2006-10-22 14:04:44 · 4 answers · asked by reggae ignoramous 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Roots reggae is a style of reggae that focuses mainly on the culture of the African diaspora and the social issues that that face Black people.
2006-10-22 14:12:04 · answer #1 · answered by Brixton B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roots is old timey reggae, Bob Marley, Burning Spear, some of the newer artists such as Culture, I Wayne. It deals with Rastafarianism and political issues as opposed to what they call Lovers (Gregory Isaacs' music is a good example of this genre, although he has done some roots stuff). Definitely not Dancehall or Dub which was a precursor to what has become mainstreamed as Rap.
BTW Freddy Hibbert (akaToots) was the person who coined the term Reggae in his song Do The Reggae.
2006-10-22 14:10:00 · answer #2 · answered by WendyD1999 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
isnt it a type of music im not sure but jus guessing
2006-10-22 14:07:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-22 14:07:13 · answer #4 · answered by unknown 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋