this is reggae music the golden era - is a reggae retrospective anthology issued as a -cd box set in  by trojan records the anthology which was compiled by colin escott and bas hartong is arranged in chronological order and features tracks by various artists starting with mento and ska from first half of the s then progressing to the slower rhythms of rocksteady and reggae which emerged later the decade continuing into the s several of the acts featured are derrick morgan desmond decker the aces toots  the maytals jimmy cliff and bob marley and the wailers