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Toots & The Maytals
OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. Toots & The Maytals runs through 4 of them, each one placing them inside a wider story.
Shows where Toots & The Maytals appears
Reggae's Global Debut
In 1972, The Harder They Come soundtrack delivers reggae's rebel spirit and an unfiltered look at Jamaican life to the world, cementing the sound of pioneers like Jimmy Cliff and Toots and The Maytals.
2 of 8 tracks — Pressure Drop · Sweet and Dandy
Jimmy Cliff: Reggae's Early Ambassador
Jimmy Cliff takes reggae global, building on Desmond Dekker's ska with pop hits and protest songs like "Vietnam," culminating in "The Harder They Come."
1 of 8 tracks — Pressure Drop
Kingston's Rhythm Shift: Ska to Rocksteady
Kingston's 1960s sound slows from The Skatalites' ska to Alton Ellis's rocksteady, a shift driven by Jamaica's post-independence mood and a desire for soulful grooves.
1 of 8 tracks — Hallelujah
Paper Planes: Straight to Hell
The Clash's "Straight to Hell" riff and genre-bending spirit, continued through Mick Jones's sampling, ignite the defiant, global sound of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes."
1 of 7 tracks — Pressure Drop