Homegrown

Texas artists

Bands, soundsystems, selectors and producers working out of Texas. This list started as a page of links in 2001 and has been carried forward ever since.

Austin

13 listed

Big Take Over Soundsystem

soundsystem

dancehall, dub

Carlton Pride Band

band

roots reggae

Courtney Audain & FUZE

band

roots, lovers rock

DJ Baby G

dancehall, soca

Dubtex

soundsystem

dub, steppers

Five Ton Chicken

band

roots, ska

Austin reggae outfit; DJ-RJ plays drums and sings with the band.

Heart & Soul Soundsystem

soundsystem

roots, vintage Jamaican

Sunday nights at LoveJoy's on Neches: Miguel, Miguel and Captain Jim of KOOP's Jamaican Gold.

Mau Mau Chaplains

band

roots, dancehall

Long-running Austin band, first and third Thursdays at Gino's Italian Grill.

Root 1

band

roots reggae

Ryan Scroggins & The Trenchtown Texans

band

roots, rocksteady

Selecta Q45

roots, dancehall

The Raspas

band

ska, reggae

Tribal Nation

band

roots, dub

Dallas–Ft Worth

3 listed

Soul Rebel Productions

collective

promotions, sound

Tropikal Productions

collective

reggae, soca, zouk

Watusi

band

roots reggae

Houston

2 listed

Liberation

band

roots reggae

Papa Dreadie

roots, culture

Other cities

2 listed

Dub Consortium

collective

dub, live mixing

More Fyah Sound

soundsystem

dancehall, roots

San Antonio

2 listed

Contra Coup

band

reggae, ska

One Destiny

band

roots reggae

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