Reggae

Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also refers to the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. The 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals titled "Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience. ==Origins and influences== Reggae developed from earlier Jamaican genres including mento, ska, and rocksteady, and is rooted in traditional drumming styles such as Kumina, Pukkumina, Revival Zion, Nyabinghi, and burru. It incorporates elements of rhythm and blues,

the act of talking or chanting, usually in a monotone melody, over a rhythm or beat by a reggae deejay

Singjaying is a Jamaican style of reggae vocals combining toasting and singing in an elastic format that encourages rhythmically compelling and texturally impressive vocal embellishments. The performer is called a singjay, a combination of singer and deejay.

recording studio owned and operated by Lee "Scratch" Perry; located in Washington Gardens neighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica

recording studios in Kingston, Jamaica

rhythmic pattern used in reggae music and related styles