The Meditations
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The Meditations are a Jamaican reggae vocal trio known for their roots harmonies and influential contributions to 1970s and 1980s reggae music.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical trio
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reggae vocal group ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
ⓘ
1980s ⓘ |
| album |
For the Good of Man
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghetto Knowledge NERFINISHED ⓘ Guidance NERFINISHED ⓘ Message from the Meditations NERFINISHED ⓘ No More Friend NERFINISHED ⓘ Return of the Meditations NERFINISHED ⓘ Wake Up NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bob Marley & The Wailers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Culture ⓘ Gregory Isaacs NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Cliff NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Hoo Kim NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee "Scratch" Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ Sly and Robbie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Congos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Jamaica ⓘ |
| era | golden age of roots reggae ⓘ |
| genre |
reggae
ⓘ
rockers reggae ⓘ roots reggae ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
roots-conscious lyrics
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tight three-part harmony arrangements ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
conscious reggae
ⓘ
roots reggae ⓘ |
| language |
Jamaican English
ⓘ
Jamaican Patois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
Rastafarian spirituality
ⓘ
opposition to oppression ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| member |
Ansel Cridland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Danny Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ Winston Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | three-part vocal harmonies ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | backing vocals on Bob Marley & The Wailers recordings ⓘ |
| notableSongRole |
backing vocals on "Blackman Redemption"
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backing vocals on "Rastaman Live Up" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Babylon Trap Them
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Life Is Not Easy NERFINISHED ⓘ Miracles NERFINISHED ⓘ No Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ Running from Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ Woman Is Like a Shadow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCity | Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Channel One
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Easy Star Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Island Records ⓘ |
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