the U. S. Reggae charts and the " Anything for You ( Snow song ) | Anything for You All Star Cast Remix " and " Boom Boom Boogie " became international hits.

The next year, the single " Sunshine Reggae " was released, and became another chart-topper in their home country ; it was later included on the band's second album, Keep Smiling, in 1983, and went on to become a number-one single in Italy, West Germany, and nineteen other countries around the world.

He also became known for a string of 1970s hits, such as " Una Paloma Blanca ," " Sugar Sugar ", " It Only Takes A Minute ", " Johnny Reggae ", " Lick A Smurp For Christmas " and " Loop di Love.

Reggae became widely popular in the UK mostly thanks to Jamaican-born singer-songwriter Bob Marley, who was one of the genre's main founders and one of its most prolific and consistent songwriters.

Reggae also became very popular with the new generation of musicians in the punk rock and New Wave music genres of the late 1970s.

Notable programming included The Early Morning Riser, hosted by General Manager Norm Prusslin, Turmoil, which became the longest-running punk rock radio program in the world before ending its run in 2004, Onda Nueva, featuring Salsa music and public affairs programming geared to Long Island's Latino community and which has been on the air since the late 1970s, and Saturday's a Party, which remains on the air to this day as the world's longest-running Reggae music program on the radio.

Reggae is especially popular through the international fame of Bob Marley.

Reggae fusion emerged as a popular subgenre in the late 1990s.

Reggae is one of the most popular genres of music in Kenya.

Reggae has always been popular in the Colombian Caribbean islands of San Andres and Providence and Spanish Reggae from Panama has helped to strengthen the movement of Reggae artists in the Colombian interior.

Artists such as Voodoo Soul Jah, Nawal and Alerta Kamarada ( Colombian representatives in the Jamaican Reggae festival ) are currently spearheading this ever more popular genre in Colombia.

Popular artists like Yaba Angelosi sings Afro-beat, R & B, and Zouk ; Dynamiq is popular for his reggae releases ; and Emmanuel Kembe who sings Folk, Reggae and Afro-beat.

Rap, Reggae, Zouk, Ragga and Dancehall are also popular.

A complex form of percussion music called contombley is popular, along with combinations of Sega and Reggae called Seggae and combinations of Moutya and Reggae called Mouggae, as is Montea, a fusion of native folk rhythms with Kenyan benga developed by Patrick Victor.

Reggae has always been popular in Malawi.

Very popular in songs by Daniela Mercury, who catapulted the rhythm to the world with songs like " Sol da Liberdade " " O Reggae E O Mar " and " Perola Negra ".

Samba Reggae is the second most popular samba style in Bahia, with followers all over Brazil.

Congas are now very common in Latin music, including salsa music, merengue music, and Reggae, as well as many other forms of American popular music.

Axé () is a popular music genre originating in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil approximately in 1986, fusing different Afro-Caribbean genres, such as Marcha, Reggae, and Calypso.

Reggae, pop, and rap are popular with the youth.

Jamaican jerk spice gained popularity in the United Kingdom after musician Levi Roots ' 2007 appearance on popular reality series Dragon's Den, on which he requested investments in his Reggae Reggae Sauce.

Monetary success came from releasing Jamaican music supplied by producers such as Duke Reid, Byron Lee and Leslie Kong, in a series of popular, budget-priced compilations such as Tighten Up, Club Reggae and Reggae Chartbusters.

Oyé has also been known to programme music from South America, with Salsa, Soca and Reggae proving popular additions to the festival.

Reggae is a kind of Jamaican popular music that has spread to much of the world, especially including Africa.

Festivals dedicated to music include the Marbella International Opera Festival held in August since 2001, the Marbella Reggae Festival in July, and the Festival International de Jazz de Marbella in June in different locations around the city — amongst them the beach, aboard a boat or in Old Town.

Radio 1 has about 30 specialist shows including Blue Train ( jazz session ), CD Nonstop ( a whole CD recording is played every day ), Film o páté (" five o ' clock film "-current movies program ), French Connection ( news from the alternative French music scene ), Hard Music ( heavy metal and related music program ), Hitparáda Radia 1 (" the hit parade of Radio 1 "-foreign music top 40 ), Knižní servis (" the book service "-new books discussion ), Reggae club ( reggae ), Shadowbox ( news from the d ' n ' b scene ), Velká sedma (" the great seven "-Czech music hit parade ), Všechny hudby světa (" all music of the world "-world music program ) or Zátiší (" the still life "-discussion program with invited guests ).

In 2008, his contributions to world music was recognised ; as he was given an award for his outstanding contribution to world music at the Reggae and world music awards held at the Appollo Theater in Harlem, New York.

Reggae bands were booked in local clubs as a result and Lubbock experienced a boom in world music influence locally.

A haunting melodic guitar riff and jazzy Hip-Hop beat carry the listener, and the rising tempo — syncopated by Reggae breaks — increasingly intensifies the message .” One of their popular song lyrics reads, “ Your corrupt culture makes my rich culture look poor, I ’ m trying to learn more about my past, I ’ m fighting to make my culture last …” The Hustlers HC is trying to make a change where they are in the world any way they can.

Pioneers of the " Worldbeat " mix of Reggae, soca, Afrikan, Latin, funk and jazz styles, they have spread their music all over the world.

In the 1980s, Reggae music was gaining popularity worldwide and was carrying with it a growing popularity for other forms of world music that were easy to dance to.

Blending styles that borrow influences from Reggae, Hip-Hop, R & B, and Dancehall traditions ; artists such as Timaya, P-Square, Esco Banton, Banky W, and Ice Prince expand the definition of Nigerian born Reggae artists, maintaining the trends of Reggae music as seen throughout the world.

Controversy surrounded the removal of reggae artists Vybz Kartel and Elephant Man from the ' Best Reggae Act ' category at the 2004 awards due to their homophobia and incitement to murder.

After the end of 1986, the Reggae Chart was dropped due to the lack of videos accompanying the singles.

After a halt due to Prodan's spending some time in Europe, the band committed fully to rock in 1984, and spun off the Hurlingham Reggae Band.

Third World went on to perform several times at the festival, and they also took part in the ' Reggae Sunsplash USA ' tour in 1985.

Dubplate Specials are an essential tool in a sound clash – the more exclusive the better – but they also form an intrinsic part of the Reggae industry.

A prominent venue, The Trades Club regularly features musicians of local, national and international renown performing a wide range of music ; including: Rock, Blues, and Folk, through Punk, Klezmer, Ska, Reggae, Dub and Jazz to Qawwali, Trance, Gnawa and Drum and Bass.

The group released three best-selling albums produced by Lyn and Blackwell of Island Records, and enjoyed international hits with Funky Kingston in 1973 and Reggae Got Soul in 1975.

Original artists on the World Beatnik Records label, Watusi has won many awards for Reggae and Worldbeat and have gained international airplay in 106 countries, performed from Hawaii to Jamaica, Costa Rica and Mexico, and earned the respect of the international reggae and worldbeat communities, fans and artists.