Have you checked out our Vintage Reggae series? In this series we compile a selection of old school vintage reggae songs from your favourite 60s and 70s reggae artists, including U-Roy, Clancy Eccles, Rupie Edwards, The Upsetters and Dave Barker. #vintagereggae #oldschoolreggae #bossreggae #skinheadreggae | Pama Records

The Slang Word That Named Reggae—And Changed Music Forever Late 1960s Kingston, Jamaica. The island was suffocating under poverty, political violence, and economic collapse. But a new sound was emerging from Trench Town—a sound that would become the voice of the oppressed worldwide: reggae. Reggae evolved from ska (upbeat, horn-driven) and rocksteady (slower, soulful) in Jamaica's late 1960s. Musicians slowed the tempo, emphasized the bass, and created that distinctive offbeat guitar "skank." Bu

The 10 Forgotten ’60s Songs That Gave Birth to Reggae #ReggaeOrigins #MusicHistory #JamaicanSound | Music icon documentary