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Reggae

Reggae (/ˈrɛɡeɪ/ ⓘ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also refers to the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. The 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals titled "Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience.

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Cultural origins
Late-1960s Jamaica, particularly Kingston
Derivative forms
Dancehall · dub · new wave · ragga · jungle
Stylistic origins
Mento · nyabinghi · R&B · jazz · ska

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related to Bibliography · 137
Reggae → Akal, Amérique, An Oral, Baek, Barrow, Bass Culture, Beth, Black, Bloomsburry, Bradley, Brian, Camion Blanc, Can't Stop, Cane-Honeysett, Caraïbes, Caribbean Currents, Caribbean Music, Caribe, Chang, Chen
related to Emergence in Jamaica · 37
Reggae → Africa, African, American, Beltones, Black, Burning Spear, Despite, Eric, From, He, Jackie Mittoo, Jamaica, Jamaica's, Jamaican, Kingston's, Larry And Alvin's, Lee, Lee Perry's, Love, Monty
related to Africa · 35
Reggae → Africa, Alpha Blondy, Apartheid, April, Arthur Lutta, Askia Modibo, Black Missionaries, Bob Marley, Cape Town, Dub Colossus, During, In Ethiopia, In Ivory Coast, In Malawi, In Mali, In South Africa, In Sudan, In Uganda, Independence Day, Invisible System
related to Americas · 33
Reggae → Americas, Argentinian, Bahia, Black Soul, Brazil, Brazilian, Chilean, Cultura Profética, Español, Gondwana, Guyana, Hispanic, It, Jamaican, Jarocho, Latin America, Latin American, Los Aguas Aguas, Los Cafres, Mexico
related to Europe · 30
Reggae → Amour, Beat, Because, British, By, Caribbean, England, English, Europe, European, Grammy Award-winning, Jamaican, Jerry Dammers, Madness, Many, Maxi Priest, Most, Outlandos, Police's, Saxon Studio International
related to Asia · 28
Reggae → Aside, Clinton Cerejo, Coke Studio India, Do, Famous Indian, Goa Sunsplash Festival, In, India, Indian, Jamaican, Japanese, Job, Kailash Kher, Kalapi, Kerala, Many Thai, New Delhi, Other, Philippines, Pinoy
related to Reggae heritage · 25
Reggae → Bob Marley, Bob Marley's Birthday, Dennis Brown, February, Global Reggae, Golding, Hope Gardens, Humanity, In, In November, Intangible Cultural Heritage, Jamaica, Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce, Kingston, Matter, On, Protoje, Recording Industry Association, Reggae Academy Awards, Reggae Grammy
related to Further reading · 23
Reggae → Bookends, Bookshelf, Bradley, CD, Checking In With, Checking In With Horane, Feb, Hora, Horane, Horane Smith, Inside, ISBN, Jamaica Observer, Kyle-Cathie, Lloyd, London, Lover's Leap This, PAGE ONE, Reggae Silver Bedside Books, Smith
related to International popularity · 22
Reggae → Between, Billboard, Billboard Hot, Black, Can See Clearly Now, During, First, Jamaica, Jimmy Cliff's, Johnny Nash, Kingston, Maytones, Mother And Child Reunion, No, November, Paul Simon's, September, Then, Three Dog Night, Trojan/B
related to Musical characteristics · 22
Reggae → African, Anthony, Benbow, Call-and-response, Carlton Barrett, Creary, Iyaric, Jackie Jackson, Jamaican English, Jamaican Patois, Latin American, Lloyd Brevett, Lloyd Knibb, Lyrical, Notable, One, Paul Douglas, Sly Dunbar, Stylistically, The

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music jamaican jamaica isbn artists ska rocksteady many popular sound uk first also rock bass often early bands late cultural

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ReggaeCultural originsLate-1960s Jamaica, particularly Kingston1.00infobox
ReggaeDerivative formsDancehall1.00infobox
ReggaeDerivative formsdub1.00infobox
ReggaeDerivative formsnew wave1.00infobox
ReggaeDerivative formsragga1.00infobox
ReggaeDerivative formsjungle1.00infobox
ReggaeDerivative formsdrum and bass1.00infobox
ReggaeStylistic originsMento1.00infobox
ReggaeStylistic originsnyabinghi1.00infobox
ReggaeStylistic originsR&B1.00infobox
ReggaeStylistic originsjazz1.00infobox
ReggaeStylistic originsska1.00infobox
ReggaeStylistic originsrocksteady1.00infobox
Reggaeis avery popular genre0.90text

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