Artist profile
Gregory Isaacs was a reggae vocalist and songwriter known for his work in the roots and dancehall traditions. His recordings spanned several decades and contributed to reggae's development during the late twentieth century.
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Gregory Isaacs is a restrained and a warm production — mostly instrumental artist.
Unusually low brightness for Caribbean.
Across 5 analysed tracks, Gregory Isaacs averages 30% energy — gentler than 82% of individual Caribbean tracks — and 49% groove, straighter than 57%.
Measured against 681 Caribbean tracks on 11 August 2026.
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Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.
Gregory Isaacs's tracks in our catalog range from 66 to 161 BPM, with a median of 74 BPM. Across 5 tracks, the most common range falls in the 75–80 BPM bucket.
Gregory Isaacs's tracks are mostly in major keys (20% minor across 5 tracks). The most common single key is 9B (G Major) with 2 tracks.
Gregory Isaacs sits closest to Dennis Brown, Bunny Wailer, Freddie McGregor in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.
Our catalog has Gregory Isaacs releases spanning 1982 to 1998, with the most tracks from the 1990s.
