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Reggae (/ ˈ r ɛ ɡ eɪ /) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. [1] A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience.
Sony Music Entertainment, EMI, Virgin Music Group, UMG, Warner ... Now That's What I Call Reggae or Now Reggae is a triple-disc compilation album released in the ...
Midnite was a roots reggae band from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, which started playing in 1989. [1]The band's music follows in tradition with the roots reggae bands of 1970s Jamaica.
Lovers rock is a style of reggae music noted for its romantic sound and content. While love songs had been an important part of reggae since the late 1960s, the style was given a greater focus and a name in London in the mid-1970s.
Dexta Daps. Louis Anthony Grandison (born 12 January 1986), known by his stage name Dexta Daps, Dappa Don or Dexta, is a Jamaican dancehall and reggae performer. Grandison's career began in 2012 with the release of his first two singles "Save Me Jah" and "May You Be". [1]
Reggae fusion is a mixture of reggae or dancehall with elements of other genres, such as hip hop, R&B, jazz, rock, drum and bass, punk or polka. [12] Although artists have been mixing reggae with other genres from as early as the early 1970s, it was not until the late 1990s when the term was coined.
Uzimon (born Daniel Douglas Frith) is a dancehall/reggae artist originally from Bermuda. He is probably best known internationally for his song "Steven Seagal 2.0", [2] which was featured on the front page of The Pirate Bay for an extended period, garnering the video viral status.
While their music was popular around the world, it was particularly well-received in Africa. [1] One of the first hit songs by an African artist with distinct reggae qualities was "Fire In Soweto" by Sonny Okosun in 1978. [1] [3] More groups followed suit, and reggae was one of the most popular genres of music in the late 1970s in Africa.