A type of Jamaican pop music that evolved from Ska and Rock Steady music. In fact, it's hard to draw a clear line between rocksteady and reggae. It's just that the latter is more delicate than the former, uses more electroacoustic instruments and is more international. If ska music is still just a kind of Latin American pop music produced under the influence of American pop music, then reggae has developed into an important genre in the mainstream of European and American rock music.

Music Type

Reggae music combines traditional African rhythms, American rhythm and blues and original Jamaican folk music. This style includes "downbeat alto omission", " Upward slapping guitar strums," and "Vocal Chorus." The lyrics emphasize social, political and humanistic concerns.

Reggae is one of the early popular music in Jamaica. It not only combines the lyrical style of American rhythm and blues, but also adds the enthusiasm of Latin music. In addition, reggae music places great emphasis on the vocal part. Whether it is solo or chorus, it is usually performed in the form of singing, and the main melody and rhythm are brought out by guitar, percussion, electronic keyboard or other instruments. In reggae music, you will also find that electric bass plays a very important role! Reggae is music in four-four beats, with the emphasis falling on the second and fourth beats. From the bass drum part of the music, we can clearly hear an obvious rhythm and fixed melody line. It has a unique, lazy rhythm all its own.

The birth of Reggae was quite twists and turns: it evolved from Ska, a kind of fast music that combines Cuban/African jazz and American rhythm and blues. It was later improved by musicians from New Orleans in the United States and became thunder. Ghost, and then pass it back to Jamaica. Reggae, like rock music, is just a general term with many branches, including psychedelic Dub, R&B-like Rocksteady, dance rhythm Ragga, Dancehall Rapping, etc. It is the most famous product of Jamaica.