As Ziggy selected material for upcoming compilation album, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica, he undertook to tell the story of the country's cultural and political history through its music.

There may be no recording in history that so perfectly embodies the social and artistic changes happening in Jamaica during the 1970s as "Better Must Come," by Delroy Wilson.

The Heptones' sessions with the producer Harry J. led to one of their biggest and most enduring singles, the 1973 recording "Book of Rules." The song's appearance on Ziggy Marley's forthcoming compilation album, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica, is just the latest tribute to one of the best-loved reggae songs in history.

In 1968, brothers Donald and Linford Manning joined forces with Bernard Collins to form a singing group. Calling themselves the Abyssinians, the trio independently financed a recording session for Coxsone Dodd's seminal Studio One label. It was from this session that "Satta Massagana" was born.

In 1963, a 21-year-old native of St. Ann stopped by Duke Reid's influential Treasure Isle studios to cut a record. The prolific studio was practically spewing out singles at the time, ut Justin Hinds' breakthrough recording, "Carry Go Bring Come" was undeniably among the most innovative and influential of those tracks, making it an ideal addition to the new compilation project, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica.

Kingston band The Paragons spent their formative years playing R & B and soul, but with the addition of singer John Holt, the band began experimenting with the rocksteady that would make them famous. "Happy Go Lucky Girl," featured on Ziggy Marley's new compilation project, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica, is a quintessential example of that sound.

Released in New York City in 1973, "The Harder They Come" was the first feature film ever produced in Jamaica, and the soundtrack's opening tune, "You Can Get It," by Jimmy Cliff, was the first reggae many Americans ever heard. "The Harder They Come," released in New York City in 1973, was the first feature film ever produced in Jamaica, and the soundtrack's opening tune, "You Can Get It," by Jimmy Cliff, was the first reggae many Americans ever heard.pr> The song went on to influence a generation of artists in music spanning genres from reggae to rock to soul, leading Ziggy to include it on his new compilation project, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica.

Ziggy Marley's first ever compilation project, Ziggy Marley in Jamaica, a selection of rare reggae classics along with well-known hits is due out July 15. Stay tuned to BobMarley.com as we explore the background of each selected artist and their most influential music.

A longtime lover of reggae in all its forms, Global Rhythm magazine's July issue takes a look at the hottest new music, cinema and culture coming out of Jamaica in their "Crucial Reggae Issue."