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REGGAE

With its signature offbeat rhythms, reggae is one of contemporary music’s most recognisable forms, combining Jamaican folk elements with other sounds from urban America to create a music that has reached far beyond Kingston’s shores. Similar to funk, reggae guitar plays a more submissive role, but despite this, its staccato chords – originating in the acoustic polyrhythms of Afro-Caribbean folk — can be heard not just in the hits of Bob Marley, but also in rock acts The Clash, The Police and No Doubt.