Reggae is especially popular through the international fame of Bob Marley. Jamaican music’s influence on music styles in other countries includes the practice of toasting, which was brought to New York City and evolved into rapping.

Reggae is an important form of music for Jamaica. The social impact of reggae music has largely impacted life in Jamaica. It has also created an understanding of Jamaican lifestyle and culture for the rest of the world. It is a form of music for the masses in which their word can be heard and spoken.

Reggae has influenced societies throughout the world, contributing to the development of new counterculture movements, particularly in Europe, in the USA and Africa. In the 1970s, it impacted on Western punk rock/ pop cultures and inspired the first rappers in the USA.

Reggae grew from this exceptionally rich musical culture, and especially reflected the growing influence of Rastafari in urban Jamaica in the 1960s. The country’s music scene became infused with Rastafari philosophy, drumming and style, including the signature dreadlocks that have become the image of Reggae music.

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.

Reggae (/ˈrɛɡeɪ/) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. Soon after the Rastafarian movement appeared, the international popularity of reggae music became associated with and increased the visibility of Rastafari and spread its gospel throughout the world.

BOB MARLEY

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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Don’t worry if pop is your favorite genre of music, it is not dying. While it may be flying under the radar recently, it is still wildly loved by many. It just may need to adapt to the changing music preferences of younger generations, which are the generations that pop musically aims to attract.