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Most 'common' forms of western music have the emphasis, or accent, on the beat, as in ONE, two, THREE, four, and chord changes most commonly occur there.

In reggae, the accent lands on the off-beat, as in one, TWO, three, FOUR.

it's a lot more complicated than that, but that's the basics.

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How does 'mysterious girl' reflect reggae style?

It has a reggae beat, moves and rhythm to it.


How is reggae performed?

A style of Jamaican popular music blending blues, calypso, and rock-'n'-roll, characterized by a strong syncopated rhythm and lyrics of social protest.


How does one do the One Drop Rhythm?

The 'One Drop Rhythm' is a percussion play style popularised by the Reggae artist Carlton Barrett. It is a back beat dominated by 3 snare rim shots with bass drum joining on the 3rd beat.


What music styles are similar to reggae?

Reggae influenced Dub, dancehall, dub step and Reggaton (South American music with a Reggae time signature but a club feel like Pitbull or Daddy Yankee). It also had an effect on the foundation of Rap and Hip Hop. It stems from Jamaica and Great Britain as Jamaica was a Colony of the British Empire. It was a way to voice political idealisms and opinion, it has had a huge impact on African music as well.


Who created reggae legends choreographic dance steps and reggae skanking?

Reggae legends choreographic dance steps and reggae skanking was created by ras cardo reggae(Ricardo scott) under his cornerstone reggae world prophecy label. He created this to teach the world how to dance reggae in what he has described as a unique dance move known as -reggae skanking. This was copyrighted under his performing arts works at the US copyright office in 1998. He has yet to publicly release his dance- skanking reggae moves to the world like so many other things he has created in his archives. He has the special music which exemply and demonstrates this unique rastaman dance.

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What is special about reggae rhythm?

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What music styles are similar to reggae?

Reggae influenced Dub, dancehall, dub step and Reggaton (South American music with a Reggae time signature but a club feel like Pitbull or Daddy Yankee). It also had an effect on the foundation of Rap and Hip Hop. It stems from Jamaica and Great Britain as Jamaica was a Colony of the British Empire. It was a way to voice political idealisms and opinion, it has had a huge impact on African music as well.


Who created reggae legends choreographic dance steps and reggae skanking?

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