Reggae Regional and Ethnic R Styles

Reggae Regional and Ethnic R Styles

One of the first truly international music styles, reggae has its origins in the ska and rocksteady studios of Kingston, Jamaica. Some of the first reggae studios (Black Ark) later went on to create new genres, including dub, ragga, and even the prototype for American hip hop.The most famous proponents of reggae are the Marley family (Bob and Ziggy), whose bands toured the world and produced some of the best selling singles and albums of all time. The first producer of Bob Marley and the Wailers was Lee "Scratch" Perry, legendary father of dub (originally meaning the B-side of a record, with drum breaks and dropouts for MCs to shout out over).

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The Reggae Source

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Classical Reggae Interviews - Interviews of famous reggae artists from around the world in English and German.
Versionist Riddim Community - A user-driven, progressive reggae and dub riddim site. Includes original music, free sound samples, a computer music production glossary, and tutorials.
Naptown Reggae - Information including show dates and food for music fans in the Indianapolis area. Covering reggae, dancehall, dub, ska, lover's rock, roots, soca, salsa, and calypso.
Jammin' Reggae Archives - One of the original (and also one of the largest) reggae sites on the web, with information on artists, songs, tour schedules and resources. Also featuring a weekly-updated 24/7 webcast.
Ireggae - Streaming reggae "sound station," a California entertainment calendar, official artist pages, reggae interviews and links to other reggae sites.
ReggaeLution Online - Promoting reggae dancehall music worldwide, with news, dancehall mixes by top DJs and sound systems, events, and links.
All Music Guide: Ragga - Introduction to ragga, a style of digital reggae music production, and its major artists and influences.
Russian Rasta Reggae Roots - A site from Russia, featuring links to roots and reggae musicians and bands, news, lyrics, RealAudio sound files, roots and culture publications and roots-conscious art. English and Russian.
Reggae Canada - With profiles of Canadian reggae and dancehall artists, musicians, record labels, distributors and other reggaemusic/entertainment professionals at the national and international levels.
Positive Vibes - The Reggae Experience - Includes online samplers, tributes to Bob Marley, Dennis Brown, Marcia Griffiths, and Beenie Man, and a touch of Reggae music history.
Reggaelyrics Archive - A collection of lyrics from many reggae songs, organized by artist. Also includes a list of related links.
ReggaeTrain.com - Offering a RealAudio webcast, artist of the week spotlight, free CD contests, festival guide, and top 20 chart. Also contains links to fan, MP3, regional, sound system, label, and radio sites.
Music Freak Central - Features a reggae sound system encyclopedia, and downloadable reggae music samples.
All Music Guide: Lover's Rock - Introduction to this UK reggae offshoot, popularized by artists including Gregory Isaacs.
Reggaenode.de - Information on Germany's Reggae scene, including shows, news, soundsystems, artists, clubs, CD reviews, and radio stations. Site in German and English.
Reggae News - Information on reggae events, gigs, concerts, sound systems sessions, MP3s, bands, radio, record shops, bookshop, Realaudio, and reviews.
The Reggae Web - Over-produced, over-commercialized Reggae site of minor interest and note.
All Music Guide: Reggae - Brief introduction to the Jamaican music style and related ones such as dub, ska, ragga, dancehall, rocksteady, and lovers rock.
All Music Guide: Rocksteady - Introduction to rocksteady, the late 1960s outgrowth of ska that predated reggae.
Zinc Fence: We Play Reggae - London based site offering quality reggae journalism on the web, including articles, features, news, reviews, images, sound samples and regular updates.
Vibez-net - Community portal featuring charts, lyrics, events, Patois dictionary, online radios and information.
Jolly Boys and Mento - History of Jamaican mento music, with mento bibliography.
Rudegal - A dancehall/reggae resource, updated regularly with news and information about artists, producers, labels, events, sound systems and photos.
Reggae Fusion - Featuring an encyclopedia of Jamaica's music industry and directory by location covering music and performers from mento and ska to rocksteady, dub and dancehall reggae.
Reggae Ambassadors Worldwide - One of the most respected and well-known reggae organizations for artists, industry folks, journalists, and fans.
African Reggae - Real Video and photos from the Ghana Reggae Sunsplash, Ampofo Acquah and Oboja Adu.
About.com: World Music - Links to articles and resources for Reggae and Caribbean music.
Natural Mystic Reggae Music - A reggae portal with links to archived reggae shows, RealAudio files, online music streams, shops, and MP3 sites.
Irie Lion - Reggae information for Israel, Belgium, and the Netherlands. With concert and festival agendas and links, site hosting and creation, and an Irie reggae name engine.
Reggae Exchange - Featuring MP3s and RealAudio files, lyrics, artist picture search and related resources.
Waterhouse Rock - Featuring reggae news, audio samples, and a large archive of reviews and interviews.

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