From the Wog Archive

Mix/Quickie

Reggae Nation
(21 minutes, Brisk)

Pace Breakdown

Slow Walk
Mod Walk
Brisk Walk
Slow Jog
Mod Jog
Brisk Jog
Run

4:01
5:02
5:29
4:11
2:36


21:19

  

Distance: 1.0 to 1.5 miles
Speed: 2.7 to 4.1 MPH
Ave BPM: 120
Jog Beats: 37%
Pace Variability: High

Amazing how a music from a single island in the Caribbean changed the whole face of pop music the world over within a few years. These are but a few of  many reggae-inflected songs from bonafide Jamaicans to English and American pop stars. Guaranteed to get you off your duff!

Title

Artist

BPM

Time

PC

Comment

Genre

Album/Source

Tumblin’ Down

Ziggy Marley

99

4:01

5

Sure sounds like his dad to me.
SKBL

Reggae

Conscious Party

I Can See Clearly Now

Johnny Nash

124

2:44

5

Delightful and uplifting

70s pop

I Can See Clearly Now

Israelites

Desmond Dekker

149

2:36

5

Lively number was first international reggae hit.
Short intro

Reggae

Single

Mr. President

The Heptones and Jah Lion

132

4:11

5

Too bad he didn’t listen

Reggae

Party Time

You Can Get It If You Really Want

Jimmy Cliff

128

2:45

5

Infectious classic from the 70s movie

Reggae

The Harder They Come

Dreadlock Holiday

10CC

105

5:02

5

Popsters vamp Brit reggae fad.
SKBL

70s Pop

Bloody Tourists

BPM=Beats Per Minute; PC=Pace Consistency; SKBL=Skiplekable; NADL=Not currently available for download from Amazon or iTunes