Reggae is not dead and it never died...Virgin Islands brought new life to the genre and culture from the late 80s and early 90s. It’s always been there, even if it’s behind the scenes. Maybe the Jamaican reggae scene turned more dancehall and slack but there have always been those keeping the torch lit. Peace from 🇵🇷
I am American and i was introduced to Reggae music by a band called Sublime. Sublime sparked an interest in Reggae music in a whole nation of youth and there are now many bands who have followed in their footsteps. I don't know what Jamaicans think of Sublime, but i beg you, please give them a listen. They have helped spread Reggae across the planet. Now the whole world is in love with music from Jamaica
This was a Excellent Topic and discussion of the Changing in the reggae music over the years that people don’t understand. But good to see being talked about. It something that should get more attention. Would like to hear a part 2.
@StevieEthereal 528hz brother am half Irish white my dad Jamaica black. Iv seen the hath on both sides of all colour and race. One thing about the root of the people's music it brings souls together with no body form just energy love that's why Bob Marley was lover by the people and his name lives on power the people of yah blessings and love brother's and sisters
@@TheTruth-kd7zs you are absolutly right but jamaicans have been giving their all and the reward is very low the message of reggae reach the world and leave jamaica in worst shape than ever before and now men like i never knew tv are reflecting and finding out where we went wrong. And the bigger picture is reggae is always fighting to free jah people and promoting independends from the colonial systeme but now its just a music genre in the systeme ruined by those who only live for their own profit so the same forces that reggae was fighting are corruping it !
Rymey flow you're so right bro. Its intentional. They promote dunce hall music cause it represent their agenda to fight reggae music. Dunce hall music does not motivate the soul of man. Only the body. Man's lower nature. But as tosh say. How long can you keep a good man down
I went to school in Cape Town, South Africa. Reggae was important to us. In 1980, reggae was still excellent. Dub music coming from Scientist for example, was great! However, by 1984, the music coming from Jamaica was crap. By the time Jamaica started pushing out "artists" like Shabba, I dissociated. I wanted nothing to do with that non-reggae bull. I focussed only on the seventies and early eighties stuff. Fortunately, there is now a return to real reggae and I'm happy about that. The music now doesn't necessarily come from Jamaica, but maybe they'll catch up again one day.
But Shabba is a great contributor to Hiphop kulture! What I like about the original reggae vibe is that the music in the room had to be co-signed by multiple skilled musicians. So the music had to be significant to multiple people before leaving the studio. That is one of the elements that made it so recognisable to the human experience.
Many sounds all over the world stayed playing conscious roots reggae music all the while, the sniff cocaine and shake ya booty dancehall thing is a different phenomenon imo. I want to hear and feel something Godly when I listen to reggae music. Bless up all the musicians and sounds who kept the fire burning.
Kill reggae is a stretch. I think it's important to note that Jamaican popular music has always evolved since the spread of mento in the 50s. Pair new instruments and phonographic dissemination to the mix and you'll see how we would have progressed into 'Jamaican rhythm and blues', nyahbingi, ska, rocksteady and reggae. No one genre ruled for long, we always moved to the next sound. The Casio MT40 helped to shape the roots of digital dancehall, it did not demolish reggae. The demise of several reggae artistes came because of drugs, yes, but most importantly, poor money management. Many of the producers ripped off the singers who were more preoccupied with being a star than securing royalties. As a result, many of them fell to the wayside. Reggae still has its place, but the sound has evolved into what some may call reggae revival, while others label it one beat music. The genre library has to evolve in order for the music industry to grow, which is why we've been at a standstill for the past 30 years, because we've done a poor job updating it and marketing it...which is how Koffee's 'one beat' EP could easily be labelled as reggae by the Grammy committee, because we've yet to properly update the world on our new sound.
I make music digitally and it’s not our fault most of the live music players don’t grow more youths to learn the instruments..me personally wish I had the opportunity to learn it but most ghetto youths like myself can’t afford live instruments..we use what we have..the elders gonna forever be the foundation.
Nice video.... although some of your timelines are incorrect....which muddies up some of the points you were trying to make. Technology changed the world and will continue to do so. Such is life.
The casio MT-40 has a distinctive sound just like the TR 808 bass kick the makers had no idea how it would be used in such an experimental way until after the fact (MT-40 basically toy keyboard and TR 808 drum machine so a drummer wasn't always needed to practice and midi also was a revolutionary concept ) .. digital recording VS analogue different sounds but hand in hand you can make magic it's all about vibe and enjoying the evolution forward and celebrating all sounds in my opinion if certain people don't like the sound of the mt-40 fairplay but it didn't kill reggae as reggae has loads of flavours to choose from one sound can't kill reggae
This is a CRUCIAL lesson. Anyone was truly loved reggae can remember when the sound shifted from great bands like the roots radics and Sly & robbie to the synth sound of Steely & Cleavie. Once that happened the spirit of the music died.
back in 1984/85 a whole album of sleng teng was released in London.....Tippa did a tune call sleng teng finish areddy !.... something was wrong from time....
@@psalm5187 i misread your comment. What did you mean when you said something was wrong from those days? Thanks fi the Tippa Ire tune too, adi fus time mi ear dat.
Respect due to your channel bredda, content's usually on point. Not this time tho. Not accurate at all. The history, timeline, and fyi while sleng teng was a gamechanger, it didnt replace anybody or was an alternative to reggae or musicianship.
Very very information video. I think the title is a bit misleading though should more be the "Evolution of Music or Journey of Music" my opinion but good story thou. I am definitely gonna watch the full Jose wale interview.
Reggae was always built on economics first and foremost. Look at how dub was created; to save money. By putting a "Version" on the B-Side instead of investing in a new recording session. Everything is about economics, thats how and why the music evolve into digital.
Keep doing the good work my brothers this is magnificent to tell the truth it's absolutely significant to youths of today to know there history jah guide and protect both of you one perfect love ❤❤❤❤
Upfull reasoning! The infiltration of Reggae music which is the King's music was deliberately done in my opinion to distract the people from RAS TAFAR I.. When the heartbeat was taken from the Akete drum and put to the electricity sound it became freaky.🎸🥁🎹🎺🎚🎤🎧🎺🎼🎵🎶🔊🔊🔊🎵
Most Americans think dance hall is reggae, Jamaicans recognize them as two different things. It's like rap and R&B. He's talking about dance hall called DJ in Jamaica which is what rap spring from.
Computer music was another choice, not everyone can afford a band... variety is the spice of life, I love both and computers have allowed a poor man to do a ting and be creative. As for cocaine - bun dat, devil tings. Peace
variety is the spice of life but lack intelligence is the death pf black peple. ALWAYS KNOW YOUR SPACE, the islland was too snall, pusing only one genre so how the hell you can be pushing a change in instrument outting people out of job just to get into the mood when all you did was incorporate the sound of rock music to reggae, its the same thing that reach rap music, when it started it was unique, rich, authentic, but then the run dmc, and other came in the 80s looking and sounding like rock stars dressing the same way. now hip hop is owned by white jewish people who are the movers putting and signing destructive people to push destructive contenct music and lifestyle of lean, molly, percocet, alcohol
Lady G...true many 'producers' pay for a session & musicians - & then sell the music to 'big label'...but Peter Tosh at least worked with some of the best producers (& arrangers) at Studio One, Lee 'scratch' Perry ,Leslie Kong....his music eventually suffered in quality mostly due to signing with 'bigger labels'- Island ,Virgin,Rolling Stones inc,
Computer riddim is NOT the order of the day King. Poverty is the order of the day. To have a studio to record a whole band and rehearsal takes as much money and organisation now as it did then. Even if you have the musicians the recording capabilities to record an entire band live takes a lot of resources. Not everyone has access to that.
Reality fyah. Economics is the source of the use of computers for most. But then you have those with the resources, who choose not to invest in putting out the highest quality product. Too many hustling the music. 👊🏿
@@INEVERKNEWTV the Hustlers making it bad for the rest of us is 100% facts, but then the Chinese pretty much own reggae music (VP, Irie and Zip fm). It's good to see a black man building a platform and representing our point of view. Nuff respect. Keep up the good work 👑
You guys did very good work on this piece I've always said that for many many years. It was dancehall music that destroyed Jamaica Society completely obliterated Jamaica at one of the most peaceful and decent societies on Earth that everyone marveled about and they have completely destroyed it in 30 years I think you guys did very good work wish we could get majority of the people to see this type of video get this type of message I honor you for the work that you have done
Reggae evolved. Things like albums were concepts that record companies invented. Now music is completely democratised. Any one person who want to make a tune can do it on there own.
Peace. The change was definitely a difficult experience. I guess those who never knew the foundation will never know. Such a beautiful music coming from the heart soul and culture, being watered down to a fetish. Hope and pray new artists such as yourself can always keep to the foundation. Respect and Love. African postman. The Burning Spear lives. Rastafari.
The main reason for the death of reggae is because Peter Tosh does not get the respect he deserves, he suffered police brutality for the genre, he was jailed for the genre, he was assassinated for the genre. He is the real king of reggae he was, he is, he will forever be
I man agree wid di bredrin name Jimmy. Reggae Music never dead at all. Ah di people dem ah dead and dem need fi come outta dem lickle sleep and slumber. Like mi bredrin Bob Marley say, no man can stop the technological development of dis earth becah God give one of Noah sons di gift of technology. The problem ah di man within him own flesh. Him nuh know weh him ah deal wid...
very refreshing to hear an intellectual /history piece on UA-cam made by someone other than white men with four university degrees. By the way I own a Casio MT and never knew this history. I would love to ask you a few detailed questions about Jamaican culture and identity if you have a contact email/number
The digital recording explosion changed music world wide not just in Jamaica..that's the problem with alot of music these days it's missing that human touch and the feel and vibes ya get from mics and rooms
Ask a Jamaican youth if they know Delroy Wilson, or Cluet Johnson... Them don't know it seen? Now ask an American or European youth into Jamaican music and they do... What's really the problem here? It's it the fact of devalued culture? What about the roots revival? Be wise young man, be honest Jamaican youth have forgotten the roots and origins...
If anyone's interested in the actual history of dancehall in Jamaica and the influence politics and the intentional destabilization of the Jamaican government, the drug and gun trade(which America was heavily involved in) and the emerging technology that became available to producers had on reggae music I highly recommend this book by Beth Lesser www.amazon.ca/Dancehall-Rise-Jamaican-Culture/dp/0957260083 It starts in the 50's and 60's with the earliest iterations of sound systems and follows right up through modern times with interviews with the producers and artists that shaped sound system culture and just about life growing up in those times. This video doesn't really get into very much of just everything that was going on both musically and politically in Jamaica during the mid 20th century that not only shaped reggae into what it is today, but influenced countless other genres from hip-ho, to punk, to drum and bass and nearly everything in between. Reggae isn't dead, it's injected itself into nearly every kind of modern music that exists and is stronger than ever. All around the world people are producing and making their own styles of reggae and it's awesome.
It was an incredible time for reggae too! Reggae cant dead! Black liberation, Roots & Culture always remained throughout this period. This documentary is inaccurate and false! Plenty conscious music come out during this time. I have thousands of vinyl to prove and diminish this nonsense. Digital era was a Mighty era! fix up and stop the lies and false doctrine. Good & evil has always coexisted side by side music and culture, the digital era was no different! Blessed Love
black liberation my ass, all you niggas is about is visa to fuck white women all over the world. check all of bo marley sons wives and women, peter tosh sons women, jesse roayl and morgan heritage all of bthem, white women thats why they cant come forward and show their wives because peope will spot the hypocrusy in them them they will hind behind the treacherous things bob did to rita and excuse their behavior the black man have never loved the black woman and i pray the day africa boycott jamaica and reggae music even though they fall into the white women worshipping too. FOH nobody taking reggae serious, nobody.
NOTHING IS GREATER THEN LIVE MUSIC IT is absolutely what it looks like on the surface. BUT! Ive play drums for 25 years and also had a love for digital Audio. The joy i get from staying in the pocket while playing funk or blues reggae and jazz is exactly the same as i get from creating a good bass line and proper drums and have it SOUND like me and my brother jamming together, me on drums my brother playing bass The music in my head like every instrument in the band feels the same to me at least . . It's the convenience of being the rhythm section, singer composer in total creation. With a knowledge and understanding of the mpc its a mystical experience for user. Music has no form no color no identity. IT is the Identity and language of the universe. Down to core of itself it manifests though the listener.
I think it's worth considering the effect not just in finance & politics that the U S & other countries played - everybody took so much from JA- Sound Systems /clash, Deejays/toasters ,the version(remix) & the look & style that vocalists had to compete not just with each other but the Detroit house ,NY R&b ,the U.K. fastchat styles etc....that you didn't know what Country something was recorded in - a few years before you knew a Studio One, Black Ark or Junjo/Roots Radics track on its first (down)beat....
Reggae music's far from dead. For me, elements of dancehall with hard Patwa, alienated much of the western music buyers, together with lyrics about guns and slackness which caused a lot of damage; the Casio had very little to do with it. Go back to sweet bass rhythms and good understandable lyrics; your making music for the world market, not just Jamaica...you hear me, you singers and producers!!
Some fair points...but Jamaican music had constantly updated & evolved from early 60s to late 80s....the island has always produced a massive number of records/CDs/dub plates/specials/pre"s etc.....that eventually ideas run dry & 'Sleng Teng ' ,Jammies ,Volcano etc did sound great...in some ways Sly & Robbie played a part -becoming more 'electronic sounding' & a point between Dancehall & Ragga.....to go back to the 'warm Roots sound' wasn't possible as going back to Ska wasn't possible once 'rockers' & 'steppers' & the drum & bass dub was 'in'... tho saw Maxie (romeo) recent ,Eek a mouse & others & they still have something ....not all bad..
you had quadrill,mento,ska,rock steady,reggae,roots ,and then came digital.To me Jammys (by accident) came with the next new sound form.But instead of creating another sound people ran with the same formula.
But the transformation is not just in reggae but all popular music on a whole . Technology has made it easy to make music, but, if you don't know basic structure music ,you will be caught out. Reggae music was an active vehicle for politicians to use to get to the people. I was there when killing all started, I was a little kid at the time and had to run from gunshots coming from school. America and the C.I.A have a lot to answer for.
tech makes making music an easier affair on a purely mechanical level, if you can't write or compose for shit and lack a musical ear you're not gonna make any good music, be it on a computer or guitar. agreed man, on both the points about tech and the atrocities the us government won't answer for. have a good one.
You have to blame the government and politics for the cocaine epidemic, the whole world over. Everything in music has its time, Roots had its time, although it's nice to still see some conscious artists today. The Casio gave birth to new riddims, new sounds, new vibes and new feelings, which moved reggae into a new dancehall era. I only see that as positive, I'm afraid. You can't blame the Casio for slackness. Artists just gave what the crowds wanted, but it's not to my taste. Looking at the bigger picture, the Casio gave artists more control over their music, something sadly lacking by cowboy studio owners.
"Blowing out another's candle won't make yours shine brighter." The devil delights in predicting the death of what we hold dear, but the internet has revolutionised reggea, we no longer depend on foreign owned industries to bring the music to us. The demand for concious lyrics rises from the people who now have power. We have made our choice. #reggealives
Sol Raat KaBa you can hardly find these artists around most of them are just lonely the government don’t appreciate them until they are dead. Look at how many reggae singers have died in these past 2 weeks
Reggae is not dead and it never died...Virgin Islands brought new life to the genre and culture from the late 80s and early 90s. It’s always been there, even if it’s behind the scenes. Maybe the Jamaican reggae scene turned more dancehall and slack but there have always been those keeping the torch lit. Peace from 🇵🇷
Puerto Rican follow hip hop
Reggae never died full stop. All the way through, we have it inna England.
Jah Shaka as wel as others in UK revived Sound System in UK and therefor the sound of Roots, Rock, Reggea
Its how cocaine destroys everything everywhere really
Kevin Mannix This
Wise words!
I am American and i was introduced to Reggae music by a band called Sublime. Sublime sparked an interest in Reggae music in a whole nation of youth and there are now many bands who have followed in their footsteps. I don't know what Jamaicans think of Sublime, but i beg you, please give them a listen. They have helped spread Reggae across the planet. Now the whole world is in love with music from Jamaica
This was a Excellent Topic and discussion of the Changing in the reggae music over the years that people don’t understand. But good to see being talked about. It something that should get more attention. Would like to hear a part 2.
Give thanks !!
What's the super cat song around 17:30 seconds in ???
What a ride
Art imitates life.
Life imitates art.
I’m from America and so many of my friends love reggae, rocksteady, and early dub and all the positive messages and feeIing it had
Reggae no dead. Is the people dead. They'll soon have to return to the kings music in a hurry. See what's happening in the world today? JUDGEMENT!!!
Yes I the Earth vex
Powerful statement bless brother so true
@StevieEthereal 528hz brother am half Irish white my dad Jamaica black. Iv seen the hath on both sides of all colour and race. One thing about the root of the people's music it brings souls together with no body form just energy love that's why Bob Marley was lover by the people and his name lives on power the people of yah blessings and love brother's and sisters
@@TheTruth-kd7zs you are absolutly right but jamaicans have been giving their all and the reward is very low the message of reggae reach the world and leave jamaica in worst shape than ever before and now men like i never knew tv are reflecting and finding out where we went wrong. And the bigger picture is reggae is always fighting to free jah people and promoting independends from the colonial systeme but now its just a music genre in the systeme ruined by those who only live for their own profit so the same forces that reggae was fighting are corruping it !
Rymey flow you're so right bro. Its intentional. They promote dunce hall music cause it represent their agenda to fight reggae music. Dunce hall music does not motivate the soul of man. Only the body. Man's lower nature. But as tosh say. How long can you keep a good man down
I went to school in Cape Town, South Africa. Reggae was important to us. In 1980, reggae was still excellent. Dub music coming from Scientist for example, was great! However, by 1984, the music coming from Jamaica was crap. By the time Jamaica started pushing out "artists" like Shabba, I dissociated. I wanted nothing to do with that non-reggae bull. I focussed only on the seventies and early eighties stuff. Fortunately, there is now a return to real reggae and I'm happy about that. The music now doesn't necessarily come from Jamaica, but maybe they'll catch up again one day.
But Shabba is a great contributor to Hiphop kulture!
What I like about the original reggae vibe is that the music in the room had to be co-signed by multiple skilled musicians. So the music had to be significant to multiple people before leaving the studio. That is one of the elements that made it so recognisable to the human experience.
Shabba's album "Best Baby Father" is a classic! The bass on that album is boss!
@@RockwellJunyaWas it reggae?
@@razakza Google it
@@chifu101 Just tell us...
Many sounds all over the world stayed playing conscious roots reggae music all the while, the sniff cocaine and shake ya booty dancehall thing is a different phenomenon imo. I want to hear and feel something Godly when I listen to reggae music. Bless up all the musicians and sounds who kept the fire burning.
Kill reggae is a stretch. I think it's important to note that Jamaican popular music has always evolved since the spread of mento in the 50s. Pair new instruments and phonographic dissemination to the mix and you'll see how we would have progressed into 'Jamaican rhythm and blues', nyahbingi, ska, rocksteady and reggae. No one genre ruled for long, we always moved to the next sound. The Casio MT40 helped to shape the roots of digital dancehall, it did not demolish reggae. The demise of several reggae artistes came because of drugs, yes, but most importantly, poor money management. Many of the producers ripped off the singers who were more preoccupied with being a star than securing royalties. As a result, many of them fell to the wayside. Reggae still has its place, but the sound has evolved into what some may call reggae revival, while others label it one beat music. The genre library has to evolve in order for the music industry to grow, which is why we've been at a standstill for the past 30 years, because we've done a poor job updating it and marketing it...which is how Koffee's 'one beat' EP could easily be labelled as reggae by the Grammy committee, because we've yet to properly update the world on our new sound.
probably the most accurate reply ive read
I always digging fo the past reggae..
I make music digitally and it’s not our fault most of the live music players don’t grow more youths to learn the instruments..me personally wish I had the opportunity to learn it but most ghetto youths like myself can’t afford live instruments..we use what we have..the elders gonna forever be the foundation.
Elder no teach the youth, but sure sing about doing so.
very crucial video, well done for making this!
Subscribed. Informative stuff. You deserve more followers.
Give thanks !!
You can make a riddim on anything. As long as it sounds good , no problems
Nice video.... although some of your timelines are incorrect....which muddies up some of the points you were trying to make. Technology changed the world and will continue to do so. Such is life.
what is the song and artist playing between minutes 1:00 and 1:40?
Burning Spear
Autotune is killing our music right now.
No auto tune is fucked up
Auto tune is a tool made simply to help you sing in the key of beat...how u use the tool is up to you
@@JHAVA pitch control,and enhances one note to a preset chord, I laugh every time I hear it because I used it once,great for parody
I agree, I want to hear excellent vocals with an excellent mic.
Modern reggae with autotune is shite.
The casio MT-40 has a distinctive sound just like the TR 808 bass kick the makers had no idea how it would be used in such an experimental way until after the fact (MT-40 basically toy keyboard and TR 808 drum machine so a drummer wasn't always needed to practice and midi also was a revolutionary concept ) .. digital recording VS analogue different sounds but hand in hand you can make magic it's all about vibe and enjoying the evolution forward and celebrating all sounds in my opinion if certain people don't like the sound of the mt-40 fairplay but it didn't kill reggae as reggae has loads of flavours to choose from one sound can't kill reggae
I don't think Reggae music will ever die. And it's influence is everywhere.
One love
we need more !!! respect good work !
FullPOWER SALUTE✊🏾 #INeverKnewTv
Technology changed all music not just Jamaican music and the youth don’t wanna do what the last generation did ,it’s progression
The old reggae was more talented
more spiritual and natural and no gangsta persona just love, nothing compares, dont think it will change back
the producers were jah godly. lee scratch for example.. other worldly
oldhead judging youth without fully understanding them, what else is new
This is a CRUCIAL lesson. Anyone was truly loved reggae can remember when the sound shifted from great bands like the roots radics and Sly & robbie to the synth sound of Steely & Cleavie. Once that happened the spirit of the music died.
Absolutely Culture and the Deejays, Roots,. Gladiators. could not agree more
Respect Wayne smith RIP Sleng Teng riddim will never die
back in 1984/85 a whole album of sleng teng was released in London.....Tippa did a tune call sleng teng finish areddy !.... something was wrong from time....
@@psalm5187 proof?
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@@psalm5187 i misread your comment. What did you mean when you said something was wrong from those days? Thanks fi the Tippa Ire tune too, adi fus time mi ear dat.
Respect due to your channel bredda, content's usually on point. Not this time tho. Not accurate at all. The history, timeline, and fyi while sleng teng was a gamechanger, it didnt replace anybody or was an alternative to reggae or musicianship.
Very very information video. I think the title is a bit misleading though should more be the "Evolution of Music or Journey of Music" my opinion but good story thou. I am definitely gonna watch the full Jose wale interview.
Reggae was always built on economics first and foremost. Look at how dub was created; to save money. By putting a "Version" on the B-Side instead of investing in a new recording session.
Everything is about economics, thats how and why the music evolve into digital.
Azimuth Coordinator True dat but how great is Dub
Azimuth Coordinator True dat. !!!
reggae music lives
Strong Reasoning! Great video editing.
Keep doing the good work my brothers this is magnificent to tell the truth it's absolutely significant to youths of today to know there history jah guide and protect both of you one perfect love ❤❤❤❤
VERY INTERESTING DOCUMENTARY! Thanks! BLESS
Upfull reasoning! The infiltration of Reggae music which is the King's music was deliberately done in my opinion to distract the people from RAS TAFAR I..
When the heartbeat was taken from the Akete drum and put to the electricity sound it became freaky.🎸🥁🎹🎺🎚🎤🎧🎺🎼🎵🎶🔊🔊🔊🎵
Give thanks !!
What is the video clip at the 319 mark. That digareedoo is awesome
DJ Tonto irie
Great video!
I was shocked fi true .. nuff artists use it on the low JAH GUIDE OUR PEOPLE
Yes I Jah guide and protect
Same with soul music and rap in the USA. 60-80's legendary tunes. 90's-present, mostly synthesized JUNK.
That's a pretty stout statement, leaving the 80's out of *synthesized junk*
Blaming the Casio is like saying 5G is the sole contributor of CoVid 19.
What's the name of that song at 17:18 ? It go hard asf
That was a Super Cat free style
Most Americans think dance hall is reggae, Jamaicans recognize them as two different things. It's like rap and R&B. He's talking about dance hall called DJ in Jamaica which is what rap spring from.
Computer music was another choice, not everyone can afford a band... variety is the spice of life, I love both and computers have allowed a poor man to do a ting and be creative. As for cocaine - bun dat, devil tings. Peace
variety is the spice of life but lack intelligence is the death pf black peple. ALWAYS KNOW YOUR SPACE, the islland was too snall, pusing only one genre so how the hell you can be pushing a change in instrument outting people out of job just to get into the mood when all you did was incorporate the sound of rock music to reggae, its the same thing that reach rap music, when it started it was unique, rich, authentic, but then the run dmc, and other came in the 80s looking and sounding like rock stars dressing the same way. now hip hop is owned by white jewish people who are the movers putting and signing destructive people to push destructive contenct music and lifestyle of lean, molly, percocet, alcohol
Reggae is alive and thriving. More relevant than a handful of your favorite rappers and all else as well.
Bless up! You should interview Joe Lickshoot! Keep the fire blazing!!! Enjoy your content.
Give thanks 👊🏿
Watching from Antigua #268
Great message the Jamaica modern producers need to know our culture
Peter Tosh said long time that many producers have no musical talents
Sensing a vibes is a talent.. and i say that as a multi instrumentalist. Nuff man could play an instrument but dat no mean dem could make good music.
Peter Tosh was a true legend
Lady G...true many 'producers' pay for a session & musicians - & then sell the music to 'big label'...but Peter Tosh at least worked with some of the best producers (& arrangers) at Studio One, Lee 'scratch' Perry ,Leslie Kong....his music eventually suffered in quality mostly due to signing with 'bigger labels'- Island ,Virgin,Rolling Stones inc,
Tosh was a great talent ...but he never took responsibility for the music of his that was not good-
And Chat 🤣🤣🤣 and I guess bob Marley did? Get out of here 🤣
Computer riddim is NOT the order of the day King. Poverty is the order of the day. To have a studio to record a whole band and rehearsal takes as much money and organisation now as it did then. Even if you have the musicians the recording capabilities to record an entire band live takes a lot of resources. Not everyone has access to that.
Reality fyah. Economics is the source of the use of computers for most. But then you have those with the resources, who choose not to invest in putting out the highest quality product. Too many hustling the music. 👊🏿
@@INEVERKNEWTV the Hustlers making it bad for the rest of us is 100% facts, but then the Chinese pretty much own reggae music (VP, Irie and Zip fm). It's good to see a black man building a platform and representing our point of view. Nuff respect. Keep up the good work 👑
@@SoundKillazMusicNetwork Give thanks fyah
Jamaicans killing each other over 2 white politicians is the saddest shit ever
Give thanks INKtv, I truly NK
Give thanks for supporting the channel.
GREAT TUNES will live on no matter who/how they try to flip it.
Yes I will say that the frequency definently changed which changed the vibe still. Still long live the Real.
You guys did very good work on this piece I've always said that for many many years. It was dancehall music that destroyed Jamaica Society completely obliterated Jamaica at one of the most peaceful and decent societies on Earth that everyone marveled about and they have completely destroyed it in 30 years I think you guys did very good work wish we could get majority of the people to see this type of video get this type of message I honor you for the work that you have done
"There was the Casio MT40" -shows didgeridoo.
JahTea I saw that to lol
Reggae evolved. Things like albums were concepts that record companies invented. Now music is completely democratised. Any one person who want to make a tune can do it on there own.
Peace. The change was definitely a difficult experience. I guess those who never knew the foundation will never know. Such a beautiful music coming from the heart soul and culture, being watered down to a fetish. Hope and pray new artists such as yourself can always keep to the foundation. Respect and Love. African postman. The Burning Spear lives. Rastafari.
was this flabba holt talking?
This reasoning needs a part 2
Yes ...I think it's a big one - & a lot of strong views..
The main reason for the death of reggae is because Peter Tosh does not get the respect he deserves, he suffered police brutality for the genre, he was jailed for the genre, he was assassinated for the genre. He is the real king of reggae he was, he is, he will forever be
PETER TOSH Killed because politician policeman did like his powerful presentation.his music was about people
nonetheless I love digital reggae,. it's part of the evolution..like many things in life, evolving
I man agree wid di bredrin name Jimmy. Reggae Music never dead at all. Ah di people dem ah dead and dem need fi come outta dem lickle sleep and slumber. Like mi bredrin Bob Marley say, no man can stop the technological development of dis earth becah God give one of Noah sons di gift of technology. The problem ah di man within him own flesh. Him nuh know weh him ah deal wid...
Strictly Organic Rooooooooootsssssss
Blessed love Aurtachi
very refreshing to hear an intellectual /history piece on UA-cam made by someone other than white men with four university degrees.
By the way I own a Casio MT and never knew this history.
I would love to ask you a few detailed questions about Jamaican culture and identity if you have a contact email/number
Stick it up on ebay mate
The digital recording explosion changed music world wide not just in Jamaica..that's the problem with alot of music these days it's missing that human touch and the feel and vibes ya get from mics and rooms
Very good reasoning , thanks for the information
Give thanks for listening !!
Interesting
Broooo I’ve been wondering about this
Can we all take a second to appreciate chronix, koffee and protoje. Up
15:19 who's the white man. Im curious.
@Quentin Chip Thank you
Him nuh want yuh
@@Tinbeef22. Mi think him dead now.
Ask a Jamaican youth if they know Delroy Wilson, or Cluet Johnson... Them don't know it seen? Now ask an American or European youth into Jamaican music and they do... What's really the problem here? It's it the fact of devalued culture? What about the roots revival? Be wise young man, be honest Jamaican youth have forgotten the roots and origins...
Computer software captures the heart, many time's over and beyond...
Reggae is alive.. Better than ever... Listen produtions of russ disciple, ras muffet, nick Manasseh and you will see better than ever
Fantastic documentary 👀👀🪐💥
2 salty guys, no facts only opinions.
If anyone's interested in the actual history of dancehall in Jamaica and the influence politics and the intentional destabilization of the Jamaican government, the drug and gun trade(which America was heavily involved in) and the emerging technology that became available to producers had on reggae music I highly recommend this book by Beth Lesser
www.amazon.ca/Dancehall-Rise-Jamaican-Culture/dp/0957260083
It starts in the 50's and 60's with the earliest iterations of sound systems and follows right up through modern times with interviews with the producers and artists that shaped sound system culture and just about life growing up in those times.
This video doesn't really get into very much of just everything that was going on both musically and politically in Jamaica during the mid 20th century that not only shaped reggae into what it is today, but influenced countless other genres from hip-ho, to punk, to drum and bass and nearly everything in between.
Reggae isn't dead, it's injected itself into nearly every kind of modern music that exists and is stronger than ever. All around the world people are producing and making their own styles of reggae and it's awesome.
Thank you!
@ZionHillCalling Well if you could read, you might have noticed the title of the book in the link itself. It felt redundant writing it twice.
@ZionHillCalling Wow...that response in itself is not Rasta either smh.
8:45 smoke alarm battery alert
It was an incredible time for reggae too! Reggae cant dead! Black liberation, Roots & Culture always remained throughout this period. This documentary is inaccurate and false! Plenty conscious music come out during this time. I have thousands of vinyl to prove and diminish this nonsense. Digital era was a Mighty era! fix up and stop the lies and false doctrine. Good & evil has always coexisted side by side music and culture, the digital era was no different! Blessed Love
interesting , I remember the Reggae tent at Glastonbury in 1984 ; the Music sounded High Quality in this Digital era . Blessed herbnerd7.
Not TRUE LISTENING TO THE WORDS WHICH ARE POWERFUL STAY STRONG TO THE WORDS
black liberation my ass, all you niggas is about is visa to fuck white women all over the world. check all of bo marley sons wives and women, peter tosh sons women, jesse roayl and morgan heritage all of bthem, white women thats why they cant come forward and show their wives because peope will spot the hypocrusy in them them they will hind behind the treacherous things bob did to rita and excuse their behavior the black man have never loved the black woman and i pray the day africa boycott jamaica and reggae music even though they fall into the white women worshipping too. FOH nobody taking reggae serious, nobody.
Good reasoning 👍🏽
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NOTHING IS GREATER THEN LIVE MUSIC
IT is absolutely what it looks like on the surface. BUT! Ive play drums for 25 years and also had a love for digital Audio. The joy i get from staying in the pocket while playing funk or blues reggae and jazz is exactly the same as i get from creating a good bass line and proper drums and have it SOUND like me and my brother jamming together, me on drums my brother playing bass
The music in my head like every instrument in the band feels the same to me at least . . It's the convenience of being the rhythm section, singer composer in total creation. With a knowledge and understanding of the mpc its a mystical experience for user.
Music has no form no color no identity.
IT is the Identity and language of the universe. Down to core of itself it manifests though the listener.
Reggae nuh dead
I think it's worth considering the effect not just in finance & politics that the U S & other countries played - everybody took so much from JA- Sound Systems /clash, Deejays/toasters ,the version(remix) & the look & style that vocalists had to compete not just with each other but the Detroit house ,NY R&b ,the U.K. fastchat styles etc....that you didn't know what Country something was recorded in - a few years before you knew a Studio One, Black Ark or Junjo/Roots Radics track on its first (down)beat....
Reggae music's far from dead. For me, elements of dancehall with hard Patwa, alienated much of the western music buyers, together with lyrics about guns and slackness which caused a lot of damage; the Casio had very little to do with it. Go back to sweet bass rhythms and good understandable lyrics; your making music for the world market, not just Jamaica...you hear me, you singers and producers!!
Reggae. Heartbeat of the nation cannot die.
When they poison the music they poison the minds. Give thanks for sharing this reasoning. Bless!
Crucial.
Some fair points...but Jamaican music had constantly updated & evolved from early 60s to late 80s....the island has always produced a massive number of records/CDs/dub plates/specials/pre"s etc.....that eventually ideas run dry & 'Sleng Teng ' ,Jammies ,Volcano etc did sound great...in some ways Sly & Robbie played a part -becoming more 'electronic sounding' & a point between Dancehall & Ragga.....to go back to the 'warm Roots sound' wasn't possible as going back to Ska wasn't possible once 'rockers' & 'steppers' & the drum & bass dub was 'in'... tho saw Maxie (romeo) recent ,Eek a mouse & others & they still have something ....not all bad..
you had quadrill,mento,ska,rock steady,reggae,roots ,and then came digital.To me Jammys (by accident) came with the next new sound form.But instead of creating another sound people ran with the same formula.
But the transformation is not just in reggae but all popular music on a whole . Technology has made it easy to make music, but, if you don't know basic structure music ,you will be caught out. Reggae music was an active vehicle for politicians to use to get to the people. I was there when killing all started, I was a little kid at the time and had to run from gunshots coming from school. America and the C.I.A have a lot to answer for.
tech makes making music an easier affair on a purely mechanical level, if you can't write or compose for shit and lack a musical ear you're not gonna make any good music, be it on a computer or guitar. agreed man, on both the points about tech and the atrocities the us government won't answer for. have a good one.
17:11 who ah dat 🔥?
Super Cat
JAHbymeside forIverandIvermore that’s my psn it’s not that deep
Lots of producers robbed those artists blind.
You have to blame the government and politics for the cocaine epidemic, the whole world over. Everything in music has its time, Roots had its time, although it's nice to still see some conscious artists today. The Casio gave birth to new riddims, new sounds, new vibes and new feelings, which moved reggae into a new dancehall era. I only see that as positive, I'm afraid. You can't blame the Casio for slackness. Artists just gave what the crowds wanted, but it's not to my taste. Looking at the bigger picture, the Casio gave artists more control over their music, something sadly lacking by cowboy studio owners.
73 was when I heard some shots fired on Penso and Bryan street corner . The place was owned by mr Chin .
My bad , it was owned by mr Wong .
✨✨🌞✨✨🌸🌺🍄🌺🌸✨✨o ye of little faith, reggae is not Dead only sleeping ✨✨🌼🌺🌸🍄🌺🌸🌼✨✨the days of dance hall Ganga shall come again ✨✨✨
I was here...
The tribulations of the real Israelites ✊🏽
REDD trust me
Part 2 ?
smoke alarm low battery going off in the recording studio .. THAT IS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW
Nuff teachings here.
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"Blowing out another's candle won't make yours shine brighter."
The devil delights in predicting the death of what we hold dear, but the internet has revolutionised reggea, we no longer depend on foreign owned industries to bring the music to us. The demand for concious lyrics rises from the people who now have power. We have made our choice. #reggealives
Why not have the elders who were there speak about what it did to the music and community?
Sol Raat KaBa you can hardly find these artists around most of them are just lonely the government don’t appreciate them until they are dead. Look at how many reggae singers have died in these past 2 weeks