As a general rule with rocksteady — the post-ska, pre-reggae form of Jamaican vocal music — if a group's name ends in “-ians,” it's worth a listen. There are exceptions; some bands without the ...

The rocksteady movement-which emerged in Jamaica after ska, and foreshadowed reggae-yielded a great deal of memorable music. Some of the best of it issued from the Melodians, a vocal group whose ...