Reggae

Reggae music of Jamaica
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
CountryJamaica
Reference01398
RegionLatin America and the Caribbean
Inscription history
Inscription2018 (13th session)
ListRepresentative

Reggae (/ˈrɛɡ/ ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also refers to the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora.[1] The 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals "Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience.[2]

  1. ^ Stephen Davis. "Reggae." Grove Music Online. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Frederick "Toots" Hibbert Biography". Biography.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.