Reggae Facts | Facts about Reggaes

Where did reggae begin?

Reggae began in Jamaica in the late 1960s, growing out of ska and rocksteady.

UNESCO added reggae music to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2018.

Bob Marley and the Wailers' "Legend" is the best-selling reggae album of all time.

Toots and the Maytals' 1968 song "Do the Reggay" was one of the first songs to use the word "reggae."

Reggae's "one drop" rhythm puts the strongest drum beat on the third beat of the measure.

DJ Kool Herc, who helped start hip hop, brought ideas from Jamaican sound systems to the Bronx.

Dub is a style of reggae built around remixed instrumental tracks with heavy echo effects.

At the 1978 One Love Peace Concert, Bob Marley brought the leaders of Jamaica's two rival political parties on stage to join hands.

February is Reggae Month in Jamaica.

Many reggae songs reflect the Rastafari faith.