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Ska, rocksteady and reggae

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Genre

Ska, rocksteady and reggae · In Kingston, sound systems played American rhythm and blues; when those records became scarce, Jamaican producers began recording their own. In this way ska, rocksteady and, around 1968, reggae arose in succession, with drums and bass as the riddim and the skank of the guitar on 2 and 4. Bob Marley became one of the first world stars from what was then called the Third World, and producers such as King Tubby turned it into dub.

Listening

Listening tip. In Stir It Up, hear the one drop: the bass drum falls on the third beat and the first beat is left empty.

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