The birth of the beat
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The message and the movement
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The magic of the mixing board
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Reggae conquers the world
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The first remix: Dub music, born in Jamaica, represents the very first time in history that audio engineers used the mixing board as a musical instrument.
A style of reggae music characterized by the electronic remixing of existing recordings, typically emphasizing bass and drums. King Tubby pioneered this music in 1970s Kingston by using the studio console as a creative instrument.
Which Jamaican-born DJ moved to the Bronx and used sound system techniques to help birth hip-hop in 1973?
Which 1970s Jamaican artist, known as the "Originator," popularized the art of melodic toasting on hit records?
What was the name of the massive, mobile outdoor speaker setups used to play music in Kingston's neighborhoods?
What is the name of the legendary, eccentric studio built by Lee "Scratch" Perry where he recorded early reggae masterpieces?
What vocal technique, where a Jamaican DJ talks or rhymes over an instrumental beat, directly inspired American hip-hop?
Which Jamaican electronics engineer is widely recognized as the inventor and pioneer of dub music?
What studio effect, mimicking sound bouncing off walls, did dub producers use extensively to create a spaced-out atmosphere?
In dub music, what two musical instruments are stripped down, boosted, and made the absolute center of the track?