Reggae was first developed in Jamaica in the mid-1960s, and in many cases the term reggae is widely used to refer to different styles of Jamaican music. Reggae is strictly understood as a musical genre that originated from the development of previous styles such as ska and rocksteady.
Reggae is now widespread all over the world and even inhabitants of several neighboring islands such as the island of San Andrés and Providencia, in Colombia, interpret it as an island genre that is enjoyed from the smallest to the largest.
Although the term reggae was called a derivation of ragga, which in turn is an abbreviation of raggamuffin, which in English means ragged. This place name was used to designate the lower social class of Jamaica, including the dreadlocks and cultural movements of the underprivileged neighbourhoods. Some subtypes of reggae are now generally called ragga or raggamuffin.
There are sources that point out that the term reggae comes from a song by The Maytals called Do The reggay, but even no matter exactly where the term reggae comes from, it still has a qualifier for "regular" people, that is, ordinary people. And well, it is impossible to deny that under that adjective are those talents that often make us enjoy their songs, give us smiles, flavor, movement, passion and best of all the warmth of a humanity that lives, feels, teaches us to translate feelings into songs and gives us the hugs of life.
One of the greatest exponents of the reggae genre said it well " Rastafarianism is not a culture, nor a religion, it is a reality", Bob Marley.
Bob Marley was undoubtedly the greatest symbol of reggae an artist full of charisma, love, passion and above all talent, was a man who from February 6, 1945 took over those beautiful lands found in Nine Mile - Jamaica his hometown.
In 1960, at the age of 15, Bob Marley formed a vocal group, whose members also included Peter Tosh, another important member of the genre. In 1962, Jimmy Cliff (another future big star) introduced Bob Marley to a producer and they recorded their first album, Judge Not, under the name of The Wailing Wailers, which they recorded more than twenty nationally successful singles between 1963 and 1967.
Reggae is a genre that continues to be felt with great force and is thus one of the most listened to genres worldwide. After the sad death of On May 11, 1981, Bob Marley met different artists who showed us a path with thirty-two (32) years of positive vibes.
