Music Related to Reggae Crossword

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Reggae Music

Reggae music is a genre of music that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The style is a blend of African and Caribbean music, and it is typically characterized by a strong bass line, drum and percussion sounds, and vocals with a distinctive Rastafarian lilt.

What is reggae music?

Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, “Do the Reggay” was the first popular song to use the word “reggae”, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. While sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of popular Jamaican danceable music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.

The history of reggae music

Reggae music has its origins in Jamaica, and is widely considered to be a product of the country’s cultural and political environment of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The earliest known recording of reggae was made by Count Ossie and the Warrikers, entitled “Reggae on the River”, which was released in 1962.

However, it was not until the late 1960s that reggae became widely accepted, with hits such as Toots and the Maytals’ “Do the Reggay” (1968) and Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry” (1974). Reggae music has since become a global phenomenon, with musicians such as Sean Paul, Ziggy Marley and Damian Marley achieving worldwide success.

The influence of reggae music

Reggae music has been influenced by many other genres of music, including rock, jazz, and R&B. Reggae is also a very popular genre of music in the Caribbean, and its popularity has spread to other parts of the world, including Europe and the United States.

Reggae Crossword

Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, “Do the Reggay” was the first popular song to use the word “reggae”, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.

The clues

1A. Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s.
3A. Reggae is characterized by a strong rhythm section, emphasis on the offbeat, and often political or social lyrics.
6A. Reggae artists often use elements of other genres, such as rock, ska, and dub.
9A. Some well-known reggae artists include Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley, and Bunny Wailer.

The answers

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1. Reggae’s Island home __
5. Bob Marley and the __
9. Rastaman __ Iration
10. One __
11. Got the whole world in his __
12. Positive __
13. Prefix meaning “again” or “once more”
14. The __ Fyah
15. Zion __
16. Rebel sound system from London

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2. The Wailers’ hit with the line “We’re taking it to the streets” ___ Up
3. Proto-reggae genre that influenced early reggae ___ Ska
4. Burning __
6. Toaster who popularized reggae in Britain ___ U-Roy
7. nicknamed “The Crown Prince of Reggae” ___ Beres Hammond
8. Named after a Rastafarian term for marijuana ___ Herb

The difficulty level

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