REGGAE MUSIC

WHERE DID REGGAE ORIGINATE FROM?

• Reggae music first came around in the 1960s.
• It originated from Jamaica.
• "Strongly influenced" by mento and calypso music.

COMMON ELEMENTS IN REGGAE MUSIC...

• "Call and response" is always used and so is an accent on beats 2 & 4.
• It is played in 4/4 rhythm but is slower than ska and rocksteady.
• The bass in reggae music is thick and heavy and plays a dominant role.
• drums and bass are important instruments-make up what is called the "riddum"
• an easily recognised element is the offbeat rhythm played throughout.

INSTRUMENTS USED...

• Drums
• Bass and guitar
• Horns
• Keyboard/piano
• And vocals

Reggae Artists...

Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer and more.

Reggae is played all over the world in all of the continents:
The Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific and Australia and New Zealand.