There were three main musical styles that influenced reggae. This style of Jamaican folk music was popular in the 1950s. Like calypso it is strophic in form and has light-hearted lyrics ...

Warner Music But progressive reggae men have also been making their voices heard since the late 1990s. The Afro-German artist Patrice initially cultivated a free-spirited singer-songwriter style, ...

The music, which grew out of Jamaica in the ... also helped introduce reggae's laidback groove to the world. Reggae became popular in the United States but particularly flourished in the UK ...

a lot of the pioneers in the rave scene and other forms of popular music had their roots in the reggae sound systems, and that to a large extent has been forgotten." Erroll Graham said the culture ...

After a remarkable 15-year hiatus, Nigeria’s celebrated reggae-dancehall ... influence in music, Spydaman also became a significant media personality, championing Afrobeats and pop culture ...