Artist profile
Jimmy Cliff is a reggae vocalist and guitarist from Jamaica known for his work in roots reggae and ska. His recordings span several decades and reflect the evolution of Caribbean popular music from the 1970s onward.
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Jimmy Cliff is a restrained and a warm production artist.
Higher vocal presence but lower energy than typical African.
Across 6 analysed tracks, Jimmy Cliff averages 30% energy — gentler than 94% of individual African tracks — and 58% groove, straighter than 60%.
Measured against 540 African 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.
Jimmy Cliff's tracks in our catalog range from 88 to 128 BPM, with a median of 104 BPM. Across 6 tracks, the most common range falls in the 105–110 BPM bucket.
Jimmy Cliff's tracks are mostly in major keys (0% minor across 6 tracks). The most common single key is 3B (D♭ Major) with 3 tracks.
Jimmy Cliff sits closest to Toots And The Maytals, Peter Tosh, The Melodians 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 Jimmy Cliff releases spanning 1971 to 2024, with the most tracks from the 1990s.
