Reggae is the most internationally famous music in the Caribbean. Reggae music began in Jamaica in the mid 1960's and is one of the most influential music in the world. Initially, Reggae Dance was first made by Jamaican people and poor people, but soon became popular in the Caribbean and around the world. Most reggae songs include social concerns and religious beliefs for the Afro-Caribbean rastafar religion. The term of reggae is also applied today to reggae's predecessor style such as Mento, Ska, Rock Stubble.
The word "reggae" comes from "rege-rege" meaning "clothes" or "clothes". This gives the first clue to the story behind reggae music. When that began in Jamaica in the late 1960s, reggae music was similar to what came out of New Orleans at that time, including other musical style magazines including Jamaican mento and contemporary Jamaican ska music, and American jazz It was considered rhythm and blues. . Until the band Toots and Maytals appeared, most listeners did not even distinguish reggae and Jamaica's ballroom dance, or slowly moving ska called rock steady. As a public attention, these songs claim that a new style of music is born and it is at the forefront of music
Reggae music is the result of mixed styles and different types of music, and is interrupted by Jamaican people. Reggae was truly created in the late 1960s as music genres include Ska, Rock, Hair, American Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, R & B in New Orleans, and Calypso. Ska and rock music are not only the foundation of reggae, it is the basis of other types. Ska music began in the late 1950s and is a pioneer of the stability of rock music. Ska Music