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Genre: dub

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Parent Genre: R&B

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Dub music is a subgenre of reggae that originated in Jamaica in the 1960s. It is characterized by the use of heavy basslines, drum and bass rhythms, and the manipulation of sound effects and vocals. Dub music often features instrumental versions of popular reggae songs, with added emphasis on the rhythm section. It has been influential in the development of electronic music and hip-hop. Some notable figures in the genre include pioneers like King Tubby and Lee "Scratch" Perry, as well as more contemporary artists.


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List of dub artists

Here is a list of dub artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the dub genre. You can find out what dub genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

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1 33 27061
2 41 66342
3 39 26701
4 29 15749
5 38 88004
6 42 44830
7 31 38495
8 47 133641
9 35 9593
10 25 30728
11 24 14969
12 32 22466
13 32 43741
14 35 29853
15 37 34989
16 24 11214
17 27 14306
18 26 8715
19 46 17312
20 25 27322
21 25 33477
22 45 53453
23 31 24727
24 25 24192
25 28 33081
26 24 14138
27 40 91522
28 34 18788
29 33 44658
30 21 14423
31 39 65663
32 30 40030
33 27 13214
34 29 14901
35 33 58617
36 26 30343
37 29 29192
38 39 109969
39 33 70500
40 29 24738
41 47 73039
42 47 248032
43 46 510065
44 46 39938
45 44 160646
46 44 192457
47 42 92787
48 42 45513
49 41 374442
50 40 111432
51 40 115321
52 40 51337
53 39 47127
54 38 118198
55 37 70067
56 18 17133
57 36 65345
58 35 55420
59 27 20254
60 30 29073
61 23 52440
62 28 20399
63 27 20946
64 26 30642
65 24 7169
66 22 15982
67 21 19056
68 21 34067
69 18 7522
70 38 61790
71 37 44037
72 34 14732
73 19 3494
74 25 27381
75 32 48117
76 29 3776
77 17 10514
78 16 8662
79 31 32815
80 35 21478
81 27 13081
82 17 7426
83 20 8451
84 22 14195
85 22 7691
86 25 22285
87 42 146701
88 17 5298
89 41 32930
90 28 17458
91 26 23583
92 31 36207
93 29 22898
94 27 9722
95 22 3932
96 25 4906
97 25 3182
98 22 4684
99 21 7618
100 21 3537

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