Reggae
Reggae is a music genre
first developed in Jamaica in 1960. It
has its origins in ska, jazz, gospel and rhythm
and blues (R&B) music.
Reggae is
based on a rhythmic style characterized by accents on the off-beat*;
it usually accents the second and fourth beat* in each bar*.
The typical
instruments used in the reggae are guitar, bass, drums, keyboards
and brass* instruments,
and of course voices.
Bob Marley
is the most famous reggae singer. He popularized this style beyond Jamaica,
reaching Europe.
Other groups
in the 70’s like UB40 were also interested in reggae, and made great
hits like “Red Red Wine”. Or Eddy
Grant, very famous for his song Give
me hope Johanna.
The Ragga is a mix beetwen reggae and rap.
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, was born in 1945 in Jamaica. He was a
singer, songwriter and musician. He was the guitarist and singer for the band Bob Marley & The Wailers .
Marley mix different styles creating the reggae. He used social protest
lyrics and he was inspired by the Rastafarian movement. His best
hits include "No
Woman, No Cry", "Could You Be Loved", "Stir It Up",
"Jamming", "Redemption
Song" and "One Love" . The album Legend (1984),
released* three years after his death, is reggae's best-selling album, going
ten times Platinum in the U.S.A, and
selling 25 million copies.
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Beat: pulso
Bar: compás
Off-beat: contratiempo
Released: publicado
Brass instruments: instrumentos de viento metal
What have you learned about Reggae?? Try to answer these questions:
1. Where is Bob Marley from?
2. What are the typical instruments used in reggae?
3. What styles mix the reggae?
4. What is the main rhythmic characteristic in reggae?
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