Group 3 Reggae

Story of Reggae Intro Intro Sound system Sound system Ska Ska Rock steady Rock steady Dub Dub Toasting & MCs Toasting & MCs Pop Reggae Pop Reggae

Reggae is music that issues like injustice, slavery, class discrimination, inequality, economic depravation and denial of opportunity. It is the music of the oppressed. It is also the music of hope, the music of the people. Music that unites and binds people and nations together.

Sound system Sound systems took over from orchestras in Jamaican dancehalls in the 1950s – why pay a band when you can play imported US R&B records? The cost of having your own record player or radio was also overcome by the systems putting their speakers in the street for all to hear the music. The first Jamaican record producers - Prince Buster, Coxsone Dodd (Studio One) and Duke Reid - were sound system owners, commissioning recording sessions to ensure a supply of exclusive tunes.

Gravitating from Jamaican artists such as Prince Buster, the revival of British Ska emanated from the streets of Coventry with a fusion of soul, reggae, and punk. The ska revival dominated the charts with bands such as The Selecter and The Beat. The Specials brought together black and white in their music that rebelled against society of the late 1970's. Gravitating from Jamaican artists such as Prince Buster, the revival of British Ska emanated from the streets of Coventry with a fusion of soul, reggae, and punk. The ska revival dominated the charts with bands such as The Selecter and The Beat. The Specials brought together black and white in their music that rebelled against society of the late 1970's.

The Specials

Rock steady is the pinnacle of Jamaican music – indeed, so many recent dancehall tunes are built of classic rock steady rhythms from the mid-1960s. The rock steady era followed directly from ska to contrast it in several ways: it slowed the beat down; it was essentially a vocal style; and it was deliberately American as opposed from ska which had worked hard to establish a Jamaican identity. Rock steady was a much cooler, soulful, lovers rock type of music that began life as a means of giving the crowds a bit of a breather and, due to public demand.

The Famous Singer Of Rock Steady

No dub… no remix culture… no Fatboy Slim… no Zero 7… in fact not much at all No dub… no remix culture… no Fatboy Slim… no Zero 7… in fact not much at all 25 years on King Tubby remains dub’s rightful ruler. 25 years on King Tubby remains dub’s rightful ruler. In cyberpunk novel "Neuromancer" Rastafarian space colonies orbit the earth. Smokin', floating and listening to….dub. In cyberpunk novel "Neuromancer" Rastafarian space colonies orbit the earth. Smokin', floating and listening to….dub.

No toasting … no rap. Jamaican deejay style is the founding father of American rap. No toasting … no rap. Jamaican deejay style is the founding father of American rap. In 1970 the top five positions in the Jamaican hit parade were held by deejay records and producers of singers complained so loudly, deejay records were banned from the Top 20. In 1970 the top five positions in the Jamaican hit parade were held by deejay records and producers of singers complained so loudly, deejay records were banned from the Top 20. Jamaican deejay culture is the driving force behind UK garage and jungle MC vocal styles. Jamaican deejay culture is the driving force behind UK garage and jungle MC vocal styles.

The Top Singers of Toasting & MCs U Ray Tippa Irie U Ray Tippa Irie

In the late-60s/early-70s sections of the British music press and BBC radio actively campaigned to keep reggae off the airwaves In the late-60s/early-70s sections of the British music press and BBC radio actively campaigned to keep reggae off the airwaves Millie Small’s "My Boy Lollipop" stunned the music industry by being a huge hit in UK & US (1964). Millie Small’s "My Boy Lollipop" stunned the music industry by being a huge hit in UK & US (1964). When Bob & Marcia had their big UK hits, they came here to do Top Of The Pops and that they found out string sections had been added to the records. When Bob & Marcia had their big UK hits, they came here to do Top Of The Pops and that they found out string sections had been added to the records. 10cc’s "Dreadlock Holiday" isn’t pop reggae. Or any other sort of reggae… 10cc’s "Dreadlock Holiday" isn’t pop reggae. Or any other sort of reggae…

The famous singer Althea and Donna Althea and Donna Shaggy Shaggy

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