As reggaetón and Latin trap ascended across all platforms — charts, radio, touring, streaming — its roots began to emerge through the shadows. The origin is right in the name: reggaetón was born from reggae music. Reggae’s snare drum pattern was the base, but with the help of then-r...
showcases the fluidity of Jones' R&B sound more explicitly than ever before. Along with offering the heartfelt ballads that have made her a star, she dips her toes in Jamaica's tropical waters on the reggae-tinged title track featuring YG Marley and tries out contemporary pop on the ...
From the man who gave us the anthemic “Redemption Song,” it’s time to redeem him from all the blurs of head-shop posters, T-shirts, and weed references in which we lost the real Bob Marley and look back at the iconic and truly authentic fashion style the King of Reggae has bless...
Politics aside, the third year of the '70s had it all: from classic- and southern-rock to reggae; punk to jazz; soul and R&B to country. Read on for 20 masterful albums with something to say that celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2023. ...
Quarantining in his home of Kingston, Jamaica, Buju Banton executed the session via FaceTime. Buju Banton Speaks on Why Dancehall and Reggae Isn’t Mainstream During their conversation, Buju explained how the authenticity of Dancehall/Reggae music keeps it from grasping the mainstream’s attention....
One of this year’s nominees is the California-basedRebelution,whose albumFalling Into Place(Easy Star/87 Music) debuted at no. 32 on the Billboard 200 in June and has spent 36 weeks on the Reggae Album chart. It is also the best selling reggae album for 2016, moving nearly 33,000 un...
of classic rock. CDs were seen as cutting edge technology, so everyone wanted a part in it. Since CD players weren't popular right off the bat, a limited amounts of compact disks were made, making most available CDs older music (classic rock). 2. Outline the return of traditional ...
Thanks Rob, and you're more than welcomed, no problem, anytime. I am doing kinda shitty today but I'm feeling better listening to some reggae music. Hope you've been doing great today :) DaZhane Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 Well, Rob, since you are the first to ask, I'm half ...
language, especially given that Scottish-African cultural interplay happened there too. Off the top of my head, I can recall that Elephant Man’s “The Bombing” (2001) drops Scotch Snaps throughout the verses, though I’ll have to start listening more closely for it across the reggae ...
with nearly every song highlighting the country’s old-school charm and modern beats. “The first type of music I heard in my life was underground,” Farruko explains toBillboard. “That is what they called urban music back in the days in Puerto Rico, which has a lot of reggae and danc...