I heard that there is good reggae music in jamaica, is this
true... do UB40 ever play there?
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No, there is no reggae music in Jamaica. Reggae was
invented by Brian Eno and Kenny G. in the seventies and
secretly smuggled into the world playcharts by pretending to
be the music of the Jamaican people. Bob Marley was
actually a large wooden puppet controlled by members of
Abba. In their free time, real Jamaicans like to "Kick Back
and Groove" to the music of Pat Boone while relaxing their
nerves with a big, steaming cup of coffee. The coffee
consumption is why you will notice everyone on the island is
so tense and keyed up all the time.
Naw, there's no reggae music at all in Jamaica, but UB40
plays there all the time. All the Jamaicans really love
those gay white poofs. Maybe you should check it out!
There is nothing like turning up my sound system full blast
in Jamaica and flooding the valley below my home with
Schubert and Mozart insterspersed with REGGAE. There are no
noise bylaws and reggae is meant to be heard outdoors
between echoing hills on a starlit tropical night (and you
better learn all the lyrics and shout them out with joy, as
well).
There is nothing like turning up my sound system full blast
in Jamaica and flooding the valley below my home with
Schubert and Mozart interspersed with REGGAE. There are no
noise bylaws and reggae is meant to be heard outdoors
between echoing hills on a starlit tropical night (and you
better learn all the lyrics and shout them out with joy, as
well).
One love!
I recently went to Jamaica for 1 month looking forward to
hear nice root reggae (like Burning Spear, Black Uhuru,
Culture....). But I got a little disapointed. My opinion is
that reggae has mutated in the wrong direction. The reggae
musicians of today play and sing too fast.
I was looking for some live roots, I found out that Third
World were playing in Negril (but Negril in spring breake
isn't my cup of tea either).
Maybe I have overlooked some new bands playing the roots ?
Anyway, I had a nice trip to Jamaica and found some nice
beach bars playing root reggae with the heartbeat rythm.
JohnJohn, where can I find the music you wrote about?
To find the reggae you have to watch for the announcements
at White River on the East end of Ocho Rios; Kaisers Cafe
and Samsara in Negril; Brooks Park in the West end of
Mandeville; and various "yards". Most smaller venues feature
dancehall and DJs battling each other with Sounds these
days. Hotel act hopping is also good for picking up roots
reggae. Irie FM in Ochi sponsors events which are usually a
mix of reggae and dancehall.
JohnJohn, who makes the reggae interspersed with Mozart and
Shubert?