When you hear the word reggae most people associate it with Bob Marley, Jamaica and smoking weed. However there is so much more reggae music than those terms, it is the music of a culture. The term reggae was not really seen until around 1970. While not to say that the music genre did not exist until 1970, it is safe to say that reggae music did not begin to hit a world stage until around this time. Originating in Jamaica, reggae is a combination of American r&b, jazz, ska and calypso music. Artists such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Steel Pulse helped to spread this genre worldwide and are even known as roots in the genre. Bob Marley is the most popular reggae artist and even one of the most popular artists known world wide. His influence remains through his children that carry on his legacy. Stephen, Damian,Ky-Mani, Julian and Ziggy are some of this legacies that have continued to make music even after their father’s death.
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