It's Reggae Week, Mon!

Guybrush · 06-08-2010, 01:45 AM

This dread was supposed fe be written by Rezz, but as he got sick, I've taken on de job myself. Sorry for bein' a beenie late!

It's reggae week, musicbanter's first ever theme week so let's celebrate all thin's reggae!

I don't actually know reggae very well, but with di help of i bredren Wikipedia, I will try fe gi the i all a brief introduction. Reggae was born as a musical pattan on Jamaica inna 1960s. It came from di genre rocksteady which was born out of ska which appeard inna 50s. Supposedly, Ska became very popular with the mods (moderninsts) scene in England durin' the 60s. Rude Boys liked turning down the speed of Ska records and dinki fe the slower wine from which came rocksteady. Turning down the speed even more gave the sounds which became reggae.

By early 1968, records which are regarded as true reggae (not transitional forms) started appearing. Larry Marshall's Nanny Goat and De Beltones' No More Heartaches were released dis ya year. De most recognized reggae massiVe is of course The Wailers which was started by Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and Bunny Wailers. They startet up in 1963 and their sound evolved through the transitions from ska fe reggae. Some other pioneers are Prince Buster, Desmond Dekker and Jackie Mittoo!

So, dis ya week is reggae week! Hopefully the i guys will feel inspired to check out some reggae dub and perhaps review/write a bit about reggae in your journals, those of you who have them. I hope dose who have knowledge of de genre, likely more dan I have, will share it yahso and perhaps even post some anecdotes if they know them.

One love!

06-08-2010, 01:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	It's Reggae Week, Mon! This dread was supposed fe be written by Rezz, but as he got sick, I've taken on de job myself. Sorry for bein' a beenie late! It's reggae week, musicbanter's first ever theme week so let's celebrate all thin's reggae! I don't actually know reggae very well, but with di help of i bredren Wikipedia, I will try fe gi the i all a brief introduction. Reggae was born as a musical pattan on Jamaica inna 1960s. It came from di genre rocksteady which was born out of ska which appeard inna 50s. Supposedly, Ska became very popular with the mods (moderninsts) scene in England durin' the 60s. Rude Boys liked turning down the speed of Ska records and dinki fe the slower wine from which came rocksteady. Turning down the speed even more gave the sounds which became reggae. By early 1968, records which are regarded as true reggae (not transitional forms) started appearing. Larry Marshall's Nanny Goat and De Beltones' No More Heartaches were released dis ya year. De most recognized reggae massiVe is of course The Wailers which was started by Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and Bunny Wailers. They startet up in 1963 and their sound evolved through the transitions from ska fe reggae. Some other pioneers are Prince Buster, Desmond Dekker and Jackie Mittoo! So, dis ya week is reggae week! Hopefully the i guys will feel inspired to check out some reggae dub and perhaps review/write a bit about reggae in your journals, those of you who have them. I hope dose who have knowledge of de genre, likely more dan I have, will share it yahso and perhaps even post some anecdotes if they know them. One love! __________________ Something Completely Different