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Reggae Research

Reggae Research. Media Coursework. Reggae. Reggae is normally slower than ska, and usually has accents on the first and third beat in each bar.

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Reggae Research

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  1. Reggae Research Media Coursework

  2. Reggae • Reggae is normally slower than ska, and usually has accents on the first and third beat in each bar. • Reggae song lyrics deal with many subjects, including religion, love, sexuality, peace, relationships, poverty, injustice and other social and political issues.

  3. Reggae History • Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The first Jamaican recording studio opened in 1951 and recorded "mento" music, a mixture of European and African folk dance music. In 1954 Ken Khouri started Jamaica's first record label, "Federal Records".

  4. Sub Genres • Dancehall • Dub • Ska • Root Reggae • Lovers Rock • Ragga • RockSteady

  5. Key Artist Old Times Chaka Demus & pliers Jimmy Cliff Bob Marley Dennis Brown Beres Hammond Alton Ellis Gregory Isaacs Carroll Thompson

  6. Key Artist at the moment Beenie Man Jah Cure Sizzla Sean Paul Capleton Tony Matterhorn Mavado BujuBanton

  7. Audience/fans • Who are they? Adults, who loves reggae old and new artist. • Demographic? Black/ Caribbean Male and Female Middle Class

  8. Record Labels • Trojan Records • Tanty Records • Zionway • Magnet Records • Jah Works • EasyStar Records

  9. Competition • Other magazines same genre? GMnG • How Much? Free • How offend do they come out? Every month • Features? Interview, Best music

  10. Cross media • TV stations/ shows? Channel U • Radio Station: • Websites? • Events ? Notting Hill Carnival

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