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For later reggae female vocals check

J C Lodge (so tuff)

and

Deborah Glasgow (again, brilliant sounds)

Martha Velez (Escape from Babylon)

oi eu edvan gostaria de ouvi umas music de reggae

speaking of jc lodge,i've only heard her once but the song was terrible "activate me"

Good link Matthew.

Staas, don't know the song 'activate me'

Best is the stuff done under Gussie Clarke at the Music Works studio in the mid 80s, especially the Selfish Lover LP and the many great 12inch Disco 45s spun off this LP, all really tough stuff and well worth listening to.

http://jclodge.com

You can listen to the stuff there if you follow links to the individual LPs.

What About

Sister Nancy
Sister Carol
Sister Rasheeda
Queen Omega
Nadine Suderland
Annette Brisette
Hortense Ellis
Marcia Griffiths
Judy Mowatt
Rita Marley


These are some women in reggae who has held their own in this man dominated music genre.

There is an LP that features Hortense AND Alton Ellis on vocals! Although I haven't actually heard it - yet

Genie & Tash, 'The Ladies Side' 7".

Today, Ce'cile seems to more than hold her own, though maybe she's the exception that proves the rule?

best roots female album is for me Black Woman from Judy Mowatt, the song Black Woman itself is really wonderful;and for today I would say Dezarie with songs such as Don't cry. But I agree there could have been more roots female artists in the 70' (nowadays it's quite common), most of them have a major soul influence.