REGGAE

Reggae is a genre of Jamaican origin. The term reggae is sometimes used to refer to most of the typical rhythms of Jamaica, including ska, rocksteady and dub. In this sense, reggae includes three sub-genres: Skinhead Reggae, roots reggae and dancehall.
The term reggae is a derivation of ragga. This name was used to designate the poor in Jamaica, and also to the Rastas and cultural movements of the slums.
Reggae is based on a rhythmic style characterized by regular courts on background music played by rhythmic drums. This pace is slower than that of other precursors of reggae styles like ska and rocksteady.

Some of the best known performers and artists of the genre are Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Inner Circle, Jimmy Cliff, Steel Pulse, Bunny Wailer, Black Uhuru, Lucky Dube, Eddy Grant, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, King Tubby, John Holt, Gregory Isaacs.
Reggae, like his predecessors, rocksteady and ska, is influenced by other styles developed that were heard in Jamaica, based on Afro-American sounds like the rhythm & blues, or Afro-Caribbean origin such as Calypso, ska and other rhythms.