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Genre
nz reggae
Parent Genre: jazz

New Zealand reggae music is a fusion of traditional reggae beats with elements of Pacific Island music and Maori culture. It is characterized by its upbeat rhythms, soulful vocals, and socially conscious lyrics that often address issues of identity, politics, and spirituality. The genre has gained popularity in recent years, with a number of successful bands and artists emerging from the scene. These musicians have helped to bring New Zealand reggae to a wider audience, both at home and abroad.


Top artists of nz reggae genre

SIX60
L.A.B.
Fat Freddy's Drop
Katchafire
Sons Of Zion
Spawnbreezie
Lord Echo
The Black Seeds
Nesian Mystik
Herbs
House Of Shem
Tomorrow People
1814
Kora
Three Houses Down
Swiss
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nz reggae music timeline

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nz reggae playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular nz reggae music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

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List of nz reggae artists

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

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
SIX60
58 0 66 54 23 50 117 609510
2
L.A.B.
57 3 80 55 14 78 112 230388
3
Fat Freddy's Drop
55 39 75 50 15 46 121 590265
4
Katchafire
51 2 80 57 24 83 117 235124
5
Sons Of Zion
51 0 75 56 10 71 103 124833
6
Spawnbreezie
51 0 69 60 16 71 114 111494
7
Lord Echo
48 53 78 71 5 79 113 71411
8
The Black Seeds
46 14 77 62 11 75 104 123728
9
Nesian Mystik
45 0 75 68 21 75 125 100614
10
Herbs
45 4 67 60 29 78 102 63344
11
House Of Shem
45 0 76 60 14 74 115 76506
12
Tomorrow People
45 0 76 59 4 78 126 57823
13
1814
44 0 74 67 11 84 114 58818
14
Kora
43 0 66 58 16 68 129 87422
15
Three Houses Down
43 0 78 64 11 87 105 43673
16
Swiss
42 0 75 63 11 70 129 21322
17
Israel Starr
41 0 84 45 4 56 116 12152
18
Sammielz
40 0 73 54 23 61 114 31920
19
Tiki Taane
39 1 65 53 37 62 149 58375
20
Corrella
39 0 72 60 15 73 110 3096
21
Salmonella Dub
37 40 72 62 6 66 124 78761
22
TOI
37 1 70 58 23 51 105 10692
23
Deach
37 49 73 51 32 81 123 12363
24
Summer Thieves
36 0 76 60 15 55 111 15332
25
Tahuna Breaks
35 1 81 76 2 83 118 14826
26
Sweet & Irie
34 0 66 69 15 79 137 17518
27
BrownHill
32 0 71 59 20 71 93 13743
28
Rhombus
31 19 53 82 49 39 138 7752
29
Fly My Pretties
31 3 69 75 2 76 104 30989
30
TJ & Huri
30 1 74 52 19 92 102 5390
31
Unity Pacific
30 0 68 58 34 71 98 3333
32
Lost Tribe Aotearoa
30 0 73 71 12 77 153 3222
33
Julien Dyne
29 64 75 88 16 95 111 8421
34
Pitch Black
29 89 70 65 1 54 136 13317
35
David Grace & Injustice
29 0 81 47 31 83 126 1653
36
TrinityRoots
29 26 66 36 33 38 116 38835
37
Cornerstone Roots
27 28 72 53 18 75 109 21377
38
Joe Dukie & DJ Fitchie
25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1417
39
International Observer
23 66 81 57 2 66 134 4631
40
Bongmaster inc
23 21 46 45 31 75 76 1603
41
NRG Rising
22 0 77 55 24 54 115 2911
42
Foundation
21 0 65 69 28 76 78 1446
43
dDub
21 0 59 74 7 66 146 11443
44
East Coast Breevaz
20 0 76 70 47 82 96 2247
45
ManaLion
17 0 71 57 1 56 94 3981
46
Newtown Rocksteady
16 4 75 62 23 94 150 1932
47
L40
13 0 83 54 6 72 129 3513
48
Adi Dick
13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1068
49
Mike Fabulous
12 56 74 89 0 87 192 424
50
Common Unity
11 0 74 71 2 78 135 827
51
H4LF CĀST
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 758
52
Knights Of The Dub Table
8 0 79 60 13 70 114 1478
53
Conscious Roots
8 0 93 42 34 84 121 673
54
Merchants of Flow
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1182
55
The Midnights
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 236
56
Kinetic
5 0 56 93 1 31 160 382
57
The Mamaku Project
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 725
58
One Million Dollars
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 827
59
B2KDA
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 121
60
Roy G & The BIVinators
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37
61
Budspells
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 184
62
Majic
0 0 77 65 19 88 147 2016