Reggae evolved from the Jamaican ska music of the 1950s, fused with American R’n’B, rocksteady drum beats, as well as funk and/or jazz. Many songs address political and social issues – much ...

Jamaican music producer Clement "Sir Coxsone'' Dodd, an early pioneer of ska, rocksteady and reggae, died on Tuesday of an apparent heart attack. He was 72. In 1963 Dodd opened Studio One, Jamaica's ...

Reggae's roots, springing from the social ... lawless with ‘Rude Boys’ gangsters terrorising locals. Music mirrored this and Rocksteady, a slower paced sound, grew in popularity.

The music, which grew out of Jamaica in the 1960s thanks to artists ... Reggae followed on from the ska and rocksteady genres - other early pioneers included Lee Scratch Perry and Prince Buster.

The Roots of Reggae is a musical journey to Jamaica's Golden Age of music, Rocksteady. The film features the music and stories of the legendary singers and musicians of the Rocksteady era.

They are a 7-piece experienced and highly professional band based in the Midlands with a vast knowledge of the music they play ... Tribute to Ska, Reggae and Rocksteady you are likely to ...