JAMAICAN USTADS

Reggae is a Jamaican rooted music genre that originated in the 1960’s. Inspired from the American R&B; an untempo, rhythmic variation ska was evolved first, then its slow down beat resulted in the current form of reggae. Reggae incorporate elements of other musical form like R&B, jazz, calypso, mento, African music as well as other musical forms. The name Reggae was coined to this musical form after the single by Toots and Maytals, ‘Do the Reggae’. Now this music has covered many countries around the world, sometimes incorporating the local instruments and fusing with the other genres. Reggae has proven to be as versatile as its forefather R&B, from the melodic rocksteady of Alton Ellis and the folk and rock influenced Bob Marley to the near psychedelic versions of Dennis Brown.

This book, Jamaican Ustads, lets you have a dip in the reggae genre introducing its top class musicians. ‘Jamaican Ustads’ will be a distinct collectable for any music lovers.