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Beres Hammond’s career might have begun in the mid-’70s, but it was in the ‘90s that his mix of American soul, classic reggae, and tinny dancehall riddims finally reached the charts. Hammond’s anguished pleas gave the canned drum machines and handclaps of songs like “Tempted to Touch” a warm, human center, turning them into hits in the process. His gritty vocals scuff up the click-clocking rhythms of “Sweetness,” while the lively flutes on “Putting Up Resistance” soften up the track’s mechanical beats, and his soft purring on “Can’t Stop a Man” reveals Hammond’s balance of toughness and tenderness.
Beres Hammond Essentials by Apple Music Buy Now: scan smartphone camera on the QR code Beres Hammond makes reggae that's both impossibly smooth and impossibly soulful, delivering his lyrics with the soft, raspy croon of a wise elder. Of course, in reggae, Hammond is just that: Born in Jamaica's Annotto…
Buju Banton Essentials - Apple Music Reggae This contentious artist would bring reggae to the masses. Buju Banton's powerful, gravelly voice sometimes overshadows his poignant lyrics and perfectly timed flow. Picking up where Shabba Ranks left off, the Jamaican star won his homeland over with his two first albums in…
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