Jamaican session band centred around a nucleus of Errol Holt (bass), Lincoln Valentine "Style" Scott (drums) and Bingi Bunny (guitar). Other members at various times included Roy Hamilton (lead guitar), Sowell Radics (lead guitar), Dwight Pinkney (lead guitar), Carlton "Santz" Davis (drums), Fish Clarke (drums) and Steely Johnson (later of Steely And Clevie fame, on keyboards). Holt and Bingi Bunny were previously active as part of Maurice Wellington's Morwells set-up, recording such popular tunes as "Swing & Dine" (1974), "They Hold Us Down" (1978) and "Kingston 12 Tuffy" (1979). Prior to this, Bunny had been teamed with bongo player Bongo Herman, the pair enjoying a big hit, "Know Far I", in 1971 for producer/singer Derrick Harriott. He had also produced Peter Broggs' Progressive Youth LP, and played in the crack Channel One session band the Revolutionaries, whose demise at the end of the 70s was prompted by Sly And Robbie's production work for their Taxi label, and live work with Peter Tosh, which had left a vacuum the Radics were only too pleased to fill. Errol Holt was already noted for his many fine singles during the mid-70s, including "A You Lick Me First", "Gimme Gimme" and "Who Have Eyes To See".

Listen to Roots Radics at Finetune.

• Joy to the World
• Reggae for Kids

• Black Uhuru
• Burning Spear
• Linton Kwesi Johnson
• Augustus Pablo
• The Abyssinians
• Sly & Robbie
• Lee "Scratch" Perry
• African Head Charge
• Junior Delgado
• The Mad Professor
• Dr. Ring-Ding/Senior All-Stars
• Adrian Sherwood
• Barrington Levy
• Bill Laswell
• Sublime
• Jah Cure
• Eric Prydz
• Junior Byles
• TransGlobal Underground
• Bauhaus