Mento, Rocksteady, & Ska are Jamaican Music's that were precursors to Reggae. All of which were heavily influenced by American Music such as Blues, R&B, Jazz, Rock and even Country music blended with Gospel & traditional African Riddim's, Religion & Culture.
There are various styles that are used in Caribbean music. Some of the main styles used are zouk, calypso, soca, reggae, and cadence-lypso.
Ska and rocksteady.
One drop, steppers, and rockers.
reggae is a musical style and genre by itself, but it uses a blend of island culture to have a distinctive sound, someother "styles" it uses are calypso, african, and hip-hop or rap
First there was Ska, out of which evolved Rocksteady, which in turn became Reggae, which has developed into a number of different styles: Roots, Dub, Dub Poetry, Toasting, Lover's Rock, Niyabingi (traditional drumming and chanting) and Dancehall (both Slack and Conscious).There are different types of reggae. These are often a clash between two music genres that make up a sub-genre. Ragga Metal is one. Ragga Metal is a clash between reggae and metal. We also have the reggae-fusion, hip-hop - rap kinda reggae which is reggae with a more rap singing instead of the ''typical'' reggae singing style. Rap with a reggae kinda beat.
There are various styles that are used in Caribbean music. Some of the main styles used are zouk, calypso, soca, reggae, and cadence-lypso.
Ska and rocksteady.
Reggae dance steps and Reggae Skanking both developed over time in the Reggae dance halls in Jamaica. The dancing style involves rhythmic bouncing and swaying and began to be recognized as dance styles in the mid fifties.
One drop, steppers, and rockers.
Hip hop, jazz, and i think reggae
There are many types of Jamaican music but by far the most popular is reggae.
Marabi and Afrikaans music are some classic South African music styles. Reggae, gospel and kwaito are some more modern styles popular in South Africa.
reggae is a musical style and genre by itself, but it uses a blend of island culture to have a distinctive sound, someother "styles" it uses are calypso, african, and hip-hop or rap
ska, mainly, and rocksteady. It has also blues influence, and calypso too. They say that reggae appeared in such a hot summer that musicians couldn't keep with the ska beat, so they had to slow it down.
First there was Ska, out of which evolved Rocksteady, which in turn became Reggae, which has developed into a number of different styles: Roots, Dub, Dub Poetry, Toasting, Lover's Rock, Niyabingi (traditional drumming and chanting) and Dancehall (both Slack and Conscious).There are different types of reggae. These are often a clash between two music genres that make up a sub-genre. Ragga Metal is one. Ragga Metal is a clash between reggae and metal. We also have the reggae-fusion, hip-hop - rap kinda reggae which is reggae with a more rap singing instead of the ''typical'' reggae singing style. Rap with a reggae kinda beat.
Reggae Reggae Sauce is a good.
rock, reggae, ragtime, rap, rap rock, religious, riot grrl, rave, rockabilly, rumba