1. Jamaican Music
Dancehall, Reggae, Rocksteady and Ska

2. Jamaica has many genre of music. The music genre in
Jamaica
include, folk, mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dancehal
l and dub music. Today's lesson will focus on four
genres of music:
 Ska
 Rocksteady
 Reggae
 Dancehall

3. Ska

4. Ska
 A combination of mento, American Jazz and rhythm
and blues.
 Ska began in the 1950s due to the heavy influx of
American jazz and rhythm and blues.
 The first Ska recordings were done at the legendary
Studio One by Coxsone Dodd.
 Coxsone Dodd is one of the most important figures
in the history of ska.

5. Ska Artist
 Owen Grey  The Magic Notes
 Wilfred Edwards  Byron Lee and the
Dragonaires
 The Skatalites
 Desmond Dekker
 The Mellow Larks
 The Maytals

6. Rocksteady

7. Rocksteady
 Rocksteady began in 1966.
 It is a derivative of Ska.
 Rocksteady has a slower tempo than ska.
 It laid the foundation for reggae to be created.
 Rocksteady only lasted for about 2 years as the
dominant music in Jamaica.

8. Rocksteady Artist
 Alton Ellis  The Maytals
 Justin Hinds and The  The Paragons
Dominos
 Delroy Wilson
 Hopeton Lewis
 Ken Boothe
 Derrick Morgan
 Phyllis Dillon
 The Gaylads

9. Reggae

10. Reggae
 Reggae began in the 1960s.
 Reggae’s origins began from the progressive
development of ska and rocksteady in 1960s.
 The tempo of reggae is slower than ska and
rocksteady.
 Due to the slower tempo, reggae music can be
differentiated from other forms of music.

11. Reggae Artist
 Bob Marley and the  Third World
Wailers
 Gregory Issac
 Dennis Brown
 Bunny Wailer
 Beres Hammond
 Jimmy Cliff
 Rita Marley
 Peter Tosh
 Marcia Griffiths

12. Dancehall

13. Dancehall
 A popular type of music developed in the 1970s.
 It is also know as bashment music.
 Dancehall has a much faster tempo than reggae
music.
 Dancehall can be characterized by a deejay singing
or rapping over danceable music.

14. Dancehall Artist
 Beenie Man  Super Cat
 Elephant Man  Cecile
 Sean Paul  Shaggy
 Bounty Killa  Shabba Ranks
 Lady Saw  Patra

15. Jamaican Music
Dancehall, Reggae, Rocksteady and Ska