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Bob Marley & The Wailers in their early heyday
Song of the Day: Yesterday's Sly and the Family Stone were also famous for their track Stand, so by connection, from the same era, a masterpiece by the king of reggae with an equally powerful political message.
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Gregg Allman on lead vocals and keyboards
Song of the Day: In honour of Allman Brothers lead vocalist who died yesterday, let's enjoy a signature song of freedom and staying on the run he wrote in a cabin in 1970, covered by many other artists
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A stirring moment in Casablanca …
Song of the Day: With the French presidential elections getting underway with a knife-edge result in prospect and much at stake, let's look at the four versions of the famously stirring national anthem
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The Paragons
Song of the Day: Continuing our islands theme, let's make a Saturday escape with the Jamaican singers, but also compare it with Harry Belafonte's calypso movie version and also one by the Hyltonaires
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Dennis Brown
Song of the Day: To reflect on the triggering of Article 50 and the beginning of Brexit, a message in music much embraced by the best of Britain from a Jamaican, and inspired by an English poet
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Terry Hall and Mushtaq
Song of the Day: The Damon Albarn connection ties into superb fusion of styles by the Specials and Fun-Da-Mental frontmen and Iraqi rapper, capturing Asian, dub, ska, and gypsy and hip-hop
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Janet Kay
Song of the Day: We continue the female-led reggae with a premier appearance of a supreme lover's rock number on BBC's Top of the Pops from a vocalist with a distinctly high voice
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Top ranking Althia Forest and Donna Reid singing on Top of the Pops in 1978
Song of the Day: We continue the reggae link with a Jamaican track that was original done just for fun, and then by a fortuitous mistake, ended up a No 1 hit in 1978
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Toots and the Maytals
Song of the Day: The Kingston connection is made with a joyous 1972 number from a band who were established Jamaican stars in the 1960s and then signed to Island Records
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Johnny Nash
Song of the Day: Today let's move away from confusion and seek the blue skies of clarity with that eternal anthem of optimism from the Texas-born reggae and soul artist
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Susan Cadogan
Song of the Day: An upbeat 1975 reggae cover produced by Lee 'Scratch Perry, this pain-and-pleasure classic never ages, and makes you always come back for more
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