A playlist of socialist themed reggae. I understand that a ton of reggae has themes related to liberation and social justice, but in this playlist I've tried to limit the scope to music with either explicitly socialist and communist themes or a direct connection to a left-wing political institution. This playlist is still under construction. Below is a little bit of information on the music you'll find here: MUSIC ABOUT MICHAEL MANLEY AND THE PEOPLE'S NATIONAL PARTY (PNP): A ton of this music was written in support of Michael Manley and the PNP, a democratic socialist party that famously led the Jamaican government in the 70s, ending in a number of economic confrontations with the US when the PNP tried to implement progressive policies across the island. Manley is even featured on some of this music. The Planners - It's In The Plan (1962)[Features Manley] Clancy Eccles - Power For The People (1971)[Features Manley] Max Romeo - Socialism Is Love (1974) The Ethiopians - Socialism Train (1975) Lloyd Parks - Strike Strike Strike (1975) Neville Martin - The Message (1976) Derrick Morgan - People's Decision (1977) The Youths - We A Socialists (1977) The Adjusters - Michael Manley (1996)[This was a US reggae band from much later] MUSIC PRODUCED BY THE SOCIALIST ROOTS SOUND SYSTEM: This is sort of a sub-category of the Michael Manley/PNP stuff. Socialist Roots HiFi was a sound system and record label (originally named King Attorney Sound System) that started organizing fundraiser parties for the PNP campaigns in the early 70s. They became officially affiliated with the PNP during the party's time in government, changing their name to Socialist Roots to reflect this. After the PNP era they changed their name again and continued to produce music. The sound system/label had a couple of hits during its Socialist Roots era, which I included in this playlist and listed below. Linval Thompson/U-Brown/The Revolutionaries - Train To Zion (1977) Ranking Trevor - Savalamar Rock (1978) MUSIC ABOUT WALTER RODNEY: Walter Rodney was a Guyanese Marxist academic and international labor organizer who was assassinated in 1980. He was a well known progressive activist across most of what was then called the Third World. Prince Buster - Doctor Rodney (Black Power) (1968) Scientist/Forces of Music - Walter Rodney (1994)[This is a dub from a sort of black power tribute release] Louie Lepkie - Walter Rodney (2007) OTHER RANDOM STUFF: The rest of the music is sort of random stuff with explicitly socialist or communist themes. Some standouts from this milieu are the reggae arrangement of the famous communist anthem The International, which was recorded by the house band of the Jamaican Workers Party, a communist party aligned with the PNP in the 70s, the songs by Soul Vibrations, a 'revolutionary reggae' band from Bluefields, Nicaragua that released music on the Sandinista-founded state record label ENIGRAC, as well as all the stuff by Linton Kwesi Johnson, the leftist 'reggae poet' and musician.