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What is Reggae?

By Alan More

Reggae originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s.[1] It developed from earlier Jamaican genres including mento, ska and rocksteady.[2] Its rhythm guitar or piano part typically plays staccato chords on the offbeats of the measure.[3]

On Videojam, Reggae carries 50 public videos. Artists most represented in the catalog are Bob Marley & The Wailers and Peter Tosh. Reggae is a child genre of Reggae & Caribbean in the genre config.

Sources

  1. [1] Wikipedia: Reggae (accessed 2026-09-24)
  2. [2] Wikipedia: Reggae (accessed 2026-09-24)
  3. [3] Wikipedia: Reggae (accessed 2026-09-24)
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