Roots Reggae
Roots Reggae grew from the seeds of ska and rocksteady, two earlier forms of Jamaican music.
Reggae
Dub
Dub is a sub-genre that sprouted from reggae back in the ’60s and ’70s. The Jamaican studios, teeming with analog gear, became the labs for these sonic experiments.
Dancehall
Dancehall is the fiery offspring of reggae, emerging big and bold in the late ’70s and early ’80s in Jamaica.
Lovers Rock
Born in the late ’70s, Lovers Rock was the UK’s tender-hearted response to traditional reggae and roots music.
Ragga
Ragga – short for “Raggamuffin” – originated in Jamaica in the late ’80s. It’s pretty much the rebellious offspring of Dancehall and digital music production.