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The first Jamaican chinese to enter reggae music genre and industry was- Geoffrey Chung. He was introduced to the music by his school friend and close brethren- Ricardo (Ras Cardo) Scott. They both attended the prestigious Jamaican high school -St. Georges College. Ricardo brought trench town reggae to the school and shared with Geoffrey and other class mates in 1964. Geoffrey went on to becoming a studio engineer, and record producer for Dynamic studios in Kingston. Ricardo and Geoffrey remained close friends until Geoffrey's death from kidney failure. Geoffreys brother- Michael Chung continues the legacy as one of the best reggae guitarist in the business. Ricardo( Ras Cardo reggae) has the detailed history of the life and times of their brotherhood. Geoffrey has become a leading pioneer in the reggae music industry.
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What musical features does reggae have?
Reggae is a mixture of African, Indo, and Euro beats. Some can be more on one ethnicity than the other. It first evolved from ska then it later became reggae in the 1960's. This was greatly supported by Bob Marley who made the world know about it. -Take it from a Jamaican
Who made ragge?
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.
Who first introduced the Chinese to reggae?
It was Ricardo-Ras cardo- Scott, who first introduced the chinese culture to his trench town reggae creation in 1962 and again his- reggae opera in 1964. He did this by introducing his class mate- Geoffrey Chung, a Jamaican chinese whom he had come to know at the high school in Jamaica known as- St. Georges college. This was a jesuit run missionary school at the time. Ricardo( Ras cardo) took the musical creation to Geoffrey, who became so excited that he wanted to become a part of it, and so it was, Geoffrey became the first Chinese ever to record, play and produce reggae music in Jamaica and the world. What Ricardo started and passed on to Geoffrey created a chain of Chinese Jamaicans who are now a big part in the production, sale and distribution of reggae music worldwide. Those that follow are totally indebted to Geoffrey and to Ricardo for being the pioneers of this world music. Many of them are still not aware of this crucial history because they were never in trench town in the early sixties when Ricardo( ras cardo) created the genre. In fact, most of Jamaica did not know the music exists until Bob Marley broke it out to the world. Ricardo was also a friend and mentor to Bob Marley. He has the full detailed history of those trench town days and of reggae creation. He has been rightly called- REGGAE'S HIGHEST AUTHORITY TRUTHFULLY INFORMING THE DIASPORA. R.H.A.T.I.D. No one else has the full detailed history and archive that Ricardo( ras cardo) has.
Is rap jamaican?
No. Reggae is Jamaican, however Jamaicans are the ones to start the rap movement the first hip hop DJ was Jamaican, DJ kool herc and he was influenced by other Jamaican DJs/singers such as uroy that would talk and sing to records in a raping fashion ADDED Jamaican hip hop on the Island is often referred to as "Dancehall" Hip Hop with an electronic sampling element is a feature of "Ragga" The first real rap recording (according to some and we still argue about it) would be "The Revolution Will Not Be Televized" by Gill Scott Heron, New York City 1966
Who played reggae music?
West Indians, in reggae's first stages.
Where is the musical genre reggae originated from?
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s.
When was reggae music first popular?
Jamaica
Who was the first to start reggae?
Jeremy kyle
In which decade was reggae first heard?
1960s
Who sang the first reggae song?
Desmond Dekker and Aces was the first two people to start reggae in the west indies and was a major hit in 1968 in England
Where in the West Indies did reggae start?
Reggae started in the West Indies. I was first aware of it in England in approx 1968 or 1969, ...
Which country is raggae from?
Reggae was first made from Jamaica
