ragga
Toasted reggae hybrid
Ragga is a style of electronic dance music that emerged from reggae and dancehall in the late 1980s, characterized by digital beats, synthesized basslines, and rapid-fire vocal delivery.
The name comes from "raggamuffin," reflecting its roots in Jamaican sound system culture.
Ragga influenced drum and bass and jungle music in the UK: The track samples classic ragga vocals over breakbeats.
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- toastingBrowning by heat
- deejayOne who plays recorded music
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
- riddimSparse, bass-heavy dance music
soundsystem · bassline · version · crew · party · vibes · nightclub · champion
Caribbean nation's capital
- patoisRegional informal speech
- RastafariJamaican movement honoring Ethiopian divinity
- dreadlocksRopelike matted hair strands
- rude boyJamaican youth subculture member
ganja · Caribbean · ackee · yard · massive · badman · don · ghetto
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- skaJamaican fusion genre
- rocksteadyBass-heavy Jamaican sixties sound
- jungleDense tropical forest
- drum and bassFast electronic music genre
hip hop · MC · chanting · lyrics · breakbeat · sampling · fusion · electronic
Organized resistance to power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- BabylonAncient Mesopotamian capital
oppression · streets · social commentary · roots · conscious · political · system · struggle
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Mechanism for choosing
- toastingBrowning by heat
- deejayOne who plays recorded music
- jugglingSequential toss-and-catch performance
riddim · soundsystem · bassline · version · crew · party · vibes · nightclub · champion · clash
Kingston
Caribbean nation's capital
- patoisRegional informal speech
- RastafariJamaican movement honoring Ethiopian divinity
- dreadlocksRopelike matted hair strands
rude boy · ganja · Caribbean · ackee · yard · massive · badman · don · ghetto · shantytown
dub
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- skaJamaican fusion genre
- rocksteadyBass-heavy Jamaican sixties sound
- jungleDense tropical forest
drum and bass · hip hop · MC · chanting · lyrics · breakbeat · sampling · fusion · electronic
uprising
Organized resistance to power
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
Babylon · oppression · streets · social commentary · roots · conscious · political · system · struggle
raggaroots reggae
Traditional Jamaican spiritual music
rocksteady · one drop · dub · ska · meditation music