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What is a reggae “riddim?” “Riddim” is the Jamaican Patois term for the instrumental “rhythm” track of a song, also known as the “groove” or the [...]

 Reggae music is known to have originated in the country of Jamaica from two identical styles known as Rocksteady and ska. This genre can be identified with its simple chord progressions and [...]

“My music is music of upliftment. It is music that teaches. It shows you how not to complain, but to seek solutions for yourself.” ~ Queen Ifrica Conscious, roots reggae music has [...]

When most people think of reggae, they only think of vocals. However, in reality, reggae is often accompanied by instruments. The most common instrument used in reggae music is the guitar. Are [...]

Are you tired of listening to the same old pop-rock tunes with unoriginal cheesy lyrics over and over again? I feel the same way. I wanted to find a different kind of music to listen to. I wanted [...]

Reggae Music has long been dominated by male voices, without going into the reasons for this as this could in itself be the subject of many articles, instead I am going to introduce you to the [...]

Simplicity is the mark of a master drummer; with reggae, this is very much true. While most people perceive that reggae songs are too repetitive and too simple for their taste, they fail to [...]

Did you know that there are many benefits to buying original reggae DVDs? I first tried renting these DVDs from a rental shop near my home. After watching a couple of them for myself, I realized [...]

Everybody loves reggae. From Bob Marley to Morgan Heritage, reggae leaves people bobbing their heads with groovy basslines. Yes, in the genre of Reggae bass has a very prominent role.Reggae has a [...]

On the radio daily in Africa, especially Ghana, was the music of artists such as John Holt, Jimmy Cliff and Desmond Decker, but the emergence of Jimmy Cliff, stole the heart of reggae lovers in [...]

Jamaica is a small small island with a big big music! So big in fact that there is hardly a place on Earth where Reggae rhythms have not been heard and very often copied and adapted to suit the [...]

Its distinctive beat gives it away. There is nothing in the world that sounds like reggae music. The expected chops and the back beat by the rhythm guitar and the distinctive sound of the bass [...]