The Reggae is a genre of music originating in Jamaica. The Reggae combines Caribbean rhythms, African heritage and the traditional music of the British and American radio. The stylistic origins of reggae music coming from the Blues and Ska. Ska is a blend of Rhythm & Blues, Mento and Soud, and is practically the Precursor of Reggae.
The typical instruments are guitar, drums, electric bass, trumpet, sax, and of course the voice.
The particular style is characterized by rhythmic cuts regularly on the "backbeat" that are executed by the rhythm guitarist and the bass drum on the third beat of the bar, ch jargon are called "one drop". The two shots of the bass drum are called "two-drop, the four shots" four drop andin this case the rhythm is called a "stepper."
The Reggae is characterized by the chorus where the collaboration between the musicians is essential, and where notes the total lack of solos. The obsessive repetition of the same harmonic and rhythmic structures to give that effect mesmerizing reggae that is typical of African cultures. The movment
Rastafari is a religious-political movement born in 1930 in Jamaica. Bob Marley has contributed to its spread. Reggae
In the bottom has a central role and is not used to complete the harmony, but rather to perform real melodies that serve as counterpoint to the vocals.
standard instrument versions are named "version" or "riddim".
I "sound system", the mobile discos born in Jamaica in the late fifties, were the main tools for dissemination of Reggae. The sound system is for the poorest people allowed to listen to dance music without having to pay expensive gigs in jazz bands of the time.
With competition sound system was born in a short time, industry gamaicana and the famous recording studio "Studio One" Coxdone Dodd.
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