Electronic Echo of Dub Music Explained
Chapter 1

How jazz rewrote the rules of rhythm

Chapter 2

The rebellious heartbeat of Jamaican reggae

Chapter 3

The hypnotic global groove of Afrobeat

YOUR GOAL

Master of The global passport of music genres

Ch 2 · The rebellious heartbeat of Jamaican reggae
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sable Jamaican musicians created reggae music and the one-drop drum beat

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sable Jamaican Reggae

Skip the first beat to vibe with your own resting heart

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Slowing down and leaving space can create a more powerful momentum.

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sable Bob Marley used reggae music to spread spiritual messages of peace

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Bob Marley and the spiritual message

sable After releasing Catch a Fire in 1973, Bob Marley and The Wailers promoted peace at Kingston's 1978 One

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The birth of reggae and the one-drop beat

sable Carlton Barrett plays his drums in a warm, hand-drawn watercolor recording studio

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The rebellious heartbeat of Jamaican reggae
BETA

sable Tap the offbeat rhythm to discover how Jamaican reggae became a powerful voice of rebellion.

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Fun Fact

Reggae's global reach: The word "reggae" was first printed on a record in 1968 by Toots and the Maytals on their hit single "Do the Reggay."

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Glossary
reggae (noun)
A style of popular music with a strongly accented offbeat, originating in Jamaica in the late 1960s. Bob Marley popularized the genre globally in the 1970s, using it to protest political oppression from Kingston.

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Gossip

Which part of a reggae song is your favorite?

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Quiz

At which historic 1978 concert did Bob Marley unite rival Jamaican political leaders on stage?

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sable Sound engineers developed the electronic echo effects of dub music.

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Quiz

Which fast-paced Jamaican music genre preceded rocksteady and reggae in the early 1960s?

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sable Jamaican popular music evolved from upbeat ska to slower rocksteady.

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Quiz

Which band released the 1968 song 'Do the Reggay,' which officially gave the genre its name?

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Quiz

Which legendary reggae band released the landmark 1973 album 'Catch a Fire'?

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Quiz

In reggae's famous 'one-drop' drum beat, which beat of the four-beat measure receives the main emphasis?

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Quiz

What studio technique defines the sound of dub music?

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Quiz

What historical event in 1962 heavily influenced the optimistic, upbeat sound of early Jamaican ska?

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Quiz

Who is widely considered a pioneer of dub music, famous for his work at the Black Ark studio?

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