Just The REGGAE MUSIC Our Top 40 HITS DANCE PARTY

reggae incorporates some of the musical elements of rhythm and #blues, #jazz, #mento (a celebratory, rural folk form that served its largely rural audience as dance music and an alternative to the hymns and adapted chanteys of local church singing), #calypso, and also draws influence from traditional #African folk rhythms. One of the most easily recognizable elements is offbeat rhythms; staccato chords played by a guitar or piano (or both) on the offbeats of the measure. The tempo of reggae is usually slower paced than ska but faster than #rocksteady. The concept of call and response can be found throughout reggae #music.