Burning Spear

Burning Spear, the stage name of Winston Rodney, delivers the definitive roots reggae sound, channeling Marcus Garvey's pan-Africanism through hypnotic, militant grooves. His 1975 album Marcus Garvey remains a sacred text of the genre, its horn-driven grooves and chanted vocals influencing generations of roots artists and modern revivalists alike. Burning Spear has won two Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album, for Jah Is Real (2009) and Calling Rastafari (1999), a rare mark of sustained critical recognition across four decades of recording.