Origin and history of reggae

Let's start this review by saying that 'reggae is not monotony and beauty'. 

Reggae is a music genre that has spread around the world and there are bands of all races and cultures that put it into practice. It is as popular as the Roll Rock´n, which undoubtedly is due to Bob Marley.

 

The legend of Reggae Bob Marley

This style originates in the years 60' when the Rocksteady had already become popular. Taking this as a base and adding the Rhythm & Blues, Ska, Calypso and African traditional music , this musical genre was formed.

This Caribbean country achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 and since then the Rock´n Roll began to enter immigration and through radio stations that sintonizaban of the United States.

By then local artist not differed from the artist who came from abroad, which often imitated. But when the Decade began to vanish appeared some samples of a new sound. The band Toots & The Maytals released at the end of the years 60' a disc titled ' Do the Reggae', which is for many that originates this musical style of Jamaica. There are those who believe that the origin of the reggae music was the song "Fat man" of Derrick Morgan.

 While one could notice the influence of predecessors including the Ska and Rocksteady rhythms, reggae was essentially a slower tune.

To form a band of reggae at that time it was necessary to put together a guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, trumpet, hammond organ and ethnicity to accompany instruments .

 They are own priests of this religion which differentiate music reggae rastafari (Nyahbinghi).

 It should be noted that many of its representatives have broadcast religious content, but this does not mean that the reggae music of the Rastafarian religion. Reggae is popular throughout Jamaica music, mainly expressing the feelings of the ghetto and the dispossessed.

 de began to vanish appeared some samples of a new sound. The band Toots & The Maytals released at the end of the years 60' a disc titled ' Do the Reggae', which is for many that originates this musical style of Jamaica. There are those who believe that the origin of the reggae music was the song "Fat man" of Derrick Morgan.

Reggae was marked by melodies with rhythmic styles of regular cuts that were carried out on a rhythm (Beat), and a battery that sounded at the third time of each measure. While one could notice the influence of predecessors including the Ska and Rocksteady rhythms, reggae was essentially a slower tune.

To form a band of reggae at that time it was necessary to put together a guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, trumpet, hammond organ and ethnicity to accompany instruments .

Reggae is currently associated with the religious ceremonies of the rastafari culture. They are own priests of this religion which differentiate music reggae rastafari (Nyahbinghi).

Reggae lyric professes itself against racism and all forms of discrimination, as well as presenting a high social and political content. It should be noted that many of its representatives have broadcast religious content, but this does not mean that the reggae music of the Rastafarian religion. Reggae is popular throughout Jamaica music, mainly expressing the feelings of the ghetto and the dispossessed.

Jimmy Cliff in his song 'The Harder They Come' much expressed through the following sentence: "I'd rather the Tomb to live as a slave, as true as that today the sun shines, I'll have what belongs to me".

This musical style is associated with the consumption of marijuana and we would be hypocrites if we deny it.

Reggae is massified worldwide in the 1970s thanks to the Chris Blackwell's Island label, published figures like Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff.

Jimmy Cliff

It's reggae

Reggae today is a musical genre that it is strongly associated to Rastarafianism, but as we shall see its overcrowding has generated there are bands that play thist genre and not profess none of the ideas pursudes by this movement. 

Now reggae is to merged with many other styles and a lot of musical variants have been generated, but remain the exclusive representatives of the genus in Jamaica and around the world.

The greatest exponent of reggae Bob Marley, authentic legend of the King of reggae, reggae. Who have immortalized the reggae and they continue to do so from its maximum purity are in addition to 'Bobby': Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Steel Pulse, Bunny Wailer, Black Uhuru, Lucky Dube, Eddy Grant, Sumo, The Etiophians, Burning Spears, Sly & Robbie, Third World, Patrice, among others.

Listen to reggae is find tranquility in oneself, but if you hear him accompanied by means to be able to feel the positive vibes flowing between people.

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