Reggae is harmony, positivity and peace spirit embodied in music. This is the concept of reggae style presented by Bob Marley - the very first representative of the third world country, who became a real star.
Where and when did reggae style originate
Reggae music appeared on the island of Jamaica in 1968. And this happened quite by accident, when a group of local musicians decided in their own way to play the popular songs from the rhythm and blues genre that they liked. Since self-taught performers listened to these compositions only on the radio and did not have notes, the songs received a special color and were quite far from the originals.
Some details were overlooked, some were forgotten and replaced by others characteristic of Jamaican pop music. Every black Jamaican musician wanted to bring something different to the remakes. The result is a completely new genre, sounding combining local ethnic motifs, pop music and rhythm and blues.
The mentality of the original island of Jamaica is characterized by slowness, relaxation and carefree, which could not but affect the music. Reggae is distinguished from other genres by leisurely and peculiar harmony. Gradually, the music changed under the influence of energetic and cheerful Jamaican residents, it appeared speed and some expressiveness.
Reggae gained the greatest popularity all over the world in the 70s, while this genre reached Russia only in the 80s. One of the very first who began to experiment and perform reggae became the group "Ja Division", "Aquarium" and "Ark". Nowadays there are a lot of popular reggae artists, including: Burning Spear, Dada dubi, Jaskaz, SunSay, The Abyssinians, The Jamaicans, The Melodians, 5'nizza broken up and others. In Jamaica, Montego Bay hosts the Reggae Sumfest Reggae Festival every year, which brings together the very best reggae groups.
