The lyrics of Reggae songs are strongly influenced by Rastafarianism and are often political including themes such as love, brotherhood, peace, antiracism, optimism and freedom.

REGGAE SKA Fast dance music that emerged in the 195Œs fusing American R&B with MENTO rhythms and featuring ELECTRIC GUITARS, JAZZY HORN SECTIONS and characteristic …

Reggae is the musical genre which revolutionized Jamaican music. When it emerged in the late 1960s, it came as a cultural bombshell not only to Jamaica but the whole world.

This unit explores the key components of Reggae music with the origins of its history: Mento, Ska and Rock Steady; and a look at its most famous musician: Bob Marley, and the influence he …

night number one was in BRIXTON: SOFRANO B sound system was a beating out a rhythm with a fire coming down his reggae reggae wire. Those lines, from the poem "Five Nights of …

Reggae music is characterised by the emphasis of the off beat rhythm, which is normally played by a guitar or keyboard instrument, and the music mostly has a laid back feel to it.

Features of Reggae Slow tempo 4/4 Repeated off-beat quaver accompaniment Verse & Chorus structure