Bass Quote by Kano

My mother's sister married a man from Barbados, and my cousins were raised in Barbados. So we traveled down there, they came up every…

— Matisyahu

My parents are from Jamaica, and I love reggae music.

— Stephan James

I grew up with reggae music.

— Youssou N'Dour

Jamaican reggae is the style of music I always reach for when ranting to friends about how you could listen to one style of…

— Jonny Greenwood

I came from a very strict background, and didn't hear any Jamaican music when I was growing up.

— Grace Jones

I'd say my sound's really rooted in Jamaica and Barbados heritage , infused with just me growing up in Brooklyn, really, and being an…

— CJ Fly

I grew up with reggae. Reggae is like family. I know it, and there's a type of love and familiarity, but sometimes you want…

— Marlon James

When you're in Jamaica, unless you're in a tourist spot, you don't hear Bob Marley; you mostly hear dance hall music.

— Michael Franti

Basically, as a kid I grew up to a lot of good music, and part of my appreciation for music, from being a small…

— Adrian Young

Sometimes I'm in Boston or Washington or Chicago and think I'm in Jamaica because I hear more reggae on the radio in these places…

— Rita Marley

When I lived in the U.K., I recorded a lot of ska and rock-steady styles of Jamaican music. But people there weren't accepting it.…

— Jimmy Cliff