For sure, if you want real, proper, rootsy reggae, go to the source. But it’s easy to forget the other paths reggae music has taken. This feature celebrates the often forgotten influence reggae has had on other music, informing, energizing, beautifying, and giving some sass to records th...
Why did matched grip become more popular than traditional? It is hard to find a straightforward answer, but we assume two reasons. First, the matchedgripis used in Rock, Metal, RnB, Pop, Reggae, while traditional is used in jazz, Latin, and sometimes funk. Second, with simple math, we ...
“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. ... But as the music and the musicians making it made their way into the 1970s, reggaestarted taking on a heavy Rastafarian ...
Yeah. That’s a very clear difference. From 1971 to 1974, “Friend of the Devil” was played pretty much the way you hear it on the album, even though they’re playing electric instead of acoustic. And then around 1976, they completely re-worked it as a mid-...
Its title track of the same name fused the music she was most known for with reggae and hip-hop, and marked her last major hit before her death the following year in 2003. With a dazzling laugh and a booming voice, Cruz accepted her award saying, "Damas y caballeros, ...
As for what’s going on today — the nature of the lyrics, the gangster rap, and all the violence — it didn’t really start out that way, did it? And if we can inspire the future for our youth, then we’ve made a difference. Because the future is in their hands, and we need...
In addition to financial gains, artists also experience significant professional wins as a result of their GRAMMY accolades. For instance, after she won the GRAMMY for Best Reggae Album forRaptureat the2020 GRAMMYs,Koffeesigned a U.S. record deal; after hisfirst GRAMMYs in 2014,Kendrick Lamarsaw...
This 1988 set rocks hard and heavy with the politically powerful “Cult of Personality,” but Living Colour showed their range with the reggae-tinged pop of “Glamour Boys,” the soulfully thoughtful, “Open Letter (to a Landlord”) and the funk-infused “Funny Vibe.” ...
Thankfully, the Caribbean-British community of London has picked up the slack with their own (completely secular) take on Carnival — a summer street festival full of reggae and salsa music. Thrown every year in August, Notting Hill Carnival is one of the biggest street festivals in the world...
Bob MarleybiopicOne Loveonly covers two years of the reggae legend's life. But it's an eventful two years: Beginning with the Smile Jamaica gig during which he was nearly assassinated, the film later explores the recording of his seminal albumExodus, his fractious relationship with wife Rit...