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OK, here they come. Just click on "go" to see
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genre:
| CONTEMPORARY
ROOTS |
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people think that Roots Reggae is Reggae Music
from the 1970's, which is only partly true.
"Orthodox" Reggae, musically spoken, is of course
being made until this very day.
To help people making the distinction between
Roots Music from the 1970's and that of roughly
the mid to end 1980's until now, the Dubroom makes
a distinction between Roots Rockers from the
1970's and "Contemporary" Roots, which
is basically everything which fits the label of
"Orthodox", "Original" Reggae.
Not in a religious manner, but music-technically. |
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| DANCEHALL |
| Dancehall is not easily defined, as the music changes every year and 1980's Dancehall or Rub a Dub sounds very different from Ragga, which is more 1990's Dancehall Reggae. The Dubroom makes a distinction between Rub a Dub and Dancehall. On this site when music is classified as Dancehall, the music is Ragga and beyond. |
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| DJ/TOAST |
| Introduced by U Roy, at least according to many, comes toasting or DJ Style. Not singing, but rhythmically chanting over a rhythm. Many know this style as Hip-Hop or Rap, but originally it comes from Jamaica, where DJ's chanted over the B-Sides of Reggae 7" Singles. |
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| DUB |
| Remixed reggae, with the drum and the bass rolling, instruments fading in and out while all possible effects are applied over the mix. Sometimes Dub includes some vocal lines, but not always. |
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| DUB
POETRY |
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since UK based poet Linton Kwesi Johnson recited
his poems over heavy Dub riddims, DUB Poetry has
been recognized as a separate discipline in Reggae
than the DJ Tradition Dub Poetry obviously came
out of. |
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| LIVE
AND DIRECT |
| Since
Reggae Music is predominantly a Studio Music,
there is always that special vibe when artists
perform Reggae Music live on stage. This is where
you hear your favorite tune in a totally different
way, this is where you hear how people who love
Reggae respond to the music when they are
together. Anyway, that's why: Live and Direct! |
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| LOVERS'
ROCK |
| Sweet Love Songs over sweet Reggae Music. Gregory Isaacs has performed many Lover's Rock tunes. |
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| POP |
| Popular form of Reggae Music. This is the more lighter and easily accessible kind of reggae. |
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| ROOTS/ROCKERS |
| Roots
Reggae is "Original",
"Orthodox" Reggae in the musicological
sense of the word. Unlike many people think, it is
not just the Reggae Music that was played in the
1970's even though that music was indeed called
Roots Music too.
The Roots Music from the 1970's and a bit
beyond, was also often called "Rockers".
A motion picture of that very same name was
released in the time that Root Rock(ers) Reggae
was at a peak. |
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| RUB A
DUB |
| Roughly spoken, this is Reggae, mainly from the late 1970's, early 1980's, where DJ's chanted and Singers sung over very tracks that were mixed in a dub style. Today, Rub a Dub files under Roots Reggae and the difference between Roots and Rub a Dub is not always that clear. |
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| SKA |
| There's two different kinds of ska. The first one is together with Rocksteady a sort of pre-reggae Jamaican Music. Ska is also a form of very fast music based on reggae and earlier ska. It was famous in the UK in the 1980's under the name "2 Tone". the Specials is an example of this style of music. |
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| SUB
DUB, DIGIDUB, TRIP-HOP, ETC |
| This is a term to define electronic dubbish music that have many Dub sounds and techniques incorporated as crucial elements. In certain Electronic Music scenes, this style of music is
labeled as "Dub". And sometimes, some electronic
music would be labeled as "Dub" by those
who know their Reggae. "Trip-Hop", for
example.
To wipe away alla dat confusion, the Dubroom
chooses to use the term "Sub Dub" for
this. It is NOT meant in any negative way
whatsoever! |
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| UK
DUB AND ROOTS |
| UK Roots, or UK Dub, obviously is Roots or Dub reggae that originates from the UK, or the United Kingdom. Especially London serves as a central point. The UK has always been, because of the colonial relations between Jamaica and the UK, an important country in Reggae Music. The style of Roots and Dub from the UK have their own distinctive elements and sounds. |
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| VARIOUS |
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there is no such thing as a "various
style". But still, there are things reviewed
on the Dubroom that might not fall under any other
category or genre. A band which uses Reggae as an
inspiration, for example, and might still be
relevant for some reason to be reviewed on the
Dubroom.
We also use the word "various" when
we would describe the whole oeuvre of an artist,
or when we review a podcast or compilation
album.
Probably you'll have to browse though
"various" to com[pletely get the
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