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Reggae Music 1969-1975
The prestige, pre-eminence and, perhaps more importantly, the permanent influence of Jamaica on popular music the world over has been unparalleled and unprecedented and whether it is ska, rock steady, roots, dub raga, dancehall or basement, all music originating from Jamaica has been termed reggae. "Do you know what reggae really is? Reggae is the same as rock steady but with the organ shuffle. Its the shuffle that kinda carried up the rock steady.....if you take out that you get rock steady! The organ shuffle kind a make it sound a little faster....the shuffling...plenty people a talk but they dont know. Reggae is the organ shuffle..." Bunny "Striker" Lee The languid, laid back rock steady beat that reigned supreme in Kingstons dance halls for the previous two years started to speed up in the Autumn of 1968 as the faster, brasher reggae rhythms came to the fore. Many claimed to have originated the new beat.... "All those singers used to like to listen to one another...anytime youd voice Slim Smith or Delroy Wilson then youd find Alton Ellis up at the studio listening to them.....every one of them was good in their own right" Bunny "Striker" Lee The finer points of what is, and what is not, reggae are invariably lost on all but serious devotees of the music, however, pedantry should never stand in the way of appreciation. We would respectfully advise you to simply listen and enjoy...