The term Caribbean culture summarizes the artistic, musical, literary, culinary, political and social elements that are representative of Caribbean people all over the world.

Most of the Caribbean population are descendants of West African slaves and settlers from Europe, India and China. The music of the Caribbean differs from island to island, but each kind has its origins in a mixture of African and European influences.

The music of The Caribbean Islands is a unique blend of styles. The influences of African music include syncopations (offbeat accents) and cross-rhythms, the use of percussion, and singing styles. European influences include tonal harmonies and melodies and instruments.

The complex deep origins of Caribbean music are understood with a knowledge of Western Hemisphere colonial immigration patterns, human trafficking patterns, the resulting melting pot of people each of its nations and territories, and thus resulting influx of original musical influences.

Across the Caribbean region, there is diverse topography including coral reefs, mountains, tropical forests, low-lying plantations, valleys, waterfalls, and volcanoes. Only about 2% of the Caribbean region is inhabited, and so when most speak of the Caribbean region, they are referring to about 32 countries.

Reggae, style of popular music that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s and quickly emerged as the country’s dominant music. By the 1970s it had become an international style that was particularly popular in Britain, the United States, and Africa.

7 of the best reggae artists of all-time

• 7) Burning Spear. Burning Spear, also known as Winston Rodney, is no doubt one of the most enduring reggae artists of all time.
• 6) Steel Pulse. Steel Pulse formed in Birmingham in 1975.
• 5) Peter Tosh.
• 4) Sizzla.
• 3) Toots and the Maytals.
• 2) Desmond Dekker.
• 1) Bob Marley.

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For many of us, Jimmy Cliff’s 1973 song “The Harder They Come” was the first reggae piece we’d heard. Reggae grew out of two earlier styles of Jamaican music, ska and rocksteady. And these were both preceded by the Jamaican folk/pop music of the 1950s, a style called mento.

10 Reggae Artists to Watch in 2020

• Leno Banton. Leno Banton. 1.65K subscribers.
• Blvk H3ro. BLVK H3RO AKA Black Hero. 5.81K subscribers.
• Runkus. Delicious Vinyl Island. 795 subscribers.
• Mortimer. Mortimer. 55.8K subscribers.
• Jaz Elise. Jaz Elise. 24.8K subscribers.
• Ras-I. LargeUp. 22.6K subscribers.
• Royal Blu. Royal Blu. 2.55K subscribers.
• T’jean. T’Jean. 4.46K subscribers.

Reggae. In the last thirty years Rastafari has become commonly associated with Reggae music, especially following the worldwide success of Robert Nesta Marley. Bob Marley, as he was commonly known, helped spread awareness of the religion among outsiders through his appearances and his lyrics.

“Reggae” comes from the term “rege-rege” which means “rags” or “ragged clothes”, and this gives you your first clue into the story behind reggae music.

Robert Nesta Marley

Reggae is a musical genre developed by Jamaicans of African ancestry in the late 1960s. Reggae bands incorporate musical idioms from many different genres, including mento (a Jamaican folk genre), ska, rocksteady, calypso, and American soul music and rhythm and blues.

Roots reggae

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There were three main musical styles that influenced reggae.

• Mento. This style of Jamaican folk music was popular in the 1950s.
• Ska. A fast dance style with offbeat chords that emerged in the late 1950s.
• Rocksteady. A slower style from the mid 1960s which followed on from ska.

African Reggae Artists

• Tiken Jah Fakoly. 129,275 listeners. Tiken Jah Fakoly (1968) is a reggae singer from Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire (a.k.a Ivory Coast).
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• Takana Zion. 6,918 listeners.
• Alpha Blondy. 265,622 listeners.
• Lucky Dube. 57,124 listeners.
• Rocky Dawuni. 17,756 listeners.
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• Esau Mwamwaya. 6,250 listeners.

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Top 10 Best Dancehall Artists In Africa

• Shatta Wale. Shatta Wale is regarding as the best dancehall artist in Africa as things stand now, and he is well-known in various parts of the continent.
• Stonebwoy.
• Patoranking.
• Samini.
• Wizkid.
• Fancy Gadam.
• MzVee.
• Kaakie.

Top 10 Best Dancehall Artists In Ghana 2020

• SHATTA WALE. Topping this list is sensational act Shatta Wale, he is the best Dancehall artiste in Ghana.
• STONEBWOY. Another Artiste making the top in the Ghanaian music industry in the dancehall genre is Stonebwoy.
• SAMINI.
• MZVEE.
• KAAKIE.
• EBONY REIGNS {Late}
• IWAN.
• SCATA BADA.

Burna Boy, Nigerian Afrobeats singer and ‘Odogwu’ crooner don collect di award of Best International Act for di BET Awards 2020. Burna Boy beat music acts like Sho Madjozi from South Africa , Stormzy from UK alongside four other singers to win di award.

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Top 10 Best Dancehall Artists In The World

• Vybz Kartel. Vybz Kartel is regarded as the best Dancehall artist in the world today as a result of his impressive exploits that have brought about a lot of success in his career.
• Popcaan.
• Shatta Wale.
• Mavado.
• Alkaline.
• Sean Paul.
• Busy Signal.
• Beenie Man.

Shatta Wale~ Ghana, Patoranking ~Nigeria, Buffalo Soulja~ South Africa these are the common names people often hear depending on the region they come from but that is not enough without talking about the reggae/ dancehall guru Winky D. Winky D is one of the best dancehall artists in the world.

Top 10 Best Rappers in Africa 2021

• Nasty C.
• Cassper Nyovest.
• Falz.
• Sarkodie.
• M.I Abaga.
• AKA.
• Khaligraph Jones.
• Nadia Nakai.

Top 10 Richest Musicians In Ghana 2020

He was ranked “Most Influential Musician” on social media in 2017. He made a record-setting as a dancehall artist to have won 8 awards at the 2019 3 Music Awards ceremony….