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Reggae (/ ˈ r ɛ ɡ eɪ /) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. [1] A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience.
Often artists would translate Jamaican songs into Spanish and then proceed to sing over the original reggae melodies. [1] These Afrocentric music styles became more popular during the rise of african movements in the 1920s. Panamanian reggae emerged in the [needs correct date] as a blend of Jamaican dancehall, reggae, Trinidadian soca and ...
Spanish Reggae was a product of musical movements in Jamaica and Panama, while Spanish Hip-Hop was created by the influence of Hip-Hop in the U.S. at the time. [16] Reggaeton was developed in areas of Public housing in Puerto Rico , known as " caserios," which were filled with urban poverty and criminal activity such as drug violence. [ 17 ]
Clive Bright (2 December 1966 – 13 August 1988), [1] [2] better known as Tenor Saw, was a Jamaican dancehall singjay in the 1980s, considered one of the most influential singers of the early digital reggae era.
The Falcones played conjunto music in South Texas during the 1970s and 1980s. The debut single by Los Lonely Boys, " Heaven ", was a number-one hit on the Billboard adult contemporary chart and reached the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2004.
It was developed in the Houston, Texas, hip hop scene in the early 1990s by DJ Screw. The screwed technique involves slowing the tempo of a song down to 60 and 70 quarter-note beats per minute and applying techniques such as skipping beats, record scratching , stop-time and affecting portions of the original composition to create a "chopped-up ...
Often mistaken for reggae or reggae en Español, reggaeton is a younger genre that originated in the late 1980s in Panama and was later popularized in Puerto Rico. [10] [21] [7] [22] [23] It had its origins in what was known as rap y reggae "underground" music, due to its circulation through informal networks and performances at unofficial venues.
Fama is a Regional Mexican/Tejano band originally from Houston, Texas.Formed in 1989, at the height of their popularity, the band consisted of lead vocalist Javier Galvan, bassist Oscar Galvin, Saxophonist Edgar Galvan, Trumpet Eddie Gonzalez, Accordion/Keyboardist Israel Dominguez, Guitarist John Barraza, Keyboardist Rogelio Zavala Jr, Guitarist Steve Ochoa, Drummer Eddie Dominguez (1990–94 ...