Merger were an English reggae band of Jamaican/Ghanaian descent that formed in 1977 and lasted until 1980.

Their name "Merger" comes from the fact that they blended reggae music with their other musical influences.

[1][2] Their debut album, Exiles Ina Babylon was released in the UK in 1977 at a time when many British reggae bands, such as Aswad and Steel Pulse, were popular.

[3] Politically, the band's songs addressed issues of racial injustice in Britain and other countries, but they rejected the Marcus Garvey idea that all black people should return to Africa.

[1] Merger appeared at the high-profile concert "The Picnic at Blackbushe" in 1978, alongside Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and Joan Armatrading.