At this summer's premiere reggae festival tour, four of Bob Marley's sons joined some of the genre's most inspired artists for performances that got audiences on both coasts of the U.S. in the spirit to "move their dancing feet."

One of a handful of artists who brought reggae music into America's consciousness, Peter Tosh's effect on the music world is incalculable and his contributions to Jamaican music are honored on the new Ziggy Marley in Jamaica album, which features "Legalize It."

Ziggy's talents are showcased on his self-compiled anthology, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica, wherein Ziggy has selected some of the genre's most historic tracks. Alongside classics by Jimmy Cliff, Peter Tosh and more, Ziggy included his own hit, "Make Some Music."

More than 35 years after it was released in New York City, the classic film "The Harder They Come" will be shown as part of Central Park's SummerStage series. The event, which starts at 7pm on July 10, will be hosted by Dahved Levy and will feature a performance from roots reggae singer I-Wayne.

As Ziggy selected material for upcoming compilation album, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica, he undertook to tell the story of the country's cultural and political history through its music.

There may be no recording in history that so perfectly embodies the social and artistic changes happening in Jamaica during the 1970s as "Better Must Come," by Delroy Wilson.

The Heptones' sessions with the producer Harry J. led to one of their biggest and most enduring singles, the 1973 recording "Book of Rules." The song's appearance on Ziggy Marley's forthcoming compilation album, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica, is just the latest tribute to one of the best-loved reggae songs in history.

In 1968, brothers Donald and Linford Manning joined forces with Bernard Collins to form a singing group. Calling themselves the Abyssinians, the trio independently financed a recording session for Coxsone Dodd's seminal Studio One label. It was from this session that "Satta Massagana" was born.

In 1963, a 21-year-old native of St. Ann stopped by Duke Reid's influential Treasure Isle studios to cut a record. The prolific studio was practically spewing out singles at the time, ut Justin Hinds' breakthrough recording, "Carry Go Bring Come" was undeniably among the most innovative and influential of those tracks, making it an ideal addition to the new compilation project, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica.

Kingston band The Paragons spent their formative years playing R & B and soul, but with the addition of singer John Holt, the band began experimenting with the rocksteady that would make them famous. "Happy Go Lucky Girl," featured on Ziggy Marley's new compilation project, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica, is a quintessential example of that sound.

Released in New York City in 1973, "The Harder They Come" was the first feature film ever produced in Jamaica, and the soundtrack's opening tune, "You Can Get It," by Jimmy Cliff, was the first reggae many Americans ever heard. "The Harder They Come," released in New York City in 1973, was the first feature film ever produced in Jamaica, and the soundtrack's opening tune, "You Can Get It," by Jimmy Cliff, was the first reggae many Americans ever heard.pr> The song went on to influence a generation of artists in music spanning genres from reggae to rock to soul, leading Ziggy to include it on his new compilation project, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica.